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Flames aim to give Kuzmenko fresh start, Canucks want Lindholm to bring consistency

Calgary Flames general manager Craig Conroy knows the importance of fresh starts. Conroy had a slump when the Kings changed coaches during his two seasons in Los Angeles, dropping from 66 points to 16...

Feb 01, 2024

NHLers tight-lipped on charges against members of Canada's 2018 world junior team

TORONTO - The NHL's brightest lights were tight-lipped Thursday about the charges against five players from Canada's 2018 world junior team related to an alleged gang rape. Cale Makar - on the roster ...

Feb 01, 2024

Clippers, Timberwolves and Knicks each have 2 players selected as All-Star Game reserves

NEW YORK (AP) - Kawhi Leonard and Paul George of the Los Angeles Clippers were chosen as All-Star reserves Thursday, while the Minnesota Timberwolves and New York Knicks also had two players selected....

Feb 01, 2024

Canadian tight end Antony Auclair isn't looking back after NFL retirement

Antony Auclair took a year to ponder his future in football. Once he made his decision, he wasn't going to look back. Not even after receiving a formal invitation from an NFL team. "I had a tryout thi...

Feb 01, 2024

New CF Montreal striker Matais Coccaro: 'I'm here to score goals'

MONTREAL - Matias Coccaro says he loves scoring goals. That will come as welcome news to a CF Montreal side that sorely needed them last season. The 26-year-old Uruguayan striker said scoring would be...

Feb 01, 2024

FIFA World Cup tournament path to become a little clearer Sunday in televised reveal

TORONTO - The 2026 World Cup tournament path will become a little clearer Sunday with a televised reveal on some schedule details. On Sunday, the world will learn the host city allocations for the 48-...

Feb 01, 2024

Wake-up call: Former Argonaut Jordan Williams embraces move to 'hard-nosed' Hamilton

It wasn't exactly the best start to Jordan Williams' day. The Canadian linebacker awoke Monday morning expecting it to be another day of preparing to help the Toronto Argonauts avenge a disappointing ...

Feb 01, 2024

Auger-Aliassime squeaks into Montpellier quarters with win over Cazaux

MONTPELLIER, France - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals of the Open Sud de France tennis tournament with a razor-thin 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (4) win over local favourite Arthur Cazau...

Feb 01, 2024

B.C. ski resorts shut as warm, wet weather strips mountains of snow

VANCOUVER - All three of Metro Vancouver's local ski hills are closed for a second day at what should be the peak of the season, as a spate of warm, wet weather strips mountains bare. Grouse Mountain ...

Feb 01, 2024

World junior hockey players' sex assault case to be before London court on Monday

LONDON, Ont. - The sexual assault case of five players from Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team is set to be before a London, Ont., court on Monday. A court document shows Dillon Dube, Cal Foote, A...

Feb 01, 2024