Sports News

April 19, 2018 - 4:34pm

TORONTO — Boston Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron was ruled out of Thursday's playoff game against the Toronto Maple Leafs with an upper-body injury.

The team made the surprise announcement minutes before warmup of Game 4, while adding he's day-to-day.

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Humboldt Broncos player transferred to Calgary hospital for rehabilitation

By Canadian Press

April 19, 2018 - 3:17pm

CALGARY — One of the Humboldt Broncos hockey players injured in a bus crash in Saskatchewan earlier this month has been transferred to Foothills Hospital in Calgary.

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After two straight playoff seasons, Bombers no longer have element of surprise

By Canadian Press

April 19, 2018 - 2:56pm

Attendance is up and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers have become a profitable, stable franchise but Mike O'Shea takes no satisfaction from that.

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AHL defenceman of the year Sami Niku gets call-up as Jets prepare for Game 5

By Canadian Press

April 19, 2018 - 2:45pm

WINNIPEG — Captain Blake Wheeler isn't too worried if rookie defenceman Sami Niku fills a hole in the Winnipeg Jets' depleted defence.

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Tired of waiting for Stevenson, Alvarez lands title bout with Kovalev

By Canadian Press

April 19, 2018 - 2:25pm

MONTREAL — Light heavyweight contender Eleider Alvarez was fed up with waiting for Adonis Stevenson to give him a title fight, so now he's landed an even bigger bout with Russian Sergey (Krusher) Kovalev.

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Olympic great Walsh Jennings announces beach volleyball tour

By Canadian Press

April 19, 2018 - 1:32pm

Five-time Olympian Kerri Walsh Jennings has announced plans for her new beach volleyball circuit that will bring a sports and music festival to eight cities.

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Lance Armstrong settles $100M lawsuit with US government

By Canadian Press

April 19, 2018 - 1:28pm

AUSTIN, Texas — Lance Armstrong has reached a $5 million settlement with the federal government in a whistleblower lawsuit that could have sought $100 million in damages from the cyclist who was stripped of his record seven Tour de France victories after admitting he used performance-enhancing dr