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Canada's para hockey team opens defence of world title against Germany

BUFFALO - Canada seeks back-to-back world titles at the world para hockey championship starting Saturday in Buffalo, N.Y. The host Canadians dented the recent dominance of the United States in the spo...

May 23, 2025

'A political football': Canadian says his citizenship TV pitch was misrepresented

WASHINGTON - When Rob Worsoff recently dusted off an old idea he had for a reality television show about people on the path to United States citizenship, he had no idea of what he was letting himself ...

May 23, 2025

Panthers' Sam Reinhart exits Eastern final Game 2 against Hurricanes with injury after Aho hit

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Florida forward Sam Reinhart left the Panthers' 5-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night in the Eastern Conference final with a lower-body injury and didn't retu...

May 22, 2025

Hurricanes' Game 2 loss to Panthers offers an unwelcome repeat of conference-final history from '23

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The frustration bubbled over late in the second period, after the Carolina Hurricanes' latest rush failed to get off even a shot as they trailed big against the defending Stanley ...

May 22, 2025

Gilgeous-Alexander and Thunder overwhelm Timberwolves again, win 118-103 for 2-0 West finals lead

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points a day after being named the NBA's MVP, and the Oklahoma City Thunder overwhelmed the Minnesota Timberwolves again, winning 118-103 on Thur...

May 22, 2025

Gilgeous-Alexander and Thunder overwhelm Timberwolves again, win 118-103 for 2-0 West finals lead

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points a day after being named the NBA's MVP, and the Oklahoma City Thunder overwhelmed the Minnesota Timberwolves again, winning 118-103 on Thur...

May 22, 2025

Bennett, Verhaeghe help Panthers roll past Hurricanes 5-0, take 2-0 lead in Eastern final

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers are rolling. The Carolina Hurricanes are reeling. Sam Bennett scored one of his two goals in Florida's three-goal first period,...

May 22, 2025

Bennett, Verhaeghe help Panthers roll past Hurricanes 5-0, take 2-0 lead in Eastern final

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Sam Bennett scored one of his two goals in Florida's three-goal first period, Sergei Bobrovsky made 17 saves and the Panthers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-0 on Thursday night to...

May 22, 2025

Curl-Salemme scores tying goal, OT winner as Frost even PWHL final against Charge

OTTAWA - Britta Curl-Salemme scored the game-tying goal and the overtime winner to lift the Minnesota Frost to a hard-fought 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Charge in the Professional Women's Hockey Leagu...

May 22, 2025

Okoronkwo, Regan lead AFC Toronto past Montreal Roses 2-0 in NSL

LAVAL - Esther Okoronkwo and Emma Regan scored goals to lead AFC Toronto past Montreal Roses FC 2-0 on Thursday night in the Northern Super League. Okoronkwo opened the scoring in the 35th minute at S...

May 22, 2025