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Firkus becomes first-ever Warrior to win CHL player of the year, earns top scorer

FRANKENMUTH - Jagger Firkus of the Moose Jaw Warriors has been named the David Branch Player of the Year Award winner at the Canadian Hockey League awards. Firkus became the first player in Warriors h...

Jun 01, 2024

Kyrie Irving said late in the season the Mavericks were just getting started

Kyrie Irving was not making a threat, nor was he boasting, nor was he saying anything that would be considered outlandish. It was the final week of the regular season. He and the Dallas Mavericks had ...

Jun 01, 2024

Montreal's Auger-Aliassime advances to fourth round at French Open

PARIS - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime won his rain-interrupted match Saturday to advance to the fourth round at the French Open. The tournament's 21st-seed from Montreal was a 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 winner ov...

Jun 01, 2024

Canadian boxer McKenzie Wright one win away from qualifying for Paris Olympics

BANGKOK - Canadian boxer Mckenzie Wright earned a 5-0 decision over Serbia's Nina Radovanovic on Saturday to move within one win of punching her ticket to Paris in a last-ditch Olympic qualifier. Wrig...

Jun 01, 2024

Simpson eyes redemption as Knights set to take on host Spirit in Memorial Cup final

SAGINAW - Last season's failure fuels Michael Simpson as a shot at redemption approaches. The London Knights goaltender was previously with the Peterborough Petes, who fell 4-1 to the Seattle Thunderb...

Jun 01, 2024

Canadian men one loss away from relegation from elite rugby sevens circuit

MADRID - Canada's men's rugby sevens team faces an uphill battle to avoid relegation from the HSBC SVNS circuit after finishing bottom of its group Saturday. After losses to Uruguay and Germany on Fri...

Jun 01, 2024

B.C. Lions close out pre-season with dominant 26-9 victory over Edmonton Elks

VANCOUVER - Vernon Adams Jr. threw for 116 yards and a touchdown and his B.C. Lions closed their pre-season with a decisive 26-9 win over the Edmonton Elks on Friday. Adams - B.C.'s starting quarterba...

May 31, 2024

Fair paces Stamps to 31-10 pre-season win over Blue Bombers

WINNIPEG - Campbell Fair's five field goals lifted the Calgary Stampeders to a 31-10 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in CFL pre-season action Friday. Running backs Peyton Logan and LeVante Bell...

May 31, 2024

Schneider's two-run walkoff homer in 14th inning gives Jays a 5-3 win over Pirates

TORONTO - Davis Schneider hit a two-run homer in the 14th inning to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday at Rogers Centre. With Cavan Biggio aboard as the aut...

May 31, 2024

Nugent-Hopkins leads Oilers past Stars to take 3-2 lead in Western Conference final

DALLAS - The Edmonton Oilers are one victory from the Stanley Cup final. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored two power-play goals as Edmonton smothered the Dallas Stars 3-1 to take a 3-2 lead in the NHL's West...

May 31, 2024