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'Be in the here and now': Maple Leafs primed for playoff rematch with Lightning

TORONTO - Ryan O'Reilly could sense the pressure not long after setting foot in his new locker room. A proud franchise blotted by a long list of playoff failures - and without a Stanley Cup since 1967...

Apr 17, 2023

Restoration of Hockey Canada funding being put into question

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says parents still need to know that the mentality and culture has been changed and addressed within Hockey Canada. The sporting body had its funding frozen by s...

Apr 17, 2023

Senators GM Dorion sees a bright future in Ottawa — and wants to be part of it

OTTAWA - Pierre Dorion sees great things ahead for the Ottawa Senators, he just doesn't know if he'll be around to see them through. The Senators general manager met with the media Monday morning and ...

Apr 17, 2023

Americans Fritz and Tiafoe to represent Team World at Laver Cup in Vancouver

Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe will look to defend Team World's title at the Laver Cup in Vancouver this year. The top-ranked Americans join Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime on John McEnroe's six-man t...

Apr 17, 2023

Calgary Flames part ways with general manager Brad Treliving

CALGARY - Brad Treliving has left the Calgary Flames after nine seasons as general manager, the team announced Monday. The Flames, in a release posted to the team's website, said the two sides agreed ...

Apr 17, 2023

Boston Marathon sweep for Kenya, but not favorite Kipchoge

BOSTON (AP) - Defending champion Evans Chebet of Kenya won the Boston Marathon again on Monday, surging to the front at Heartbreak Hill to spoil the much-anticipated debut of world record holder Eliud...

Apr 17, 2023

Curling Canada makes major changes to Olympic trials, Canadian championships formats

Curling Canada announced significant changes to some of its major events on Monday. The four-player Olympic trials for the 2026 Milano Cortina Games, an eight-team event, will open with a round-robin ...

Apr 17, 2023

Ottawa to host Pacific Four Series women's rugby event later this summer

Ottawa will host a Pacific Four Series women's rugby event later this summer. Canada, New Zealand, the United States and England will participate in the competition in July, Rugby Canada announced Mon...

Apr 17, 2023

Canadian women continue to keep scoreboard turning at CONCACAF U20 qualifier

SAN CRISTOBAL - Canada keeps scoring at the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship Qualifying tournament. Olivia Smith recorded a hat trick for the second game in a row to help Canada defeat St. Vince...

Apr 17, 2023

It was Knight's night in gold-medal win for U.S.

BRAMPTON, Ontario (AP) - For all the focus on the United States' young and retooled roster, it was who else but Hilary Knight - the team's most experienced and accomplished star - who played a pivotal...

Apr 16, 2023