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New-look Grand Slam of Curling series kicks off under new ownership

CHARLOTTETOWN - Canada's Reid Carruthers opened the Grand Slam of Curling season with a 7-5 loss to Sweden's Niklas Edin at the HearingLife Tour Challenge. Carruthers, from Winnipeg, was the lone Cana...

Oct 01, 2024

Playoff positioning on the line as Vancouver Whitecaps host Seattle Sounders

VANCOUVER - With four games left in their regular-season campaign, Vanni Sartini is challenging his Vancouver Whitecaps to adjust their mindset. The club clinched its post-season spot last weekend. No...

Oct 01, 2024

Honzek, Kadri help hot Flames beat Kraken 4-3 in OT

CALGARY - Rookie Samuel Honzek continued his scoring tear on Monday with a brilliant short-handed effort as the Calgary Flames beat the Seattle Kraken 4-3 in overtime. The 19-year-old Slovak, who was ...

Sep 30, 2024

Draisaitl nets shootout winner as Oilers clip Canucks 3-2

EDMONTON - Leon Draisaitl scored the shootout winner as the Edmonton Oilers won their second straight pre-season game, defeating the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Monday. Corey Perry and Ben Gleason also s...

Sep 30, 2024

Pete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, has died at age 83

NEW YORK (AP) - Pete Rose, baseball's career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. ...

Sep 30, 2024

Five things to know ahead of Toronto Raptors training camp in Montreal

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors begin their pre-season training camp on Tuesday in Montreal. Here are five things to know about what the Raptors' pre-season will look like. NEVER REALLY STOPPED - Head c...

Sep 30, 2024

Raptors have 'clean slate' heading into new season as team leans into rebuild season

TORONTO - Head coach Darko Rajakovic is putting on his foreman's helmet as the Toronto Raptors lean into developing their young core this season. Rajakovic thinks the Raptors have a "clean slate" in h...

Sep 30, 2024

Lindor homer sends Mets to playoffs with 8-7 win over Braves, who need victory in twin-bill 2nd game

ATLANTA (AP) - The Mets are headed to the postseason after Francisco Lindor's two-run homer in the ninth capped a wild back-and-forth over the final two innings, giving New York an 8-7 victory over th...

Sep 30, 2024

'It stings': Canadiens await news on severity of Patrik Laine's injury

BROSSARD, Que. - Patrik Laine arrived in a hockey-mad market eager for a fresh start. That made the Finnish sharpshooter's worrying pre-season exit even harder to swallow for Montreal Canadiens head c...

Sep 30, 2024

Canadian Ryan Hunter shows very well in move from left guard to tackle

TORONTO - Ryan Hunter's athleticism has been on full display since his arrival in the CFL, but the Canadian's versatility is now shining through. An oblique/hip injury to American Isiah Cage forced th...

Sep 30, 2024