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Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
They're down to the final four as the NHL post-season gets ready to play into June in Florida, Texas, New York and Alberta. The much-hyped Battle of Canada ended with a 3-2 Oilers' victory, while fans in Dallas scrambled to locate Edmonton via Google, and to let Oiler fans know their goal song at American Airlines Cent...
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'We were close': Game 7 loss to Oilers hits Canucks hard
VANCOUVER - Quinn Hughes couldn't quite find the words to describe his emotions Monday night. The sting of losing Game 7 to the Edmonton Oilers on home ice was still washing over the Vancouver Canucks captain. "Hard to reflect," he told reporters. "I'm kind of just trying to take it all in right now.&qu...
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CP NewsAlert: Oilers advance to Western Conference final with 3-2 win over Canucks
VANCOUVER - The Edmonton Oilers are through to the Western Conference final after beating the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in Game 7 of their second-round playoff series tonight. Vancouver has been eliminated from the NHL playoffs with the loss. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Stars coach Pete DeBoer enters third round for fifth time in six years
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Pete DeBoer has gotten used to deep runs in the NHL playoffs, even though he never takes them for granted. The only thing that could make that any better for the veteran coach would be to win it all. With the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Final for the second year in a row since he became...
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Roughriders roll past Blue Bombers 25-12 in pre-season tilt
REGINA - It may have only been a pre-season game, but the Corey Mace era in Saskatchewan started on a positive note Monday with a 25-12 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Mace, hired as the Roughriders' head coach on Nov. 30, 2023 after assistant coaching stints with the Calgary Stampeders and Toronto Argonauts, u...
May 20, 2024
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Vancouver Whitecaps look to finish off Cavalry FC, continue quest for cup three-peat
Vancouver Whitecaps coach Vanni Sartini isn't expecting any of his players to look past Tuesday's cup tie against visiting Cavalry FC, even with a crowd of more than 50,000 expected Saturday for a high-profile league date with Inter Miami at B.C. Place Stadium. For one, the Canadian Championship comes with good memorie...
May 20, 2024
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Maddie Rooney, Taylor Heise, Susanna Tapani named PWHL's three stars of the week
TORONTO - Minnesota goalie Maddie Rooney, Minnesota forward Taylor Heise and Boston forward Susanna Tapani were named the Professional Women's Hockey League three stars of the week. First star Rooney backstopped Minnesota to three straight wins over Toronto in their PWHL semifinal series, helping her team reach the fin...
May 20, 2024
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Danny Jansen leads Blue Jays to 9-3 win over White Sox in series opener
TORONTO - Danny Jansen enjoyed a three-hit, five-RBI outing that included a two-run homer, and starter Jose Berrios won for the first time in a month as the Toronto Blue Jays hammered the Chicago White Sox 9-3 in the three-game series opener on Monday. Daulton Varsho also smacked a two-run homer as the Blue Jays (21-25...
May 20, 2024
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Scottie Scheffler's Louisville court date postponed after arrest during PGA Championship
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky court has postponed pro golfer Scottie Scheffler's appearance on charges he injured a police officer and disobeyed commands outside the gates of Valhalla Golf Club as the venue hosted this year's PGA Championship. Scheffler, who was handcuffed and briefly jailed on Friday, had been due...
May 20, 2024
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Canada's Deguchi wins silver, Klimkait takes bronze at judo world championship
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Defending champion Christa Deguchi settled for silver at the world judo championships Monday. The 28-year-old from Lethbridge, Alta., fell to Mimi Huh of South Korea in the women's 57-kilogram division final. Ranked No. 1 in the world, Deguchi earned her fourth career medal at the worl...
May 20, 2024
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