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Hundreds are set to descend on Tahiti for Olympic surfing. Can locals protect their way of life?

TEAHUPO'O, French Polynesia (AP) - Peva Levy said he felt a powerful, natural energy known as "mana" when he surfed Teahupo'o's waves on a piece of plywood for the first time, rushing down a crumbling...

Feb 20, 2024

Getting a handle on curling stones not easy at Tournament of Hearts

CALGARY - The honour system is in play at the Canadian women's curling championship when it comes to hog-line violations. A curler delivering a stone must release it before it reaches the hog line. Se...

Feb 20, 2024

NHL roundup: Minnesota tips Canucks 10-7 in a wild day of offence

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Kaprizov each had hat tricks and three assists for the Minnesota Wild, who faced a three-goal deficit in the second period before storming back with ...

Feb 19, 2024

Joseph, Forsberg lead Senators past Lightning 4-2

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Mathieu Joseph scored two goals, Anton Forsberg made 23 saves and the Ottawa Senators beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Monday night. Ottawa, last in the Atlantic Division, handed...

Feb 19, 2024

Spooner, Campbell, Coyne Schofield named PWHL's three stars of the week

TORONTO - Right-wing Natalie Spooner and goaltender Kristen Campbell of Toronto and Minnesota left-wing Kendall Coyne Schofield have been named the Professional Women's Hockey League's three stars of ...

Feb 19, 2024

Kadri helps ignite Flames rally to ground Jets 6-3

CALGARY - Nazem Kadri had two goals and an assist Monday afternoon as the Calgary Flames rallied from a 3-1 deficit to post a 6-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. Oliver Kylington, Blake Coleman, Jonat...

Feb 19, 2024

Evander Kane scores twice as Oilers extend Coyotes' losing streak to 10 games with 6-3 win

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Evander Kane scored two of Edmonton's four goals in the third period, Connor McDavid added two assists to extend his NHL lead and the Oilers stretched the Arizona Coyotes' losing s...

Feb 19, 2024

Canada's Carmelina Moscato joins Racing Louisville FC as an assistant coach

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Canadian Carmelina Moscato has joined the National Women's Soccer League's Racing Louisville FC as an assistant coach. The Canada Soccer Hall of Famer won 94 caps for Canada between ...

Feb 19, 2024

Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov score hat tricks, Wild get record-filled 10-7 victory over Canucks

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Kaprizov each had hat tricks for the Minnesota Wild, who faced a three-goal deficit in the second period before storming back with six unanswered goa...

Feb 19, 2024

Matthews scores NHL-leading 49th goal in Toronto's 4-2 win over St. Louis

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 49th goal of the season and added an assist, sparking the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Monday. Matthews, the...

Feb 19, 2024