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Paralympic medallist Leanne Taylor balancing motherhood, para triathlon return
Leanne Taylor is a new mom learning to parent from her wheelchair while she returns to racing Para triathlon. Taylor won bronze in the women's wheelchair division at the 2024 Paris Paralympics to become the first Canadian woman to earn a Paralympic me...
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Marner's first playoff hat trick propels Golden Knights to 6-2 rout of Ducks and 2-1 series lead
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Mitch Marner had three goals and an assist in his first career playoff hat trick, and the Vegas Golden Knights routed the Anaheim Ducks 6-2 on Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in their second-round series. Shea Theodore had a goal...
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Alex Newhook steps up for Canadiens with a pair of goals in Montreal's Game 2 victory
BUFFALO - Alex Newhook belted out the starting lineup with an intensity the moment required. After firing up his teammates in Montreal's locker moments before hitting the ice, he then helped spark a much-needed victory. Newhook scored early in the firs...
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Sidney Morin's 2 goals, Kelly Pannek's empty-netter help Frost beat Victoire 3-1 to force Game 5
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Defender Sidney Morin scored two goals in the third period, Kelly Pannek added an empty-netter with 1:07 left, and the Minnesota Frost beat the Montreal Victoire 3-1 on Friday night to force a winner-take-all Game 5 in the PWHL p...
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Toronto Tempo fall short of fairy-tale ending in first-ever WNBA regular-season game
TORONTO - The Toronto Tempo almost had a fairy-tale ending in their first-ever WNBA regular-season game, but coming up short didn't ruin the night. Marina Mabrey, arguably the biggest name on the expansion team's roster, sank two free throws with 32 se...
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Now in bullpen, right-hander Alek Manoah returns to Toronto with Los Angeles Angels
TORONTO - The latest stop on former Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah's undulating big-league career has taken him back to a familiar setting. The former all-star returned to Rogers Centre on Friday night as a member of the Los Angeles Angels. He worked...
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Alex Newhook scores twice as Canadiens beat Sabres 5-1 to tie 2nd-round playoff series at 1 apiece
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Alex Newhook had two goals, again providing Montreal with some much-needed secondary scoring, and the Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 on Friday night to even their second-round playoff series at one game apiece. Mike Matheson...
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Austin's free throws lifts Mystics past Tempo 68-65 in Toronto's regular-season debut
TORONTO - Shakira Austin sank a pair of free throws with 17 seconds left to play as the Washinton Mystics spoiled the Toronto Tempo's WNBA debut with a 68-65 victory on Friday. Austin was then fouled again, making two more free throws with 10 seconds t...
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Savolainen nets winner to lift Charge past Fleet 2-1, take 2-1 series lead
OTTAWA - The gap between the Ottawa Charge and the Boston Fleet has proven to be razor thin with every win coming down to capitalizing on the smallest edge. On Friday, the Charge earned a 2-1 win thanks to a practice put into play to take a 2-1 series ...
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Cease shines as Blue Jays blank Angels 2-0 to end four-game losing streak
TORONTO - Dylan Cease had 10 strikeouts over seven shutout innings as the Toronto Blue Jays ended a four-game losing skid with a 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday at Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays scored both runs in the third inning ag...
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IN THE DUB
Blazers' Clouston recaps prospects draft, begins promotion of WHL pathway
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers general manager Shaun Clouston says he's pleased with what his club accomplished this week at the WHL Prospects Draft. Clouston spoke to CFJC on Friday.
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Bublé, Morissette among starry lineup at Canadian World Cup opening ceremony
TORONTO - Canadian artists Michael Bublé and Alanis Morissette will be among a star-studded lineup of performers at the FIFA World Cup opening ceremony in Toronto in June. FIFA has announced separate opening ceremonies in each of the three host countri...
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Jeeno Thitikul takes advantage of changing weather for a 69 to open 3-shot lead on LPGA
WEST CALDWELL, N.J. (AP) - Jeeno Thitikul took advantage on a friendly change in the weather Friday and closed with four birdies over her last seven holes to build a three-shot lead in the Mizuho Americas Open. Jennifer Kupcho shot 69 in the morning, f...
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Aaron Rai takes a one-shot lead in his Myrtle Beach debut
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) - Aaron Rai handled the tougher pins and made four birdies on his inward nine Friday for a 4-under 67, giving him a one-shot lead over Presidents Cup captain Brandt Snedeker and Mark Hubbard in the Myrtle Beach Classic. Rai thou...
