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Cameron named Canada head coach for 2025 world junior hockey championship
CALGARY - Dave Cameron will be back behind the Canadian bench at the 2025 world junior hockey championship. Hockey Canada announced Thursday that Cameron will serve as head coach as it revealed its team staff for the upcoming tournament in Ottawa. Cameron, the head coach of the Ontario Hockey League's Ottawa 67's, was ...
Jul 04, 2024
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Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette scratched from lineup against Astros because of forearm bruise
TORONTO (AP) - Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette was scratched from the lineup for Thursday afternoon's game against Houston because of a right forearm contusion. The two-time All-Star and two-time AL hit leader struck out on a pitch that hit him in the ninth inning of Wednesday's 9-2 loss. Bichette couldn't hold up on a...
Jul 04, 2024
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Captain Emma Wright leads Canadian women's water polo team into Paris
MONTREAL - Team captain Emma Wright will lead Canada's women's water polo team at the upcoming Paris Olympics. Water Polo Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee announced the team's roster Thursday. Canada qualified for Paris following the 2024 World Aquatics Championships. The Canadians appeared to have failed in t...
Jul 04, 2024
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Jets sign defenceman Haydn Fleury, forward Mason Shaw to one-year, two-way contracts
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Haydn Fleury and forward Mason Shaw. The Jets said Thursday that both deals are one-year, two-way contracts with an average annual value of US$775,000 in the NHL. Fleury, 27, had five points (one goal, four assists) and 20 penalty minutes in 24 games for the Tampa Bay...
Jul 04, 2024
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Collaros on the sidelines as winless Bombers prepare to host Redblacks
WINNIPEG - Zach Collaros will be standing on the sidelines when the Blue Bombers host the Ottawa Redblacks on Friday. Collaros didn't practise this week after sustaining a thorax injury in last Saturday's loss to the Stampeders. He is listed as Winnipeg's third quarterback on the depth chart. Collaros was hit in the ch...
Jul 04, 2024
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Defending champion Miki Sudo wins women's division of Nathan's annual hot dog eating contest
NEW YORK (AP) - Dental hygiene student Miki Sudo of Florida has won her 10th women's title at the annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest. On Thursday, Sudo consumed 51 hot dogs in 10 minutes and set a new world record for women. The 38-year-old defending champion last year won after eating 39 1/2 ...
Jul 04, 2024
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Canada gets another spot in women's 10m diving event at Paris Olympics
TORONTO - Canada has been allocated a second spot in the women's individual 10-metre diving event at the Paris Olympics. Diving Canada announced Thursday that Kate Miller will dive in the event, along with Caeli McKay. Miller, from Ottawa, earned the spot by finishing second behind McKay in the 10m event at the Canadia...
Jul 04, 2024
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Canada's Denis Shapovalov advances to third round at Wimbledon
LONDON - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is off to the third round of Wimbledon following a hard-fought 7-6 (3), 6-3, 1-6, 6-7 (3), 6-4 win over Germany's Daniel Altmaier on Thursday. In an uneven effort, Shapovalov fired nine aces while committing 16 double faults. The 25-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., finished the matc...
Jul 04, 2024
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Eric Gagné returns to Dodgers' mound on the 20th anniversary of his 84 consecutive saves streak
LOS ANGELES (AP) - With "Welcome to the Jungle" blaring like the old days, Eric Gagné took the mound and fired a strike Wednesday night on the 20th anniversary of recording his 84th consecutive save for the Los Angeles Dodgers. "Every time I step on this field, it's like a church to me," he s...
Jul 04, 2024
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The Copa America quarterfinals will have plenty of intrigue, even if Lionel Messi can't participate
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Lionel Messi's leg injury was the only major obstacle that fell into Argentina's path while it rolled through group play and into the Copa America quarterfinals. Bigger challenges await the defending champions, and they're hoping Messi will be there to lead the way in perhaps his final international ...
Jul 04, 2024
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