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Utah Hockey Club will be the name of the NHL team in Salt Lake City for its inaugural season

Utah Hockey Club will be the name of the NHL team playing its games in Salt Lake City beginning this fall, with a long-term identity still to come. Smith Entertainment Group announced the move Thursda...

Jun 13, 2024

Panthers downplay Stanley Cup travel woes after storm drenches Florida

EDMONTON - Dylan Holloway got wind of the storm delaying the Florida Panthers' trip north. The Edmonton Oilers winger wasn't tracking the weather system that walloped the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area ea...

Jun 13, 2024

Elks look to bounce back from gutting loss in opener as Alouettes visit town

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks' mistake-filled fourth quarter transformed what looked to be a dream home opener into a nightmare. But the Elks have no time to feel sorry for themselves after last Saturd...

Jun 13, 2024

Rangers re-sign winger Kaapo Kakko to a $2.4 million contract for next season

The New York Rangers on Thursday re-signed Kaapo Kakko to a one-year contract worth $2.4 million, a move that provides cost certainty on one of the top trade candidates around the NHL. Knowing what Ka...

Jun 13, 2024

Weather in Florida could disrupt Canadian cricketers' T20 World Cup date with India

Canada hopes Mother Nature doesn't interfere with a high-profile matchup with top-ranked India at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup on Saturday. But the weather forecast doesn't look good for Lauderhill, Fl...

Jun 13, 2024

Closed patios can reopen, but Montreal faces more questions over F1 weekend problems

MONTREAL - Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante says restaurants that were ordered to evict some customers during the Grand Prix weekend will be able to reopen their covered outdoor seating areas, even as mor...

Jun 13, 2024

Canadian veteran Raonic fires 25 aces in win over Bautista Agut at Libema Open

Canadian veteran Milos Raonic advanced to the men's quarterfinals at the Libema Open grass-court tennis tournament with a 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 win over Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut on Thursday. The 33-year-...

Jun 13, 2024

Canada calls up MLS players Ahmed, Russell-Rowe for Copa America pre-camp

Canada's men's soccer squad has called up a pair of young Major League Soccer players for training camp ahead of its Copa America campaign. The team announced Thursday that Vancouver Whitecaps wingbac...

Jun 13, 2024

Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov to play in Game 3 of Stanley Cup final

EDMONTON - Aleksander Barkov is good to go for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final. The Panthers captain was a question mark for Thursday after taking a forearm to the jaw from Edmonton Oilers centre Leon...

Jun 13, 2024

Rafael Nadal will skip Wimbledon so he doesn't have to switch from grass to clay for the Olympics

Rafael Nadal is going to skip Wimbledon, as expected, and instead prepare for the Paris Olympics by entering a clay-court tournament in Bastad, Sweden, he hasn't been to in 19 years. The 22-time Grand...

Jun 13, 2024