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United States doubles Canada 2-1 in women's world hockey championship

ESK BUDJOVICE - Defenders Lee Stecklein and Megan Keller scored for the United States in a 2-1 win over Canada at the women's world hockey championship Sunday. The U.S. (3-0) secured first in Pool A w...

Apr 13, 2025

Canada's Homan falls 5-4 to Tirinzoni at AMJ Players' Championship curling final

TORONTO - Canada's Rachel Homan fell 5-4 to Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni in the women's curling final of the AMJ Players' Championship on Sunday. After a scoreless first two ends, Tirinzoni scored ...

Apr 13, 2025

Raptors sign centre Colin Castleton

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors signed centre Colin Castleton , the team announced Sunday. The length of the contract and financial details of it were undisclosed. Castleton signed consecutive 10-day co...

Apr 13, 2025

Canada falls 2-1 to Japan, has four-year streak of making BJK Cup Finals halted

TOKYO - Canada fell 2-1 in its tie against Japan on Sunday, snapping its four-year streak of making the Billie Jean King Cup Finals. With both teams having defeated Romania, the only other team in the...

Apr 13, 2025

Canada's Corey Conners in contention in final round of Masters

AUGUSTA - A Canadian is in contention heading into the final round of the Masters, the first major of the men's golf season. Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., is third at Augusta, four shots back of th...

Apr 13, 2025

Overtime woes continue to haunt Vancouver Canucks

VANCOUVER - Another overtime, another disappointing loss for the Vancouver Canucks. After coughing up a two-goal lead in the third period, the Canucks fell 3-2 to the Minnesota Wild in extra time on S...

Apr 12, 2025

Blue Jackets roll past Capitals 7-0, Ovechkin a healthy scratch

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Adam Fantilli scored twice and Jet Greaves stopped 22 shots for his first career shutout, leading the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 7-0 win over the Alex Ovechkin-less Washington Ca...

Apr 12, 2025

Zuccarello scores in OT, Minnesota Wild edge Vancouver Canucks 3-2

VANCOUVER - Mats Zuccarello scored at the 3:47 mark of overtime as the Minnesota Wild rallied to beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Saturday. Kirill Kaprizov sprung Zuccarello for a breakaway and the r...

Apr 12, 2025

CF Montreal still looking for first win but sticking to Donadel's system

MONTREAL - As the final whistle blew and CF Montreal fell 1-0 to visiting Charlotte FC at Stade Saputo on Saturday, the sobering reality of how much work remains to be done began to set in. "It defini...

Apr 12, 2025

'A big point for our group': Canadiens inch closer to playoffs with OT loss to Leafs

TORONTO - Martin St. Louis was disappointed with the result. The Canadiens head coach also took a lot of positives - and a crucial point in the standings - from Saturday's tough ask at Scotiabank Aren...

Apr 12, 2025