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Canada's Leylah Fernandez exits Italian Open after three-set loss to Masarova
ROME - Leylah Fernandez was upset by world No. 160 Rebeka Masarova of Switzerland 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the round of 64 at the Italian Open on Friday. The Laval, Que., native took the opening set before Masarova answered in the second and dominated on serve...
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Montreal seeks to make Stade Saputo a 'fortress' in home-heavy schedule
MONTREAL - Life for CF Montréal under caretaker manager Philippe Eullaffroy has started positively for the Major League Soccer Club, due in part to a long stretch of home games coinciding with his appointment. Eullaffroy took over from the fired Marco ...
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Kamloops to Canada
Former Blazers captains Finnie, Minten named to Canada's roster for world hockey championship
KAMLOOPS - There will be a healthy Kamloops Blazers contingent on Team Canada at this summer's men hockey world championships in Switzerland. Former captains Emmitt Finnie and Fraser Minten have both cracked Canada's 23-man roster for the tournament in Zurich and Fribourg, which gets underway next Friday (May 15) and r...
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Sharks star Celebrini headlines Canada's roster for world hockey championship
CALGARY - Macklin Celebrini of the San Jose Sharks headlines Canada's roster for the world hockey championships in Switzerland. The 19-year-old Celebrini, who helped Canada win silver at the Milan Cortina Olympics, is a finalist for the Ted Lindsay Awa...
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McDavid up for fourth Hart Trophy, MacKinnon and Kucherov also named finalists
NEW YORK - Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid, Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon and Tampa Bay winger Nikita Kucherov are the finalists for this season's Hart Memorial Trophy, the NHL announced Friday. The award is given out annually to th...
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
MADRID (AP) - Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice. The hefty fines came a day after the midfielders tussled in tra...
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Journeyman goaltender Alex Lyon stepping up for Buffalo Sabres
BUFFALO - Alex Lyon packed up his life plenty of times. The cerebral, Yale-educated goaltender's journey through hockey has been winding, one accented by big moments and plenty of disappointment. A suitcase sitting by the front door was simply part of ...
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Canada captain Davies sustains hamstring injury weeks before World Cup
MUNICH - Canada men's soccer captain Alphonso Davies sustained a left hamstring injury in Bayern Munich's Champions League semifinal against Paris Saint-Germain, putting his availability for the upcoming World Cup in doubt. The German club announced Fr...
May 08, 2026
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Rookie tight end Dante Daniels turns childhood struggles into CFL dream
WINNIPEG - Dante Daniels is the first to admit he was an emotional kid. He was so quick to tears, he says, that his foster family used to jokingly tease him whenever the waterworks started. Fast-forward to today, however, and that sensitive boy has gr...
May 08, 2026
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Toronto Tempo set for historic first regular-season WNBA game
TORONTO - History will be made tonight when the Toronto Tempo host the Washington Mystics in their first-ever regular-season game. Toronto is one of two expansion teams joining the WNBA for its 30th season, coming in alongside the Portland Fire. Kia ...
May 08, 2026
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'Never felt it like this': Famous Montreal barber sees new level of Canadiens fever
MONTREAL - Domenico Perrazino, the famous Montreal barber better known as "Ménick," still remembers when Maurice Richard won five straight Stanley Cups with the Canadiens in the late 1950s. Years later, when Guy Lafleur led a dynasty in the 1970s, Méni...
May 08, 2026
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Canadiens look to even second-round series with Sabres before shifting to Montreal
BUFFALO - The Montreal Canadiens look to earn a split of the first two games of their second-round series with the Buffalo Sabres when the Atlantic Division rivals clash tonight at the KeyBank Center. The Canadiens trail a series for the first time in ...
May 08, 2026
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Emergency rooms are getting some relief during Habs games in Stanley Cup playoffs
MONTREAL - For some Quebecers, watching the Montreal Canadiens take to the ice during the Stanley Cup playoffs is more urgent than seeking medical care. Hospital officials in the Montreal area say their emergency rooms generally saw dips in visits duri...
May 08, 2026
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Hurricanes beat the Flyers 4-1 in Game 3, take a 3-0 series lead
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jordan Staal and Andrei Svechnikov scored on the power play and Jalen Chatfield added a short-handed goal, keying a special teams effort that helped the Carolina Hurricanes win their seventh straight playoff game, 4-1 over the Phila...
May 08, 2026
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