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Toronto's Spooner, Montreal's Poulin, New York's Carpenter named PWHL MVP finalists
TORONTO - Toronto's Natalie Spooner, Montreal's Marie-Philip Poulin and New York's Alex Carpenter are the Billie Jean King MVP award finalists for the Professional Women's Hockey League's inaugural se...
May 23, 2024
Canada coach Bev Priestman faces tough roster decisions ahead of Paris Olympics
Canada coach Bev Priestman is starting to get some of her injured talent back ahead of the Paris Olympics. And while that's good news, it also adds to the degree of difficulty in choosing her Olympic ...
May 23, 2024
Toronto WNBA team arrives at 'critical moment in history' for women's sports: experts
TORONTO - The arrival of a professional women's basketball team to the Toronto sports landscape creates new opportunities to capitalize on long pent-up demand from local fans, say experts who study th...
May 23, 2024
Bouchard helping to power Edmonton Oilers' playoff push: 'Getting better and better'
DALLAS - Kris Knoblauch thought he spied a weakness. The head coach of the Ontario Hockey League's Erie Otters was looking for an edge against the rival London Knights during the 2015-16 season. He no...
May 23, 2024
Canada falls 3-1 to top-ranked Poland in men's Volleyball Nations League action
ANTALYA - Canada fell 3-1 to top-ranked Poland on Thursday in men's Volleyball Nations League action. Canada started strong and took the first set 25-18 before Poland rebounded and took the next three...
May 23, 2024
A former dancer himself, DJ BBad provides the soundtrack at top breaking competitions
TORONTO - Like figure skating, music is integral to the sport of breaking. But unlike skaters, breakdancers don't get to choose their soundtrack. That's where Andel James comes in. James will be provi...
May 23, 2024
Avs captain Gabriel Landeskog looking to return next season after missing 2 years with knee injury
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) - The first sign this wasn't a Gabriel Landeskog retirement announcement: The Colorado captain showed up wearing an Avalanche hat, shirt and shorts as if he'd just gone through ...
May 23, 2024
Paul scores twice, Canada advances to world hockey semifinals with win over Slovakia
PRAGUE - Any anxiety Canada felt entering the elimination round of the world hockey championship was put to rest quickly in a 6-3 win over Slovakia in quarterfinal action Thursday. Canada scored twice...
May 23, 2024
MLB says robot home plate umpires unlikely for 2025
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball says robot home plate umpires are unlikely for 2025. "We still have some technical issues," baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday at a news conference f...
May 23, 2024
NBA great Dwyane Wade launches Translatable, an online community supporting transgender youth
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - NBA Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade was back in South Florida on Thursday to do battle again. He spent more than 14 seasons as a guard for the Miami Heat, winning three championship...
May 23, 2024
