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Yamal outshines Ballon d'Or contenders as Spain beats France 5-4 in Nations League semifinal
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - Lamine Yamal won the battle of Ballon d'Or contenders on Thursday by scoring twice as Spain eclipsed France 5-4 in their Nations League semifinal. The 17-year-old Yamal outshone French counterparts Désiré Doué and Ousmane Dembélé as Spain initially ran riot a...
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NHL teams in states with no income tax have economic advantage, professor says
The hot-button topic of whether NHL teams based in states without income tax have an advantage is well and alive again. The Panthers' third straight trip to the Stanley Cup final means a team from the state of Florida has competed for hockey's biggest prize six straight years, and has won three of the last five. In add...
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Alouettes enter CFL season with unfinished business: 'Get that revenge'
MONTREAL - Tyrice Beverette has some unfinished business after what transpired last year. The Montreal Alouettes star linebacker watched the Toronto Argonauts hoist their 19th Grey Cup to end last season. Beverette knows that could have been his team - if not for a string of mistakes. "We all know in this locker r...
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Kapanen making most of chance with Oilers in run to Cup final: 'Best days of my life'
EDMONTON - Kasperi Kapanen cut through the neutral zone, knifed past a pair of flat-footed defenders, avoided a desperate poke check - and then chimed the puck off Sergei Bobrovsky's left post. The Edmonton Oilers winger came within centimetres of penning a dramatic overtime ending to Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final. H...
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'Significant number' of Vancouver Whitecaps players, staff ill after game in Mexico
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps say "a significant number" of players and staff are dealing with a gastrointestinal illness after visiting Mexico for the CONCACAF Champions Cup final. The Major League Soccer team cancelled a planned training session on Wednesday and held a modified individual session for ...
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Ukraine soccer team on the road again, looking to bring hope to war-torn home
TORONTO - For the 30th-ranked Canadian men, Saturday's matchup with No. 25 Ukraine at the inaugural Canadian Shield Tournament in Toronto is a chance to test themselves against elite European opposition. But for many in the stands at BMO Field and back home in war-torn Ukraine, the game is much more. More than three ye...
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Aaron Rodgers ends months-long dance with Steelers, informs team he plans to sign, AP source says
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Aaron Rodgers and Mike Tomlin are taking their bromance to the next level. The four-time NFL MVP ended months of "will he or won't he" speculation by informing Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers he plans to join the team for the 2025 season, a person with knowledge of the decision told The A...
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Vancouver Canucks add three assistants to Adam Foote's coaching staff
VANCOUVER - Newly minted Vancouver Canucks head coach Adam Foote is rounding out his coaching staff with three new additions. The team announced Thursday that former Chicago Blackhawks assistant coach Kevin Dean, former American Hockey League head coach Brett McLean and former director of player personnel Scott Young h...
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New-look Toronto Argonauts squad to kick off '25 season in Montreal
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts squad head coach Ryan Dinwiddie led to a 2024 Grey Cup win will be vastly different than the one tasked with defending the title. Toronto visits the Montreal Alouettes on Friday in the season opener for both teams. But the Argos will be minus seven defensive starters, along with quarterb...
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Cougars Signing
PG Cougars sign Kamloops native Cohen Baker
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars have signed Kamloops native Cohen Baker to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.The 15-year-old Baker was the Cougars first round pick in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft, and he was taken 17th overall. Baker tallied 24 goals and 64 points in 33 games for the Burnaby Winter ...
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Canada's Taylor Pendrith has share of clubhouse lead at RBC Canadian Open
CALEDON - Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., has a share of the clubhouse lead in the first round of the RBC Canadian Open. He was tied with Americans Alex Smalley and Paul Peterson at 5-under 65 in the morning wave. Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., the 2023 winner of the men's national golf championship, was a sh...
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Blazers Trade
Blazers acquire two draft picks for 17-year-old defenceman Kaden Meyer
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have acquired a pair of draft picks in exchange for defenceman Kaden Meyer.Meyer, a 17-year-old Delta native, was traded to the Calgary Hitmen in exchange for a fourth round pick in 2028 and a sixth round pick in 2026.Drafted by the Blazers in the sixth round, 124th overall in the 2023 W...
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Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman join Australia SailGP team as co-owners
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman become co-owners of the Australia SailGP team on Thursday. The "Deadpool & Wolverine" stars joined driver and CEO Tom Slingsby in leading the team's rebrand after several successful seasons, winning three championships in its four seasons. The team will be called the BONDS F...
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ON THE DIAMOND
Kamloops' STK Fastball to square off against under-23 Softball Canada team, host tournament
KAMLOOPS - Fastpitch heat is blanketing Charles Anderson Stadium. The men's under-23 Softball Canada team will square off against Chase-based STK Fastball on Thursday (June 5), a 7:30 p.m. start at Charles Anderson. "We've levelled up this year and brought in a lot of international players from Australia, New Zeal...
