WILLIAMSPORT - Canada's improbable run at the Little League World Series has come to an end. Taiga Yumitori drove in three runs and scored twice as Japan eliminated Canada from the youth baseball tournament with a 7-3 victory on Wednesday. Canada's rep...

ATLANTA (AP) - The Pro Bowl is no more, the NFL announced Wednesday, ending an exhibition of the league's top players that was held in some form almost every year since 1951. The game wasn't played in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that was...

EDMONTON - Recently signed goaltender Frederik Andersen is among four players expected to miss the Edmonton Oilers' training camp next month after he sustained an injury during off-season training. The Oilers announced Wednesday that Andersen, along wi...

The Kelowna Rockets will open their annual training camp to the public for the first time this year, giving fans an early look at some of the organization's top prospects.Training camp runs Aug. 26 to 30 at Prospera Place, with four days of practices, games and small-area competition before the camp wraps up with the D...

Kelowna Rockets forward Shane Smith has signed an American Hockey League contract with the Henderson Silver Knights, the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights.Smith, 21, joined the Rockets in November 2025 after being acquired from the Lethbridge Hurricanes in a trade that also brought forward Vojtech Cihar t...

Vernon, BC - The Vernon Vipers have completed a pair of roster transactions, acquiring the BCHL Playing Rights to forward Jacob Wingfield while trading forward London Taylor to the Spruce Grove Saints. The Vipers acquired the BCHL Playing Rights to 2006-born forward Jacob Wingfield from the Okotoks Oilers in exchange f...

Vernon, BC - The Vernon Vipers have completed a pair of roster transactions, acquiring the BCHL Playing Rights to forward Jacob Wingfield while trading forward London Taylor to the Spruce Grove Saints. The Vipers acquired the BCHL Playing Rights to 2006-born forward Jacob Wingfield from the Okotoks Oilers in exchange f...

Vernon, BC: The Vernon Vipers have announced expanded roles for two members of the club's hockey operations staff ahead of the 2026-27 BCHL season. Mike Sommer has been promoted to Associate Coach and Assistant General Manager, while Ryan Hollweg has been promoted to Associate Coach. Sommer joined the Vipers prior to...

The Vernon Vipers have a new look for the 2026-27 season and beyond.The local BCHL team has rebranded with a new logo and new colour scheme ahead of the upcoming hockey season. The new Vernon Viper logo (Image Credit: Vernon Vipers) "[The inspiration for the design is] we wanted to be a true viper, the snake that'...