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Canada captain Christine Sinclair posts teaser short video on social media

One day after Canada coach Bev Priestman gingerly handled a question about Christine Sinclair's future, the Canada captain offered a hint on social media Thursday. Sinclair posted a short teaser video...

Oct 19, 2023

Golden Knights pull ahead late, top Jets 5-3 in playoff rematch

WINNIPEG - Jack Eichel scored the go-ahead goal with 4:36 remaining and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 on Thursday night. Jonathan Marchessault, Brett Howden, Alec Martinez an...

Oct 19, 2023

Cam Atkinson scores twice, leading the Flyers to a 4-1 win over the Oilers

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Cam Atkinson scored twice and Sean Walker added his first goal with Philadelphia as the Flyers beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Thursday night. Atkinson, who missed all of last seas...

Oct 19, 2023

Adam Ruzicka scores the go-ahead goal for the Flames, who beat the sloppy Sabres 4-3

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Adam Ruzicka scored the go-ahead goal on a bad-angle shot 4:35 into the third period, and the Calgary Flames never trailed in a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. ...

Oct 19, 2023

Panthers win home opener, hold off Toronto 3-1 in playoff rematch

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Kevin Stenlund and Oliver Ekman-Larsson got their first Florida goals, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots and the Panthers won their home opener by topping the Toronto Maple Leafs ...

Oct 19, 2023

Nikita Kucherov scores twice, Lightning beat Canucks 4-3 to end 3-game winless streak

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Nikita Kucherov scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Thursday night to end a three-game winless streak. Nicholas Paul and Michael Eyssimont als...

Oct 19, 2023

Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, a proving ground for Canadian athletes

SANTIAGO, Chile - One of three jewels in the multi-sport triple crown for a Canadian athlete is the Pan American Games. Athletes who have already worn the Maple Leaf in Olympic and Commonwealth Games ...

Oct 19, 2023

Vernon Adams Jr. shrugs off injury concerns ahead of Stampeders tilt

SURREY, B.C. - Despite the odds stacked against them, the B.C. Lions are aiming for finishing top of the CFL's Western Division. The road to that is complicated. A B.C. loss Friday night to Calgary (5...

Oct 19, 2023

Actor Donald Sutherland shares frustration with the Toronto Blue Jays

Even famed Canadian actor Donald Sutherland is frustrated with the Toronto Blue Jays. Sutherland was using batting as a metaphor on Thursday while speaking about a new Canada Post stamp that will bear...

Oct 19, 2023

Flames draft pick Topi Ronni under investigation in Finland after accusation of rape

Calgary Flames draft pick Topi Ronni is under investigation in his native Finland after being accused of rape. Ronni's Finnish Elite League team Tappara Tampere said on its website that Ronni informed...

Oct 19, 2023