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Edmonton Oilers star Draisaitl misses practice after Game 1

VANCOUVER - Edmonton Oilers star Leon Draisaitl wasn't on the ice as the team practised Thursday. His absence comes after the 28-year-old forward appeared to be labouring late in Edmonton's loss to th...

May 09, 2024

Stars getting 22-goal scorer Mason Marchment back for Game 2 vs. Colorado. He missed 6 games hurt

DALLAS (AP) - Mason Marchment is set to return to the Dallas Stars' lineup for Game 2 of their second-round series against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night. Marchment has missed the past six g...

May 09, 2024

Analysis: From one goal to three, no lead is safe in the NHL playoffs this spring

If you went to sleep midway through either of the Western Conference NHL playoff games the past two nights, there's a good chance you woke up to a different winner than you thought. On Tuesday night, ...

May 09, 2024

How do you stop a player like McDavid? By committee, Canucks say

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks accomplished a first on Wednesday -- they prevented Connor McDavid from getting a shot on net. It was the first time in 55 career playoff games the superstar has fail...

May 09, 2024

Veteran Tyson Beukeboom set to enter rugby record book as Canada faces Wallaroos

Forward Tyson Beukeboom is set to enter the Canadian rugby record book Saturday. Named in the starting lineup for fourth-ranked Canada against No. 5 Australia in Pacific Four Series play at Allianz St...

May 09, 2024

Bucks' Patrick Beverley suspended 4 games without pay for actions in season-ending loss to Pacers

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverley was suspended by the NBA on Thursday for four games without pay to begin next season for his actions during and after the final game of an Easte...

May 09, 2024

A look at potential candidates to replace Sheldon Keefe as Maple Leafs head coach

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs fired head coach Sheldon Keefe on Thursday following another disappointing playoff exit. The Canadian Press takes a look at some of the potential candidates to take o...

May 09, 2024

Suspended quarterback Kelly on field at Toronto Argonauts rookie camp

GUELPH, Ont. - Quarterback Chad Kelly, who is under suspension for violating the CFL's gender-based violence policy, was on the field Thursday at the Toronto Argonauts' rookie camp. Kelly's appearance...

May 09, 2024

Hurricanes make change in net. Go to Pytor Kochetkov for Game 3 against the Rangers

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Pyotr Kochetkov is set to start in goal for the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 against the New York Rangers on Thursday night, as they make a change in net trailing the second-roun...

May 09, 2024

Qualtrough picks former Ontario chief justice to lead sport commissioner

OTTAWA - Canadian sports minister Carla Qualtrough has announced former Ontario chief justice Lise Maisonneuve will lead the Future of Sport in Canada Commission. The commission's mandate is to delve ...

May 09, 2024