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Triumph reunites to lay it on the line at Stanley Cup final in Edmonton
EDMONTON - Canadian rock legends Triumph will reunite for a three-song set ahead of Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Friday. The Mississauga power trio - Rik Emmett, Gil Moore and Mike Levine - rose to fame in the late '70s and '80s with hits like "Lay It on the Line." The song gained a new wave of attentio...
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PWHL Vancouver signs former Charge goaltender Maschmeyer to two-year contract.
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's Professional Women's Hockey League team continued to add to its initial roster Thursday by signing goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer to a two-year contract. Maschmeyer spent the last two seasons with the Ottawa Charge. She was one of the franchise's three foundational signings in the PWHL's inaugur...
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No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka ends Iga Swiatek's 26-match French Open winning streak and reaches the final
PARIS (AP) - No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka ended Iga Swiatek's 26-match French Open unbeaten streak and reached the final in Paris for the first time by using her pure power to dominate down the stretch and win their semifinal 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-0 on Thursday. Sabalenka's victory prevented Swiatek from becoming the first w...
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Blue Jackets centre Monahan awarded Masterton Trophy for resilience and leadership
NEW YORK - Columbus Blue Jackets centre Sean Monahan has been awarded the 2024-25 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, the NHL announced Thursday. The award honours perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey, commemorating Bill Masterton, a Minnesota North Stars player who died from an on-ice injury in 1968, and ...
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Canada coach Jesse Marsch adds experience to his 26-man CONCACAF Gold Cup roster
Veterans Alistair Johnston, Richie Laryea and Jonathan Osorio will rejoin Canada later this month for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup. All three are included in Jesse Marsch's 26-man roster, which also adds goalkeeper Tom McGill and defender Kamal Miller to those held over from the 23-player Canadian Shield Tournament, whic...
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Kananaskis golf course getting ready for G7, possible Trump visit
KANANASKIS - Darren Robinson had some very important news to tell U.S. president George Bush and José María Aznar, the prime minister of Spain. The pro shop was open. Aznar had told Robinson, general manager of the Kananaskis Country Golf Club in Alberta's Rocky Mountains, that he wanted to visit the shop...
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Oilers fans find a home in Calgary bars as Edmonton takes another shot at the Cup
CALGARY - About an hour before every Edmonton Oilers game for the next few weeks, Ernie Tsu plans to stroll down the street in Calgary for a cup of sake. Wearing his Oilers jersey, he'll then walk from the restaurant back to join a raucous crowd of Edmonton fans at his bar in the heart of Calgary's Red Mile, the name g...
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Full-strength Draisaitl steps up for Oilers in Game 1 of Cup final
EDMONTON - Leon Draisaitl gave all he had in last season's Stanley Cup final. The Edmonton Oilers centre - hand and ribs injuries hampering his superstar ability - gutted it out with 10 goals and 11 assists across the whole of the playoffs for a team that fell just short at the last hurdle. Just over 11 1/2 months late...
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Draisaitl nets OT winner, Oilers top Panthers 4-3 to take Game 1 of Stanley Cup final
EDMONTON - Leon Draisaitl capped a two-goal effort with the game-winning goal with 31 seconds left in overtime to lift the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-3 comeback win over the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final on Wednesday. Draisaitl fired in a power-play goal from the slot on a feed from Connor McDavid. Pa...
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Kirk burns former teammate Romano with walkoff hit as Blue Jays edge Phillies 2-1
TORONTO - Even though it was their first career meeting, Alejandro Kirk knows the tendencies of Phillies closer Jordan Romano better than almost anyone. Kirk took full advantage Wednesday night by driving in Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with the winning run to give Toronto a 2-1 walkoff victory over Philadelphia at Rogers Cen...
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Kirk drives in Guerrero Jr. to give Blue Jays a 2-1 walkoff win over Phillies
TORONTO - Alejandro Kirk drove in Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with the winning run to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 2-1 walkoff victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday at Rogers Centre. With former Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano (0-2) on the mound, Guerrero hit a one-out single and stole second. After Addison Barg...
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NATIONAL TEAM
'This is what I've been missing'; Brinnen inspired by inclusion to Canadian sitting volleyball team
KAMLOOPS - Riley Brinnen felt lost and uninspired. He was appreciative of the opportunity to coach the TRU WolfPack men's volleyball team last season, but it was not always easy to watch from the sidelines. Boredom was setting in. The coaching and rehab routine was becoming banal. He lacked confidence. He could sense c...
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NHL, NHLPA in 'really good shape' on talks for new CBA: Bettman
EDMONTON - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says the league and its union are in "really good shape" with negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement. Speaking ahead of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final rematch between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers, he added that there's "no comparison&qu...
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PWHL Vancouver signs former Frost defender Thompson as club's first player
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's new Professional Women's Hockey League team has signed its first player, nabbing defender Claire Thompson from the Minnesota Frost. The two-time Walter Cup champions left the 27-year-old defender exposed and Vancouver inked her when the exclusive signing window opened to expansion teams on Wedne...
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