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Whitecaps fans frustrated superstar Messi will miss Vancouver vs. Miami game

VANCOUVER - Marc DeLuca and his wife had the perfect sixth birthday gift for their son, Jack - tickets to see Lionel Messi and Inter Miami CF play the Whitecaps in Vancouver. News that the legendary A...

May 24, 2024

Do it with defence: High-octane Oilers riding structure, strong penalty kill

DALLAS - Zach Hyman signed with the Edmonton Oilers knowing he would get an opportunity to fill the opposition net. The chance to play alongside Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl was, quite simply, to...

May 24, 2024

Scott Arniel promoted from associate to head coach of the Winnipeg Jets

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have named Scott Arniel as head coach. He replaces Rick Bowness, who retired after the Jets were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Colorado Avalanche. T...

May 24, 2024

Toronto's Tabilo, now representing Chile, is the one who got away in Canadian tennis

PARIS - Alejandro Tabilo, who has climbed to No. 25 in the ATP Tour rankings and looks poised to make a run at the French Open, was born and raised in Toronto - yet represents Chile. For Canadian tenn...

May 24, 2024

Abbotsford Canucks hire former NHLer Manny Malhotra as head coach

VANCOUVER - The Abbotsford Canucks have hired former NHLer Manny Malhotra as head coach of the American Hockey League team. He replaces Jeremy Colliton, who had held the position since July 2022. Malh...

May 24, 2024

Veteran defensive lineman settling into life with the Toronto Argonauts

GUELPH, Ont. - Jake Ceresna has been here before. The veteran defensive lineman is getting acclimated to life as a Toronto Argonaut at training camp after being traded to the East Division club in Jan...

May 24, 2024

'Fragile' CF Montreal hopes to break out of slump against Nashville SC

MONTREAL - CF Montreal fans have had enough - and captain Samuel Piette understands why. Montreal is struggling, winless in its last eight games. In the last week, the club lost 5-1 in a derby match a...

May 24, 2024

Visit by FC Cincinnati provides Toronto FC with tough Major League Soccer test

TORONTO - After scoring a club- and tournament-record eight goals in a lopsided Canadian Championship win Tuesday over semi-pro CS Saint-Laurent, Toronto FC steps up in class Saturday when FC Cincinna...

May 24, 2024

Don Waddell resigns as president and GM of Carolina Hurricanes

RALEIGH - Don Waddell has resigned as president and general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, ending a 10-year run with the NHL club. The Hurricanes announced Waddell's departure in a release on Fri...

May 24, 2024

Waddell steps down as Hurricanes president and GM. Tulsky takes over as interim GM

Don Waddell has stepped down as president and general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, ending a run that had him build a roster that reached the NHL playoffs for six straight years. The team announ...

May 24, 2024