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'Energetic' coach Vanni Sartini set to return to Vancouver Whitecaps
VANCOUVER - Vanni Sartini has done a lot of self reflection lately. Barred from the Vancouver Whitecaps' first four games of the Major League Soccer season, the club's head coach has had time. The animated Italian was handed a five-game suspension and a $20,000 fine in November for his on-field actions and post-game ...
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Gushue on world curling championship: 'I'm going into this like it could be the last'
Brad Gushue is approaching this year's men's world curling championships like it could be his last. The veteran skip from St. John's, N.L., won the world title in 2017 and lost in the final three times, including the last two years. The 43-year-old isn't taking his future for granted. "At this point, you have to t...
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A capsule look at the teams competing at the world men's curling championship
A team-by-team look at the field for the world men's curling championship, March 30 to April 7 at the KSS Sports Complex in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. CANADA Skip - Brad Gushue, Third - Mark Nichols, Second - E.J. Harnden, Lead - Geoff Walker St. John's Curling Club Gushue, the 2006 Olympic gold medallist, won the 2017...
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CF Montreal's MLS road trip continues Saturday against D.C. United
WASHINGTON - CF Montreal is back from a week off and on the road again as their Major League Soccer season-opening trip continues Saturday against D.C. United. Montreal is coming off its first loss of the young MLS season, a wild 4-3 decision to Chicago Fire on March 15. Sparked by a red card to Montreal wingback Rahee...
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NHL roundup: Malkin reaches 20 goals for 15th time, Penguins edge Columbus 3-2
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Evgeni Malkin scored twice to reach the 20-goal milestone for the 15th time and Pittsburgh extended their mastery over Columbus with a 3-2 win on Thursday night. The Russian became the 31st player in league history to score 20 goals in 15 seasons, doing it with a pair of power-play blasts - one from t...
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Dallas Stars clinch playoff spot with 3-1 win over Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - Roope Hintz scored and contributed a pair of assists, and the Dallas Stars clinched a playoff spot with a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. Jamie Benn added a goal and a helper for the Stars (46-19-9) before Jason Robertson put a puck into the empty net. Joe Pavelski had two assists. Jake Oett...
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McDavid, Draisaitl help Oilers rule over Kings 4-1
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid scored a goal and added two assists as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 on Thursday as the two teams jostle for home ice advantage in what has often appeared like a destined first-round clash in the NHL playoffs. Leon Draisaitl had three helpers, Evan Bouchard had a goal ...
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Survivor of Humboldt Broncos bus crash makes 2024 Paralympics as rower
A survivor of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash has qualified for the 2024 Paralympics in Paris. Rowing Canada says on social media that Jacob Wassermann has earned Canada a country quota spot in an event known as PR1 men's single sculls. The 24-year-old, who trains in Saskatoon, recently competed for Canada in a continen...
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Saad scores winner as Blues douse fading Flames 5-3
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Brandon Saad scored his sixth winning goal of the season, lifting the St. Louis Blues to a 5-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Jordan Binnington made 23 saves and also had a pair of assists to give him seven in his career. Pavel Buchnevich scored two goals, including an empty netter,...
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Barbashev helps Knights beat skidding Jets 4-1
WINNIPEG - Ivan Barbashev's pair of late goals propelled the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. Barbashev scored with a high backhand shot past Connor Hellebuyck at 14:31, then followed up with an empty-net marker with 1:45 remaining. The Jets have lost five straight (0-4-1), matc...
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Nick Suzuki, Cayden Primeau lead Canadiens to 4-1 win over Flyers
MONTREAL - Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Thursday night. Suzuki, the Canadiens captain, reached the 30-goal milestone for the first time in his fifth season. Jesse Ylonen also scored while Joel Armia and Jake Evans added empty-net goals for Montr...
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Woll solid, Giordano scores in return from injury as Maple Leafs top Capitals 5-1
TORONTO - Joseph Woll made 24 saves in a bounceback performance and Mark Giordano scored following a long injury absence as the Toronto Maple Leafs cruised past the Washington Capitals 5-1 on Thursday. Tyler Bertuzzi, with two goals to give him six in his last seven games, Conner Dewar and Bobby McMann provided the res...
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Senators win fourth straight by blanking Blackhawks 2-0
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators are riding a four-game winning streak following a 2-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night thanks to Anton Forsberg's 19-save shutout performance. The win was Ottawa's first against Chicago since Dec. 20, 2016, snapping an 11-game losing skid. The Senators (31-36-4) got first-p...
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Scheffler shoots impressive 5 under, trails by one at Houston Open
HOUSTON (AP) - Scottie Scheffler had his 28th consecutive round under par to start the year, a 5-under 65 on Thursday that left him one shot behind Taylor Moore and Wilson Furr in the Houston Open. Scheffler also extended his streak to 49 holes without a bogey dating to the third round of The Players Championship two w...
