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Coyotes goaltender Ingram named Bill Masterson Memorial Trophy winner

NEW YORK - Arizona Coyotes goaltender Connor Ingram has been named the winner of the Bill Masterson Memorial Trophy. The award recognizes the player who "best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance...

May 15, 2024

Canada's Masse wins women's 100-metre backstroke race at Olympic Trials

TORONTO - Canadian swimmer Kylie Masse has booked her ticket for the Paris Olympics. The four-time Olympic medallist won the women's 100-metre backstroke race in 57.94 seconds at the Olympic & Par...

May 15, 2024

Canucks' Tocchet says Demko improving, top prospect Lekkerimaki an option for Game 5

VANCOUVER - Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet says Thatcher Demko has "improved immensely the last 72 hours" as the all-star goaltender works his way back from a lower-body injury. The 28-year-old start...

May 15, 2024

The New York Rangers were headed for another sweep. Now they're fighting to close out Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The New York Rangers looked headed for an easy push through the second round of the NHL playoffs when they quickly moved within a win of a sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes. Instea...

May 15, 2024

Adley Rutschman's 2-run homer in bottom of the 9th helps Orioles avoid sweep in 3-2 win over Toronto

BALTIMORE (AP) - Adley Rutschman's two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning gave Baltimore a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday, enabling the Orioles - yet again - to avoid a s...

May 15, 2024

Stars centre Roope Hintz out for Game 5 against the Avalanche with upper-body injury

DALLAS (AP) - Dallas Stars centre Roope Hintz is out for Game 5 of their Western Conference playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night because of an upper-body injury. Stars coac...

May 15, 2024

Peterka scores twice for Germany in 8-1 rout of Latvia at hockey worlds

PRAGUE (AP) - JJ Peterka scored twice in Germany's 8-1 rout of Latvia at the ice hockey world championship on Wednesday. Germany, last year's runner-up, netted five times in the second period in Ostra...

May 15, 2024

Canada's Pendrith returns to PGA Championship in stronger position than last year

Everything has changed for Taylor Pendrith over the past two weeks. Pendrith won The CJ Cup Byron Nelson on May 5 for his first-ever PGA Tour victory, then tied for 10th at the Wells Fargo Championshi...

May 15, 2024

Participation in the NHL's player assistance program is up this season. That may not be a bad thing

It was untreated anxiety and depression that Colorado Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard blamed for his alcohol abuse, a problem that reached the point where he needed to step away from hockey. He mad...

May 15, 2024

CFL players can wear Guardian caps during games but mouthguards to become mandatory

TORONTO - CFL players will have the option of wearing protective soft-shell helmet covers known as Guardian caps during games this season but mouthguards will be mandatory. The two measures were among...

May 15, 2024