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NHL roundup: Ovechkin joins small list to score 20 goals in at least 19 straight seasons
CALGARY, Alta (AP) - Alex Ovechkin scored twice and became the third player in NHL history to have at least 20 goals in 19 consecutive seasons as the Washington Capitals beat the Calgary Flames 5-2. The 38-year-old Ovechkin had two power-play goals in the second period as Washington won its third straight game. He join...
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Ovechkin scores twice, Capitals douse Flames 5-2
CALGARY - Alex Ovechkin became the third player in NHL history to score 20 goals in 19 consecutive seasons on Monday. The veteran Washington forward scored two power-play goals in the second period to lead the Capitals to a 5-2 victory over the Calgary Flames. Gordie Howe (22) and Brendan Shanahan (19) are the only oth...
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Basketball, music festival hang in balance in Saskatchewan teacher labour dispute
REGINA - Saskatchewan's escalating labour dispute with teachers has left a provincial basketball tournament hanging in the balance, with some students saying it's frustrating the adults can't play well together. The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation is planning a one-day provincewide walkout Wednesday - the same day th...
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Ottawa's PWHL team acquires Tereza Vanisova at league's trade deadline
TORONTO - Ottawa's PWHL team acquired forward Tereza Vanisova from Montreal in exchange for defender Amanda Boulier in the new league's lone trade-deadline transaction Monday. Vanisova scored twice and had eight assists in 17 games with Montreal before she was sent to Ottawa. The 28-year-old Czech was drafted in the se...
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Walker, Muyres move to 3-0 at Canadian mixed doubles curling championship
FREDERICTON - Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres earned a 9-3 win over Jasmin Gibeau and Audrey Laplante to improve to 3-0 at the Canadian mixed doubles curling championship Monday. Walker and Muyres, Curling Canada's top-ranked duo this season, started strong with seven points over the first four ends in the late afternoon ...
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Reprieve for Whitecaps coach as MLS reduces Vanni Sartini's ban by two games
Vancouver Whitecaps coach Vanni Sartini has got a reprieve from Major League Soccer. The league, citing a "successful petition," has reduced his original six-match suspension by two games, meaning the Italian can be back on the sidelines for the March 30 visit of the Portland Timbers. Sartini was sanctioned f...
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Five Canadians to watch in NCAA men's basketball tournament
March Madness has arrived with several Canadians looking to leave their mark. The NCAA men's basketball tournament begins Tuesday with two First Four games, followed by 32 first-round games on Thursday and Friday. The Final Four is set for Glendale, Ariz. on April 6-8. The Canadian Press takes a look at five players to...
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In the right lane
Prince Albert bowlers qualify for nationals
Prince Albert will be represented at the Masters Nationals bowling tournament in June.The second of two provincial qualifying events was held this past weekend at Minto Bowl.The first round was held last November and over the course of the two weekends, the athletes played a total of 16 games.The person with the highes...
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Edmonton Oilers sign Canadian university goalie Connor Ungar
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed Canadian university goalie Connor Ungar to a two-year, entry-level contract. Ungar posted a 20-6-0 record, a 2.15 goals-against average and a .932 save percentage in his rookie season at Brock University. The 22-year-old from Calgary was named the OUA's goaltender and rookie o...
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Canada's Ryan Nembhard marches into the NCAA madness with the Gonzaga Bulldogs
Ryan Nembhard is ready to perform on the biggest stage in NCAA basketball. The Aurora, Ont., native and his Gonzaga Bulldogs - the fifth seed in the Midwest Region - open March Madness on Thursday against the 12th-seeded McNeese State Cowboys. It will be the Bulldogs' 25th straight appearance at the big dance, but it w...
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New Canada Soccer boss acknowledges need to "rebuild trust with soccer community
Kevin Blue, Canada Soccer's new general secretary and CEO, acknowledged Monday the governing body's need "to rebuild trust" with the soccer community. "There's been some things that have happened over a period of time that haven't reflected positively on the organization," he told a virtual availabi...
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Calgary Flames sign college free agent centre Sam Morton
The Calgary Flames have signed college free agent Sam Morton to a one-year contract. The deal for the 2024-25 season is US$950,000, the Flames announced Monday. The 24-year-old from Lafayette, Colo., will join Calgary's American Hockey League affiliate, the Calgary Wranglers, on an amateur tryout contract for the remai...
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Homan wins fourth straight in women's world curling, 9-4 over Norway
SYDNEY, N.S. - Canada's Rachel Homan continued to roll at the women's world curling championship with a 9-4 win Monday over Norway's Marianne Roervik. Homan improved to 4-0 after Canada's lone game of the day at Centre 200. Tuesday will be an important day for the host team facing two countries also 4-0. Homan faces It...
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Scottie Scheffler is reaching a dominance not seen since Tiger Woods
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Scottie Scheffler is next in line for comparisons with Tiger Woods because golf, like other sports, is always looking for the heir to the throne. Scheffler is playing great golf, measured as much by his elite ball-striking and alarming consistency as the results. He now has nine victories...
