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Prince George set to host close to 200 jiu jitsu fighters

PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George will be welcoming close to 200 Brazilian jiu jitsu fighters from many regions as it prepares to host the 7th annual Galbraith Memorial Open. Fighters from Merritt, Kamloo...

May 14, 2025

Canadian star forward Jonathan David on the move from France's Lille, but to where?

LILLE - Canadian striker Jonathan David made it official Wednesday, confirming he is leaving France's Lille when his contract expires at the end of the season. The news did not come as a surprise. His...

May 14, 2025

U.S. backup Oettinger outplaying starter Hellebuyck in NHL playoffs with Stars up 3-1 over Jets

DALLAS (AP) - Winnipeg Jets fans have showered Jake Oettinger with chants referring to his role as the USA Hockey backup goalie to Connor Hellebuyck during the 4 Nations Face-Off earlier this year. We...

May 14, 2025

Philadelphia Flyers hire Rick Tocchet as coach, turning to alum to end their playoff drought

The Philadelphia Flyers hired Rick Tocchet as their coach Wednesday, hoping his return to the franchise will push them out of an extended rebuild and into playoff contention. Tocchet spent 2 1/2 seaso...

May 14, 2025

Injured Edmonton Oilers goalie Calvin Pickard still day to day: coach

LAS VEGAS - Oilers goalie Calvin Pickard remains sidelined with an injury as Edmonton looks to finish off its second-round playoff series with the Vegas Golden Knights. Pickard was not on the ice for ...

May 14, 2025

Los Angeles Kings hire former Red Wings, Oilers exec Ken Holland to be their general manager

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Kings hired Hall of Fame hockey executive Ken Holland as their general manager on Wednesday. The 69-year-old Holland spent the past year out of the NHL after leaving...

May 14, 2025

Canadian middleweight Marc-Andre Barriault headed to Abu Dhabi for next UFC fight

Fresh off a dominant weekend win in Montreal at UFC 315, Quebec middleweight Marc Andrew (Power Bar) Barriault will face Russia's Shara Magomedov on a July 26 UFC Fight Night card in Abu Dhabi. The ma...

May 14, 2025

‘You feel at home’: Playoff hockey helps newcomers feel more Canadian

TORONTO - Mykhailo Ivanov never thought he'd become a diehard hockey fan. The 42-year-old had immigrated to Winnipeg a little over two years ago to escape the war in Ukraine. He didn't know much about...

May 14, 2025

Dabrowski, Routliffe out of Italian Open with quarterfinal loss to Andreeva, Shnaider

ROME - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand are out of the Italian Open women's doubles tournament after a 6-2, 4-6, 11-9 quarterfinal loss to Russians Mirra Andreeva ...

May 14, 2025

Where's the beef? In Sacramento this week for World's Strongest Man competition

Tristain Hoath is a busy man. And a big one. The six-foot-two, 330-pound Edmonton police officer, who doubles as co-owner of the United Strength and Power gym, is one of four Canadians this week looki...

May 14, 2025