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Three-time amateur champion Lisa Meldrum named to Canadian Golf Hall of Fame

OAKVILLE, Ont. - Accomplished amateur and professional player Lisa Meldrum has been selected to the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. The 41-year-old from Montreal will be inducted into the player category ...

Feb 27, 2024

Jays' Swanson to be away from team as young son hospitalized after being hit by car

LAKELAND, Fla. - Blue Jays reliever Erik Swanson will be away from the team indefinitely after his son was hit by a car and hospitalized on Sunday in Florida, manager John Schneider said. The Toronto ...

Feb 27, 2024

Relive the biggest modern NHL brawl through the words of those who were involved

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The 2004 brawl between the Philadelphia Flyers and Ottawa Senators still holds the NHL record for the most penalty minutes in a game in NHL history with 419. It ended with 21 fight...

Feb 27, 2024

Senators-Flyers 2004 brawl in Philadelphia still holds NHL record for most penalty minutes

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The root of one the wildest brawls in NHL history came only a week earlier, when Ottawa's Martin Havlat's rocked Mark Recchi in the face with his stick and drew a two-game suspensi...

Feb 27, 2024

Former NHL fighter Donald Brashear is still playing hockey at 52 and doing it his way

Donald Brashear fought in the NHL because that was his job, not because he wanted to drop the gloves - which he did more than all but seven players to ever play in the league. "Fighting was never the ...

Feb 27, 2024

20 years since NHL's record-setting brawl, fighting is down across the league but not going anywhere

Chicago's Marcus Foligno took a hit, delivered one of his own to Minnesota's Jarred Tinordi, and the two big guys dropped the gloves. Outdoors in front of 82,000 people in the Meadowlands, it took eve...

Feb 27, 2024

Shohei Ohtani set for Dodgers debut Tuesday in spring game vs White Sox

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Shohei Ohtani is likely to get two or three plate appearances Tuesday when he makes his exhibition debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Chicago White Sox. It'll be the...

Feb 27, 2024

Auger-Aliassime bounced from Mexican Open after first-round loss to qualifier

ACAPULCO, Mexico - Felix Auger-Aliassime knows Acapulco is famous for its cliff diving, beaches and bars, but the Montreal tennis star was hoping it might also become a destination to get his inconsis...

Feb 26, 2024

NHL roundup: Horvat scores in OT as Islanders outshine Stars 3-2

DALLAS (AP) - Bo Horvat scored his second overtime winner against the Dallas Stars this year, giving the New York Islanders a 3-2 NHL victory Monday night. Ryan Pulock had a goal and an assist, and Ky...

Feb 26, 2024

Bouchard blast helps Oilers snap skid, clip Kings 4-2

EDMONTON - Leon Draisaitl and Evan Bouchard each had a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers snapped a three-game losing skid with a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday. Zach Hyman an...

Feb 26, 2024