National Sports

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Bill Belichick is open to letting someone else handle personnel duties if he remains with the New England Patriots.

It has been a slow start to the January transfer window in the Premier League. Expect that to change pretty quickly.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — RJ Barrett took some of the talking points from film study and applied them as he continues to adjust and find his way in a new system.

TEMPE, Ariz.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Winnipeg Jets have one of the NHL's best defensive teams, superb goaltending and multiple scoring threats. No wonder they have more points than any team in the league.

CALGARY — Keets Fawcett scored twice, Tyson Greenway chipped in with two assists and the Calgary Hitmen drilled the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings 5-1 in Western Hockey League action on Sunday at Scotiabank Saddledome.

KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Nearly a year after Chris Kirk made it all the way back by winning, he took another big step Sunday with a clutch 5-iron to two feet for birdie on the 17th hole that led to an 8-under 65 and a one-shot victory in The Sentry.

CALGARY — Former punter Burke Dales, who helped the Calgary Stampeders win the 2008 Grey Cup, has died. He was 46. The Stampeders confirmed Dales' death on Sunday. The cause was not revealed. Dales was a native of Collingwood, Ont.

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — Mike Levin and Owen Flores proved to be too much for the Windsor Spitfires on Sunday. Levin scored twice while Flores stopped 36 shots to lead the Niagara IceDogs past the Spitfires 5-2 in Ontario Hockey League action.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks signed veteran American quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson on Sunday. The move wasn't a surprise as word surfaced Friday that Bethel-Thompson had agreed to terms on a one-year deal with Edmonton.