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Jays play long ball to open season with 8-2 win over Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - George Springer, Cavan Biggio and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered Thursday to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a season-opening 8-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. Alejandro Kirk and Bo Bichette drove in two runs apiece for the Blue Jays, who scored five times in the sixth inning after being lim...
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Sting coach Letang, assistant suspended by OHL for abuse of officials
TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League has suspended Sarnia Sting head coach Alan Letang three games and assistant coach Micheal Haley two games for conduct demeaning to game officials. The Sting have also been fined $2,500. Letang and Haley were both ejected from Sarnia's 4-2 loss to visiting Saginaw last Friday after re...
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Quebec minister to order probe after complaint about QMJHL English-only playoff garb
MONTREAL - Quebec's French language minister says he'll ask the province's language watchdog to investigate after the leader of the Parti Québécois complained about a lack of French on a QMJHL team's playoff garb. On Wednesday night, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon complained on X, formerly Twitter, about T-shir...
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Abuse-Free Sport registry made public by Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner
OTTAWA - The Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner has made public a registry of people barred or provisionally suspended from participating in sport. The establishment of a public searchable database of individuals who have been sanctioned under the Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent Abuse and Maltreatment in S...
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B.C.'s James Paxton gets a spot on the Dodgers' active roster. He also gets a $2 million bonus
LOS ANGELES - James Paxton is getting a $2 million bonus for being on the Los Angeles Dodgers' active roster for their home opener Thursday, raising his guaranteed pay to $9 million with the chance to earn another $4 million based on starts. The 35-year-old left-hander from Ladner, B.C. was on the Dodgers' roster annou...
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Veteran Harris has no doubts that he'll be ready for the start of Riders camp
Trevor Harris has no doubts regarding whether he'll be ready to go when the Saskatchewan Roughriders open training camp in May. The veteran quarterback missed most of the 2023 season - his first with Saskatchewan - with a significant knee injury. But Harris told reporters Thursday he could have returned at about 70 per...
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Canadian rower looking forward to third outing for Oxford in historic Boat Race
Having rowed in the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race twice already, Canadian Julia Lindsay knows what to expect Saturday in the 78th edition of the women's race. The gruelling 6.8-kilometre course between Putney and Mortlake on the River Thames in southwest London comes with a lot of pain for the competitors. But Lindsay als...
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Scott, Beckie rejoin Canada for SheBelieves Cup after long knee injury layoffs
Desiree Scott and Janine Beckie return after lengthy knee injury layoffs to join Canada at next month's SheBelieves Cup. The four-team tournament, which runs April 6-9 in Atlanta and Columbus, also features the fourth-ranked U.S., No. 7 Japan and No. 10 Brazil. The 36-year-old Scott earned the last of her 186 Canada ca...
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Rays' Wander Franco placed on administrative leave through June 1 as sexual abuse probe continues
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Tampa Bay All-Star shortstop Wander Franco was placed on administrative leave through June 1 under an agreement between Major League Baseball and the players' association while the investigation continues in an alleged relationship with a minor. Administrative leave is not disciplinary under...
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Michael Porter Jr. says his brother would never risk his love for hoops by associating with gambling
DENVER (AP) - Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. said Wednesday night that he's sure his younger brother would never do anything to jeopardize his budding NBA playing career. The league announced Monday it has opened an investigation into Toronto two-way player Jontay Porter amid gambling allegations. ESPN first...
Mar 28, 2024
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Allen on trade to Devils from Habs: 'Sometimes you've got to be a little bit selfish'
Jake Allen loved being a member of the Montreal Canadiens. The hockey-mad market, the crackling Bell Centre on a Saturday night, the Original Six franchise's iconic logo. The 33-year-old goaltender is also realistic. With the Canadiens still in full rebuild mode - and two young netminders in Sam Montembeault and Cayde...
Mar 28, 2024
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Berrios takes the mound as Blue Jays open 2024 MLB season against Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays open their 2024 Major League Baseball season this afternoon with a road game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Toronto's Jose Berrios starts on the mound against Tampa Bay's Zach Eflin in St. Petersburg, Fla., as the Blue Jays look to fulfil their potential this season. The Blue J...
Mar 28, 2024
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Senators roll to 6-2 win over the Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Shane Pinto had a goal and three assists, and Ottawa enjoyed a five-goal first-period surge in cruising to a 6-2 victory over Buffalo on Wednesday night. Artem Zub opened the scoring 2:37 in an outing the Senators led 4-0 by the 8:49 mark of the opening period, and Pinto closed the scoring with an ...
Mar 28, 2024
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Brayden Point scores, Andrei Vasilevskiy stops 23, surging Lightning beat Bruins 3-1
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Brayden Point scored his 42nd goal of the season to break a second-period tie, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves, and the surging Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Atlantic Division-leading Boston Bruins 3-1 on Wednesday night. Tampa Bay also got goals from Mitchell Chaffee and Nikita Kucherov as the Light...
Mar 28, 2024
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