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PARIS - Roger Federer has Rafael Nadal, the Yankees have the Red Sox, Ferrari has McLaren, but Teddy Riner is all alone.

SAO PAULO - IOC inspectors are making their first visit to Rio de Janeiro since telling 2016 Olympic organizers that time is ticking and preparations need to be speeded up.

DUNEDIN, Fla. - sa国际传媒's baseball team has the hat to prove it this season. The Toronto Blue Jays have been showcasing their new batting practice cap at spring training. It's blue with a jumbo red Maple Leaf on the front above the brim.

HOUSTON - The NBA's career scoring leader in the All-Star game, Kobe Bryant has never been just about offence. "I'm known for my defence," Bryant said. "I can defend. I'm pretty smart with my defence." Pretty good, too. Ask LeBron James.

If 11 days and six games on the road weren鈥檛 enough, the Victoria Royals spent overnight Sunday rolling through the dark from Edmonton to Tsawwassen to catch the 9 a.m. ferry back home Monday morning.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Rick Nash's availability for a key matchup with the Washington Capitals wasn't confirmed until the New York Rangers star got through the pregame warmup unscathed.

HAMILTON - Wearing a Chicago Bulls hat, red and black Jordan 13s shoes and a backpack, Andrew Wiggins looked like so many other teenaged boys. Sitting down to face the media, his towering frame and long arms were hidden under a table.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Wild have had to work a bit harder to generate any offence this season. That's what made Jason Zucker zooming past everybody for a highlight-reel goal such a welcome sight.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Hector Sanchez looks back on the past year fondly. After becoming the youngest member of the San Francisco Giants' World Series roster, the 23-year-old catcher wants to show improvement.