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Mike McCarthy will get another chance to end a nearly three-decade stretch without a deep playoff run for the Dallas Cowboys, a decision that ends three days of intense speculation over the coach's future.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic returned to the Dallas Mavericks against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night after missing three games because of a sprained right ankle. Doncic is second in the NBA in scoring at 36.

TORONTO — Ontario's sports-betting industry continues to thrive, according to a report released Wednesday.

VANCOUVER — Dominique Rhymes' time with the B.C. Lions has come to an end. The Lions announced Wednesday they have released the American receiver in what was a salary-cap move.

SALT LAKE CITY — Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević, a mentor to two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and a former star player in his native Serbia, died Wednesday in Utah after suffering a heart attack, the team announced.

ZURICH (AP) — The International Ice Hockey Federation said Wednesday that Israel will be able to play in an upcoming tournament after previously barring its national team from the event over security concerns.

Qwan'Tez Stiggers will be playing pro football in 2024. He just doesn't know where yet. The six-foot, 197-pound cornerback was the CFL's top rookie last season with the Toronto Argonauts and remains under contract with the club.

TORONTO — UFC middleweight champion Sean (Tarzan) Strickland came as advertised Wednesday — R-rated with absolutely no self-edit.

Toronto's weather, a frigid -10 C feeling like -21 Wednesday, was a shock to some fighters in town for Saturday's UFC 297 card.

The Schmidt siblings are hitting their ski cross stride at the same time. Hannah Schmidt, 29, and Jared Schmidt, 26, have posted career-best results this season.