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South Carolina women top Louisville, advance to title game

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Aliyah Boston had 23 points and 18 rebounds to back up her AP National Player of the Year award and carry South Carolina to the NCAA championship game with a 72-59 victory over Loui...

Apr 01, 2022

Maple Leafs No. 1 goaltender Jack Campbell set to return from rib injury

TORONTO - Jack Campbell has been through plenty of tough times. Selected by the Dallas Stars with the 11th pick in the 2010 draft, the highly-touted goaltender waited until the 2018-19 season to final...

Apr 01, 2022

Longtime Canadian Press sportswriter Neil Stevens saw it all and told it well

Former Canadian Press sportswriter Neil Stevens, who earned Hall of Fame recognition in both lacrosse and hockey while criss-crossing the globe in more than three decades with the national news agency...

Apr 01, 2022

Hope Solo arrested on DWI, child abuse charges

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Former U.S. women's national team star goalkeeper Hope Solo was arrested after she was found passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle in North Carolina with her 2-year-old t...

Apr 01, 2022

Athletes can battle effects of maltreatment in sport well into adulthood

Brittany Rogers is an adult now and three years removed from her athletic career, yet the cutting words of her childhood gymnastics coaches still play like a broken record in her mind. You're fat. You...

Apr 01, 2022

Vice Mark Nichols ready for return to Team Gushue lineup at world curling playdowns

Forced into isolation due to COVID-19, Team Gushue vice Mark Nichols could only watch on television as his teammates won the Canadian men's curling championship last month. Now Nichols is set to retur...

Apr 01, 2022

Flames' Gaudreau named second star, Habs' Caufield top rookie for March

NEW YORK - Calgary Flames left-wing Johnny Gaudreau was named the NHL's second star for March, while Montreal Canadiens forward Cole Caufield was named the month's top rookie. Gaudreau ranked second i...

Apr 01, 2022

Politically charged US-Iran in first Middle East World Cup

DOHA, Qatar (AP) - The most controversial World Cup ever will feature in Qatar the most politically charged matchups. Just like in 1998, the United States will play Iran with diplomatic relations yet ...

Apr 01, 2022

Canadian men to face Belgium, Croatia and Morocco in opening round at World Cup

Canada will face Belgium, Morocco and Croatia in Group F in the opening group stage of the World Cup in Qatar this November. The Canadian men are ranked 38th in the world compared to No. 2 for Belgium...

Apr 01, 2022

Canada avoids group of death in FIFA World Cup draw

The schedule is known for Canada's first trip to the FIFA World Cup in over 30 years.Canada were placed into Group F during the draw held Friday, April 1. The team will play Belgium, Morocco and Croat...

Apr 01, 2022