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Colorado Avalanche activate captain Gabriel Landeskog off injured reserve

DALLAS (AP) - The Colorado Avalanche activated captain Gabriel Landeskog off injured reserve, paving the way for him to return from his nearly three-year absence as soon as Game 2 of Colorado's first-...

Apr 21, 2025

'Patrik's priority': Canucks look to strengthen centre position this off-season

VANCOUVER - The result of the rift between former Canucks centre J.T. Miller and current Vancouver star Elias Pettersson was the main talking point when team president Jim Rutherford and general manag...

Apr 21, 2025

Kenya's John Korir follows brother's advice to men's Boston Marathon title, place in history

BOSTON (AP) - Six months after claiming the top spot on the podium at the Chicago Marathon, John Korir toed the start line of his third Boston Marathon feeling good about his chances for another stron...

Apr 21, 2025

Edmonton Oilers name Stuart Skinner starting goalie to begin playoff run

LOS ANGELES - Stuart Skinner will start in goal for the Edmonton Oilers when they begin their playoff run against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night. Head coach Kris Knoblauch confirmed his startin...

Apr 21, 2025

Hawks promote Canada's Saleh to replace fired Landry Fields as general manager

The Atlanta Hawks promoted Edmonton's Onsi Saleh to general manager after firing Landry Fields on Monday. Landry was GM for three seasons in Atlanta, with the team missing the playoffs in the last two...

Apr 21, 2025

Veteran Oilers forward Jeff Skinner set to snap 15-season playoff drought

LOS ANGELES - Jeff Skinner has experienced a lot over 1,078 NHL games. The energy and excitement of a playoff game, though, have eluded him so far. That will change Monday when Skinner and the Edmonto...

Apr 21, 2025

Montreal's Diallo advances to second round of Madrid Open qualifying

MADRID - Montreal's Gabriel Diallo advanced to the second round of qualifying at the Madrid Open tennis tournament with a comfortable 6-3, 6-3 win over American Nicolas Moreno De Alboran on Monday. Th...

Apr 21, 2025

'The runners are coming': Boston Marathon helps celebrate 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War

BOSTON (AP) - Paul Revere rode down Boylston Street to the Boston Marathon finish line - or almost there, as it turned out - proclaiming "the runners are coming" on Monday morning as the world's oldes...

Apr 21, 2025

Canada's prep for 2026 Olympic women's hockey tournament radically revised

ESK BUDJOVICE - How Canada prepares to win another Olympic gold medal in women's hockey is going to be dramatically different. The six-team Professional Women's Hockey League is now able to provide a ...

Apr 21, 2025

Howden scores twice and Golden Knights beat Wild 4-2 in Game 1

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Brett Howden had never scored double-digit goals until this season. Then he went out and scored 23. Turns out, Howden isn't finished. He had what turned out to be the game-winning goa...

Apr 20, 2025