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Sports Illustrated will continue operations after agreement reached with new publisher
Sports Illustrated will continue operations after the company that owns the brand agreed with a new publisher for its print and digital products. Minute Media took over on Monday after reaching a licensing agreement with Authentic Brands Group. On Jan. 19, Authentic announced that it was revoking The Arena Group's publ...
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GO FOXES GO
P.A. U18AA Foxes look to the future after season ends in North Division Finals
It was an exciting but tough weekend for the Prince Albert U18 AA Foxes in their quest to reach the provincial final. The Foxes had the best record in the North Division heading into the playoff semifinals against the number two-ranked Northwest Sharks. The women's hockey team won the first game last Tuesday at the Kin...
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Kucherov, Bedard and Fleury named NHL three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Tampa Bay Lightning right-wing Nikita Kucherov, Chicago Blackhawks centre Connor Bedard, and Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Kucherov led the league with seven points (two goals, five assists) in two games, bolstering the Lightning's playoff pros...
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Edmonton Elks add Jason Shivers, four others to coaching staff
EDMONTON - Jason Shivers is back with the Edmonton Elks. The team announced added new hires to its coaching staff led by head coach Chris Jones on Monday. Shivers, who played five seasons in the CFL with Toronto (2007-09) and Hamilton (2010-11), previously served as Edmonton's defensive backs coach for two seasons (201...
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Montreal Canadiens assign defensive prospect David Reinbacher to AHL's Laval Rocket
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have assigned prospect David Reinbacher to the American Hockey League's Laval Rocket. The 19-year-old defenceman had a goal and 10 assists with Switzerland's Kloten HC over 35 games this season. Reinbacher was selected fifth overall by the Habs in last year's NHL Draft. Kloten HC did n...
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Nottingham Forest docked 4 points for overspending and drops into Premier League's relegation zone
LONDON (AP) - Nottingham Forest was handed a four-point deduction on Monday for overspending, dropping the team into the Premier League's relegation zone with two months left in the season. Forest was found to have breached the league's profitability and sustainability regulations, which typically allow clubs to lose a...
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Canadian Jeff Gustafson ready to defend $1-million Bassmaster Classic title
The odds don't favour Canadian Jeff Gustafson successfully defending his US$1-million Bassmaster Classic title. The Kenora, Ont., fisher is listed as the fifth pick (7-1) to win the '24 Classic, which begins Thursday on Oklahoma's Grand Lake O' the Cherokees. Predictably, Oklahoma native Jason Christie -- the 2022 cham...
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Saunders, Powers open mixed curling championship with 6-5 win
FREDERICTON - With Canadian Sports Hall of Fame inductee Colleen Jones serving as coach, the team of Luke Saunders and Marlee Powers opened the Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship on Sunday with a 6-5 Pool B victory at the Aitken Centre. Powers and Saunders, from Halifax Curling Club, edged Evan Van Amsterdam a...
Mar 18, 2024
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Stingers beat Blues 3-1 to claim another U Sports women's hockey crown
SASKATOON - The Concordia Stingers are back on the mountain top of U Sports women's hockey. On Sunday night at Merlis Belsher Place, the Stingers beat the Toronto Varsity Blues 3-1 in the final of the U Sports women's hockey championship tournament. The win marked the second time in three years the Stingers have captur...
Mar 18, 2024
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NHL roundup: Islanders' losing streak hits 4 games after 5-2 loss to Rangers
NEW YORK (AP) - Jonny Brodzinski scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and the New York Rangers defeated the New York Islanders 5-2 on Sunday. Bo Horvat scored twice, Ilya Sorokin made 26 saves, but the Islanders lost their fourth consecutive game. The Rangers scored three times in the second period to erase a ...
Mar 18, 2024
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Toffoli scores twice as Jets zip past Blue Jackets 6-1
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Tyler Toffoli scored twice and added an assist, leading the Winnipeg Jets past the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-1 on Sunday night. Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist, and Kyle Connor, Logan Stanley and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored. Sean Monahan added two assists and Connor Hellebuyck stopped ...
Mar 18, 2024
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Orlov helps Hurricanes storm past Senators 7-2
OTTAWA - The Carolina Hurricanes, led by Dmitry Orlov's four-point night, scored four third-period goals en route to whipping the Ottawa Senators 7-2 on Sunday. Both teams were playing the second half of back-to-back games, but the Hurricanes (42-20-6) fared much better late in the game. Evgeny Kuznetsov, Seth Jarvis, ...
Mar 18, 2024
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Banchero scores 29, Magic roll past Raptors 111-96
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Paolo Banchero scored 29 points and the Orlando Magic pulled away from Toronto for a 111-96 victory on Sunday, handing the Raptors their seventh straight loss. Franz Wagner had 22 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Orlando, and his brother Moritz scored 14 points. The Magic improved to 8-2 ...
Mar 18, 2024
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Unbeaten Reds beat Patriotes 4-0, repeat as University Cup hockey champions
TORONTO - Austen Keating's goal and two assists capped off a perfect season for the New Brunswick Reds as they successfully defended their University Cup championship on Sunday with a 4-0 win against the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières Patriotes. The Reds breezed through 2023-24 with a...
Mar 18, 2024
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