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Coyotes officially leaving Arizona for Salt Lake City following approval of sale to Utah Jazz owners

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - The Arizona Coyotes are officially headed to Salt Lake City. The NHL Board of Governors voted unanimously Thursday to approve a $1.2 billion sale from Alex Meruelo to Utah Jazz own...

Apr 18, 2024

Defending champion Lilia Vu withdraws from Chevron Championship with back injury before 1st round

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) - Defending champion and world No. 2 Lilia Vu withdrew from the Chevron Championship on Thursday before the first round because of a back injury. The LPGA announced her withd...

Apr 18, 2024

Auger-Aliassime breezes into Munich quarterfinals with 6-3, 6-2 win over Daniel

MUNICH - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals of the Bavarian International Tennis Championships with a 6-3, 6-2 over Japan's Taro Daniel on Thursday. Auger-Aliassime, the fi...

Apr 18, 2024

Trail Blazers guard Taze Moore signs with CEBL's Vancouver Bandits

VANCOUVER - Taze Moore doesn't take basketball for granted, so when a unique opportunity to play summer ball came up, he grabbed it. After playing four NBA games for the Portland Trail Blazers this ye...

Apr 18, 2024

Paris Olympics opening ceremony on river Seine will last nearly 4 hours

PARIS (AP) - With sunset and moonlight gleaming on the river, the grandiose opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics will last nearly four hours. A total of 205 delegations will parade on more than 80 ...

Apr 18, 2024

Toronto FC rookie Tyrese Spicer savouring life as a pro and being in a video game

TORONTO - Everything is new these days for Toronto FC's Tyrese Spicer, from scoring his first MLS goal to seeing himself in a video game. And the rookie wingback from Trinidad and Tobago can't stop sm...

Apr 18, 2024

Vancouver Canucks sign winger Vasily Podkolzin to two-year extension

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed former first-round draft pick Vasily Podkolzin to a two-year extension. The 22-year-old Russian winger split the 2023-24 season between the NHL team and i...

Apr 18, 2024

Maple Leafs sign defenceman Cade Webber to two-year entry-level contract

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Cade Webber to a two-year, entry-level contract, the NHL club announced Thursday. The contract carries an average annual value of US$875,000. T...

Apr 18, 2024

World Boxing Association betting suspended in Ontario by regulator

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario is requiring all registered gaming operators who offer sports betting to stop accepting wagers on World Boxing Association events. The regulator says it ha...

Apr 18, 2024

Redblacks announce running back Williams has surgery for off-season training injury

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks will start the 2024 season without American running back Devonte Williams. The CFL club announced Thursday that Williams recently had surgery to repair a torn Achilles te...

Apr 18, 2024