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Curling free agency season kicks off with a bang as some top teams announce splits

When Reid Carruthers was a young curler on tour, he knew he'd have to do his own legwork when free agency season rolled around. He got creative years ago and it paid off when he caught the eye of fell...

Mar 17, 2022

Toronto's Sophie Jaques a finalist for NCAA women's hockey MVP

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Toronto's Sophie Jaques was among the three finalists named Thursday for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, which goes to the top player in NCAA women's hockey. The Ohio Stat...

Mar 17, 2022

Tyrell and Tre Ford show scouts plenty of speed at University of Buffalo pro day

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Twins Tyrell and Tre Ford showed plenty of speed Thursday at the University of Buffalo pro day. Tyrell Ford, a defensive back with the Waterloo Warriors, posted a 40-yard dash time of ...

Mar 17, 2022

NTSB: Child was driving truck that struck van killing 9

HOBBS, N.M. (AP) - National Transportation Safety Board Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg said Thursday that a 13-year-old was driving the pickup truck that struck a van in West Texas in a fiery collision...

Mar 17, 2022

Canucks president Rutherford tests positive for COVID-19, enters NHL's protocol

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks say Jim Rutherford, the team's president of hockey operations, has tested positive for COVID-19. He has entered the NHL's protocol and is working from home during his...

Mar 17, 2022

Ottawa Senators sign forward Philippe Daoust to entry-level contract

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Philippe Daoust to a three-year, entry-level contract, which will kick in next season. The 20-year-old Daoust was taken in the sixth round, 158th overa...

Mar 17, 2022

Major League Soccer rosters draw from 82 countries, with Canada furnishing 46 players

TORONTO - Major League Soccer rosters draw on 82 countries this season, with Canada furnishing 46 players. The league says the Canadian contingent is second only to the 350 players from the U.S. Argen...

Mar 17, 2022

Whitecaps sign defender Tristan Blackmon to contract extension through 2023

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have signed defender Tristan Blackmon to a contract extension through 2023, with club options for 2024 and 2025, the team announced on Thursday. The 25-year-old Bla...

Mar 17, 2022

Canadiens GM Kent Hughes 'not looking to make a fire sale' following Chiarot trade

BROSSARD, Que. - Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes made two major trades in the last few weeks but dimmed expectations for any blockbuster deals ahead of Monday's trade deadline. While Hu...

Mar 17, 2022

Olympic champion Damian Warner aims to be even faster at indoor track championships

Damian Warner scaled the heights of athletic excellence last summer, capturing an Olympic title in the decathlon - the event that unofficially crowns the "world's greatest athlete." But the 32-year-ol...

Mar 17, 2022