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Swimming sensation Summer McIntosh voted CP female athlete of the year

Summer McIntosh's continued assault on the international swimming podium in 2023 made her The Canadian Press female athlete of the year. "I'm very honoured to have it and it's just really cool," McInt...

Dec 27, 2023

NBA roundup: Pistons set single-season record with 27th straight loss

DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Pistons set an NBA single-season record with their 27th straight loss Tuesday night, as Cam Johnson scored 24 points and Mikal Bridges added 21 to lead the Brooklyn Nets to ...

Dec 26, 2023

Pistons set NBA single-season record with 27th straight loss

DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Pistons set an NBA single-season record with their 27th straight loss Tuesday night, as Cam Johnson scored 24 points and Mikal Bridges added 21 to lead the Brooklyn Nets to ...

Dec 26, 2023

Canada beats Frolunda HC 4-0 at Spengler Cup

DAVOS, Switzerland - Jonathan Hazen had two goals and an assist as Canada opened the Spengler Cup with a 4-0 round-robin win over Frolunda HC on Tuesday. The Spengler Cup is an annual club hockey tour...

Dec 26, 2023

Lekkerimaki scores twice as host Sweden beats Latvia 6-0 in world junior opener

GOTHENBURG, Sweden - Vancouver Canucks prospect Jonathan Lekkerimaki scored twice in Sweden's 6-0 tournament-opening win over Latvia at the world junior hockey championship Tuesday. Lekkerimaki, who's...

Dec 26, 2023

World junior players, coaches on post-game handshakes after NL ban: 'Tough to hear'

GOTHENBURG, Sweden - Alan Letang was taken aback when told of the move. Solely focused on preparing Canada for the world junior hockey championship an ocean away, the country's head coach hadn't heard...

Dec 26, 2023

Rousseau solid in goal, Canada downs Finland 5-2 in world junior opener

GOTHENBURG, Sweden - Mathis Rousseau was passed over in consecutive NHL drafts. Owen Allard didn't hear his name last June. Macklin Celebrini, meanwhile, is expected to go No. 1 in 2024. Three players...

Dec 26, 2023

Ikuzo! Ottawa's roster brings international flavour to newly launched women's pro hockey league

"Ikuzo!" as they'd say in Japan. Or how about "Pojme!" or "tra fel!" in Czech or Hungarian. The roster of Ottawa's new Professional Women's Hockey League team has such an array of international talent...

Dec 26, 2023

Canadian golf reached new heights in 2024 with more wins than ever and a curse ended

Nick Taylor's putter flip after winning the RBC Canadian Open was the exclamation point on arguably the best year in Canadian golf history. Taylor drained a 72-foot eagle putt to end a four-hole playo...

Dec 26, 2023

Sports photos captured unforgettable snippets in 2023

They are snippets in time, unforgettable snapshots that gloriously capture the soaring euphoria and gut-wrenching agony of the games we love, not to mention the randomness of a moment that might've go...

Dec 25, 2023