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Elks-Lions game features first CFL opening-week meeting of Canadian quarterbacks

It will be a historic CFL first Saturday night in Vancouver. The B.C. Lions will host the Edmonton Elks at B.C. Place in the season opener for both teams. This will mark the first opening week featuri...

Jun 04, 2025

Penguins hire Rangers assistant Dan Muse to replace Mike Sullivan as head coach

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Dan Muse is the new head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins hired the former New York Rangers assistant on Wednesday, tasking him with helping the franchise navigate a re...

Jun 04, 2025

Redblacks look to go further in 2025 after returning to playoffs last season

OTTAWA - After taking a meaningful step forward last season, the Ottawa Redblacks enter 2025 with cautious optimism they have the pieces in place to emerge as legitimate Grey Cup contenders. The Redbl...

Jun 04, 2025

NHL players vote Lightning forward Kucherov as Ted Lindsay Award winner

TORONTO - Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov is the winner of this season's Ted Lindsay Award, the NHL Players' Association announced Wednesday. The award is given annually to "the most outst...

Jun 04, 2025

Jamaican teenage forward Jahmarie Nolan looks to turn heads in Toronto

TORONTO - Teenage forward Jahmarie Nolan opened his Toronto FC II scoring account on May 9, finding a seam in the Chattanooga FC defence and leaving 'keeper Eldin Jakupovi rooted to the spot with a we...

Jun 04, 2025

Several feared dead in a stampede outside a cricket stadium in India

BENGALURU, India (AP) - Several people were feared dead and many more injured in a stampede on Wednesday as crowds tried to make their way inside a cricket stadium in southern India's Karnataka state....

Jun 04, 2025

Gloves from Wayne Gretzky's last Stanley Cup run with Oilers up for auction

A pair of gloves worn by Wayne Gretzky during his last Stanley Cup run with the Edmonton Oilers is going up for auction. Sotheby's announced Wednesday that bidding is underway for the Hockey Hall of F...

Jun 04, 2025

French Open: Coco Gauff beats Madison Keys in 3 sets to reach the semifinals

PARIS (AP) - Coco Gauff overcame 10 double-faults and the first set she's dropped in the tournament to beat Madison Keys 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-1 at the French Open on Wednesday, reaching the semifinals for ...

Jun 04, 2025

Riders look to build off solid 2024 season under head coach Corey Mace

REGINA - After reaching the West Division final in Corey Mace's first season as head coach, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are looking to take it to the next level in 2025. Mace replaced Craig Dickenson...

Jun 04, 2025

Five things to know about the Oilers-Panthers Stanley Cup final rematch

The Oilers will face the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup final for the second straight year, starting with Game 1 in Edmonton on Wednesday. The Panthers won last season's showdown in seven games t...

Jun 04, 2025