Spencer Abbott says he makes a point of not getting caught up in individual accolades so he hasn’t bookmarked the site where the online voting is done and hasn’t made a habit of checking it every night before bed. But he acknowledges that, when he heard he’s not only up for consideration for the Hobey Baker Award, but doing really, really well in the ongoing popular tally, well, he’s human

M Third seed Roger Federer received a walkover into the third round of the Australian open after German opponent Andreas Beck withdrew prior to their match with a lower back problem.

With the Canadian Football League free-agency period set to begin in less than a month, Hamilton Ticats general manager Bob O’Billovich is trying to keep a couple of key players from hitting the open market.

Jaroslav Halak made 22 saves for his third shutout of the season and T.J. Oshie scored midway through the third period as the surging St. Louis Blues stayed unbeaten in 2012 by defeating the Dallas Stars 1-0 on Monday night.

As stunned Green Bay Packers players cleaned out their lockers Monday morning, veteran receiver Donald Driver knew he might be packing up for good.

Josh Smith scored 28 points and pulled down a season-high 15 rebounds and Joe Johnson added 27 points to help the Atlanta Hawks win their third straight game with a 93-84 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday.

The Nashville Predators heard all about how good the New York Islanders have been against Western Conference teams.

Sidney Crosby’s recovery is back in the hands of Canadian-born chiropractor Ted Carrick.

Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson and forwards Viktor Stalberg of the Chicago Blackhawks and Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins were named the NHL’s three stars of the week Monday.

For Eli Manning and the New York Giants, Lambeau Field has become a familiar launching pad. After beating the Green Bay Packers at home for the second time in four years, they only hope this trip ends the same way — at the Super Bowl.

Next up to try and stop the seemingly unstoppable Tom Brady and the New England Patriots’ offence: the Baltimore Ravens.

Li Na’s best year on the WTA Tour was like a roller coaster.

The Hamilton Bulldogs beat the Toronto Marlies 2-1 Sunday afternoon at Copps Coliseum.

The Toronto Maple Leafs assigned defenceman Jake Gardiner to the AHL’s Toronto Marlies on Sunday.

Playing for the second time in as many nights, the Toronto Maple Leafs were reminded how big of a hill they’re facing in the Eastern Conference standings.

Daniel Alfredsson scored the only goal in a shootout as the streaking Ottawa Senators pulled out a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.