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Kraken make first signing, ink Luke Henman to 3-year deal

SEATTLE - The expansion Seattle Kraken signed the first player in franchise history Wednesday after agreeing to terms with free agent center Luke Henman on a three-year entry level contract. Henman, 2...

May 12, 2021

Flames' Sean Monahan done for season with hip injury requiring surgery

Calgary Flames centre Sean Monahan will not play the remaining four games of the regular season and will undergo hip surgery next week. The 26-year-old had 10 goals and 18 assists and was minus-six in...

May 12, 2021

Former defensive lineman Klassen tackling retirement as he did opposing quarterbacks

Timing is everything for Michael Klassen. The six-foot-five, 275-pound defensive lineman had the good fortune of ending his CFL career after the 2019 season before the COVID-19 pandemic put football o...

May 12, 2021

Hockey Canada announces players invited to try out for women's Olympic team

CALGARY - Hockey Canada's roster of players invited to try out for the 2022 Olympic women's hockey team indicates the squad will be experienced up front and less so on the back end. Of the 28 invitees...

May 12, 2021

Canadian Denis Shapovalov books spot in third round of Italian Open

ROME - Denis Shapovalov is joining fellow Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in the third round of the Italian Open. The 13th-seeded Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., beat Italian Stefano Travaglia 7-...

May 12, 2021

Tennis Canada could move top tournaments to US if Toronto, Montreal plan not approved

Tennis Canada hopes to hold its top professional tournaments in Toronto and Montreal this summer, but isn't ruling out moving the events to the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tennis Canada says th...

May 12, 2021

Former investment executive gets 3 months in college scam

BOSTON (AP) - A former private equity executive who cofounded an investment fund with U2s Bono was sentenced Wednesday to three months in prison for his role in the college admissions bribery scheme. ...

May 12, 2021

Leafs, Habs will face off in long-awaited playoff rematch, Oilers will face Jets

The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens will meet in the playoffs for the first time in 42 years when the 2020-21 NHL post-season gets underway. The seeding for the four playoff teams in th...

May 12, 2021

Guerrero homers, Blue Jays rally past indecisive Braves 5-3

ATLANTA (AP) - Vladimir Guerrero homered and drove in three runs and the Toronto Blue Jays took advantage of Atlanta's indecisive fielding in the eighth inning, rallying past the Braves 5-3 Tuesday ni...

May 11, 2021

Wheeler has two goals, two assists as Winnipeg Jets clinch third in North Division

WINNIPEG - Captain Blake Wheeler had two goals and two assists as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Vancouver Canucks 5-0 on Tuesday night to clinch third spot in the North Division standings. Winnipeg (...

May 11, 2021