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Thunder's Gilgeous-Alexander receives unanimous first-team All-NBA selection
NEW YORK (AP-CP) - Canadian basketball star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder is a unanimous selection to the All-NBA first team. Hamilton's Gilgeous-Alexander and NBA MVP Nikola Jo...
May 22, 2024
Bayer Leverkusen's unbeaten run ended 3-0 by Atalanta and Lookman hat trick in Europa League final
DUBLIN (AP) - Spoiler alert. Atalanta winger Ademola Lookman was unstoppable and Bayer Leverkusen's impossible dream of completing an entire season unbeaten with a hat trick of titles proved to be jus...
May 22, 2024
Canucks' Rick Tocchet wins Jack Adams Award as NHL's coach of the year
NEW YORK - Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks is this season's Jack Adams Award winner as the NHL's coach of the year. The league announced Tocchet as the recipient, as selected by the NHL Broadcas...
May 22, 2024
Centrist challenger ousts progressive prosecutor in DA race in Portland, Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Centrist district attorney candidate Nathan Vasquez has ousted the incumbent progressive prosecutor in Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland, after running a campaign in wh...
May 22, 2024
Strong play in Latin America has Canada's Matthew Anderson closer to golf dreams
Matthew Anderson doesn't hesitate when asked what his long-term goals are as a professional golfer. "Win on the PGA Tour, be a top ranked player in the world. That is absolutely the goal," said Anders...
May 22, 2024
Will the Oilers, the last Canadian team in the NHL playoffs, become Canada's team?
The Edmonton Oilers are the last Canadian team left in the NHL playoffs and have the most Canadians on their roster of any remaining team. But will they be able to overcome regional loyalties and garn...
May 22, 2024
High-flying Oilers, well-balanced Stars set for Western Conference final clash
DALLAS - Pete DeBoer met with his captain shortly after arriving in Texas. The message from the Dallas Stars head coach to Jamie Benn in June 2022 was clear. And the veteran forward was fully on board...
May 22, 2024
Former Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe gets the New Jersey Devils top job, source tells AP
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Sheldon Keefe is being hired as the coach of the New Jersey Devils, less than two weeks after he was fired by the Toronto Maple Leafs. A source close to the franchise confirmed the...
May 22, 2024
Assistant coach Marc Savard departs Calgary Flames
CALGARY - Calgary Flames assistant coach Marc Savard and the NHL club have agreed to part company. The Flames announced Savard's departure Wednesday. When Ryan Huska was promoted from assistant to Cal...
May 22, 2024
'Five feet nothing': Pickton's safety likely behind Quebec move, says ex-prison judge
VICTORIA - When serial killer Robert Pickton was transferred from British Columbia's Kent Institution to a maximum security prison in Quebec about six years ago, correctional authorities gave no publi...
May 22, 2024
