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Private equity firm buys hockey rink board maker Athletica Sport Systems

TORONTO - Private equity firm Reichmann Segal Capital Partners says it has acquired Athletica Sport Systems Inc., a maker of boards and other equipment used for hockey rinks. Terms of the transaction ...

May 28, 2024

Longtime umpire Ángel Hernández retires. He unsuccessfully sued MLB for racial discrimination

NEW YORK (AP) - Longtime umpire ngel Hernndez, who unsuccessfully sued Major League Baseball for racial discrimination, is retiring immediately. During a career that lasted more than three decades, th...

May 27, 2024

Robertson powers Stars over Oilers for 2-1 lead in Western Conference final

EDMONTON - Jason Robertson completed his first-career playoff hat trick midway through the third period as the Dallas Stars defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Monday to take a 2-1 lead in the NHL's W...

May 27, 2024

Celtics rally to close out Pacers for 4-0 sweep in Eastern Conference finals

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Derrick White's tiebreaking 3-pointer with 43 seconds left gave Boston the lead and the Celtics closed out a four-game sweep of the Indiana Pacers 105-102 on Monday night to reach ...

May 27, 2024

Unbeaten Knights beat winless Warriors 5-4 at Memorial Cup

SAGINAW - Sam O'Reilly had a goal and assist, Denver Barkey and Easton Cowan each chipped in with two assists, and the London Knights defeated the Moose Jaw Warriors 5-4 in Memorial Cup action on U.S....

May 27, 2024

New Jets head coach Arniel says he's learned lessons since being fired by Columbus

WINNIPEG - Scott Arniel believes overcoming the lowest point in his career will help him reach higher aspirations with the Winnipeg Jets. Arniel was named the new head coach of the Jets on Friday, 12 ...

May 27, 2024

George Springer homers as the Blue Jays beat the sliding White Sox 5-1

CHICAGO (AP) - George Springer, Bo Bichette and David Schneider homered, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the lowly Chicago White Sox 5-1 on Monday. Chris Bassitt struck out seven in five scoreless inni...

May 27, 2024

Down 2-1, Panthers still have plenty of hope in East final against Rangers

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Carter Verhaeghe pulled his vehicle out of the players' parking lot after leaving the Florida Panthers' practice facility on Monday afternoon, only to notice about 50 fans...

May 27, 2024

Canada dispatches Nepal in warm-up game ahead of ICC Men's T20 World Cup

DALLAS - Nicholas Kirton scored 51 runs and Ravinderpal Singh added 41 to help Canada defeat Nepal by 63 runs in a warm-up match Monday ahead of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Kirton slammed four fours ...

May 27, 2024

Jocelyn Barrieau to take over Canadian women's rugby sevens side after Paris Olympics

Assistant coach Jocelyn Barrieau will take charge of Canada's women's rugby sevens team following the Paris 2024 Olympics, Rugby Canada announced Monday. The governing body had previously announced th...

May 27, 2024