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Canes' Aho, Oilers' Hyman each take a puck off the face

Sebastian Aho of the Carolina Hurricanes and Zach Hyman of the Edmonton Oilers are giving new meaning to the word "faceoff." Both were hit in the face by a puck on Tuesday night, and each played an in...

Apr 26, 2023

Canada's Leylah Fernandez upset by Russian teen Mirra Andreeva at Madrid Open

MADRID - Canada's Leylah Fernandez suffered a 6-3, 6-4 loss to 15-year-old Mirra Andreeva in the first round of the Madrid Open on Wednesday. The Russian teen, ranked 194th in the world, needed just a...

Apr 26, 2023

Players, coaches unsure of where officiating standard rests in NHL playoffs

Confused looks. Bewildered players. Irate fans. Pundits weighing in. Coaches searching for an explanation. The annual discussion about officiating in the NHL playoffs is well underway. Unlike many spr...

Apr 26, 2023

AFC Toronto City becomes third team to sign on to Canadian women's pro soccer league

TORONTO - Diana Matheson's Canadian women's pro soccer league now has a foothold in Toronto. Matheson, a former Canadian international who is co-founder and CEO of the Project 8 group that is driving ...

Apr 26, 2023

Maple Leafs, Senators to play neutral-site games in Sweden next season

NEW YORK - The Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, Detroit Red Wings and Minnesota Wild will play a series of games in Stockholm, Sweden next season, the National Hockey League announced on Wednesda...

Apr 26, 2023

Five things to know about the NHL playoffs

OutKast and Usher ruled the music world in 2004. Shrek 2 was the top-grossing movie and Thefacebook, which later became Facebook, was launched. It was also the last time the Toronto Maple Leafs won a ...

Apr 26, 2023

Seguin, Stars take 3-2 series lead with 4-0 win over Wild

DALLAS (AP) - Tyler Seguin and Jason Robertson each had a power-play goal and an assist, Roope Hintz had three assists for the second straight game and the Dallas Stars took the series lead over the M...

Apr 25, 2023

Islanders beat Hurricanes, cut playoff series deficit to 3-2

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Brock Nelson scored by knocking in an airborne puck that had bounced off the face of Carolina's Sebastian Aho, and the New York Islanders added two goals that came off turnovers, ...

Apr 25, 2023

Jansen's two homers, Berríos's nine Ks, power Blue Jays past struggling White Sox 7-0

TORONTO - Danny Jansen hit two home runs as the Toronto Blue Jays routed the Chicago White Sox 7-0 on Tuesday. Jansen opened the scoring with a three-run homer in the second inning and added a solo sh...

Apr 25, 2023

Cougar's 20-year-olds move on to next part of their hockey career's

PRINCE GEORGE- A loss on home ice to the Seattle Thunderbirds was the nail in the coffin for the Cougars' 2022-23 Season. With that came the end to Cole Dubinsky, Jaxsen Weibe, and Chase Wheatcroft's ...

Apr 25, 2023