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Celtics land the biggest punches again, top Mavericks to move 1 win from NBA title

DALLAS (AP) - Joe Mazzulla is a big fan of UFC matches and splices highlights of fights into some of the basketball film he shows the Boston Celtics for their video sessions. He doesn't do it for ente...

Jun 12, 2024

Tom Brady enshrined into Patriots Hall of Fame during star-studded night

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Tom Brady brought the New England Patriots endless memories and six Super Bowl trophies during his two-decade run with the team. The Patriots made sure his induction into the ...

Jun 12, 2024

'Celebrate the wins:' Family of tiny Oilers fan cheers team on from hospital

SASKATOON, Sask. - A hospital room in Saskatoon has become a cheering section for perhaps the youngest and tiniest fan of the Edmonton Oilers. Baby Mark's hospital bed at the Jim Pattison Children's H...

Jun 12, 2024

Rookie Tobias Myers wins back-to-back starts and Brewers beat Blue Jays 5-4

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Rookie Tobias Myers won back-to-back starts for the first time, allowing one run and three hits over six innings to lead the Milwaukee Brewers over the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Wednes...

Jun 12, 2024

Barkov back on ice for Panthers, who lead final thanks to scoring from unsung heroes

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Paul Maurice was in a much better mood Wednesday. The Florida Panthers coach admitted the previous day that he was "grumpy" after Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, despite a domina...

Jun 12, 2024

Oil Country: Newmarket residents proud of homegrown Oilers star Connor McDavid

NEWMARKET, Ont. - A small trophy in Michaela McKeown's classroom at Clearmeadow Public School serves as a reminder for students of what's at stake in the annual floor hockey competition in the facilit...

Jun 12, 2024

Ottawa Redblacks kick off anniversary season with high hopes against Blue Bombers

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks hope to have much to celebrate during their 10th anniversary season, starting with a win Thursday night against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers After four years of disappointme...

Jun 12, 2024

Canadian women's under-20 rugby team to play in four-country tournament in Wales

Canada's under-20 women's rugby team will play host Wales, England and the United States next month in the inaugural Women's U20 Transatlantic Quad Series in Cardiff. Head coach Dean Murten has summon...

Jun 12, 2024

Oilers want more shots on Panthers goalie Bobrovsky as Stanley Cup shifts to Edmonton

EDMONTON - Florida Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky has turned away 50 of 51 shots through the first two games of the Stanley Cup final. The vaunted Edmonton Oilers' power-play hasn't scored in seven ...

Jun 12, 2024

Golf Canada executive and former Argos RB Bryan Crawford named OHL commissioner

TORONTO - Sports executive and former CFL player Bryan Crawford has been named the next commissioner of the Ontario Hockey League. The major junior league announced in a release Wednesday that Crawfor...

Jun 12, 2024