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CPL clubs allowed affiliations with lower-division teams under pilot project

TORONTO - Canadian Premier League clubs will be allowed to share talent with teams in lower divisions under a pilot project announced Friday. The plan allows all eight CPL franchises to partner with o...

Apr 21, 2023

Canadian Premier League teams wrap up busy first week facing familiar foes

It's more of the same in the Canadian Premier League this weekend as York United FC hosts Vancouver FC and Pacific FC entertains Cavalry FC. The two games - in Toronto on Saturday and Langford, B.C., ...

Apr 21, 2023

Bergeron doesn't travel with Bruins for games in Florida

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Boston captain Patrice Bergeron did not accompany the Bruins on their trip to Florida for Games 3 and 4 of an Eastern Conference first-round series with the Panthers. He missed Ga...

Apr 21, 2023

Jets' Ehlers day to day with injury, Bowness hopeful he'll be cleared for Game 3

LAS VEGAS - Jets coach Rick Bowness says he's hopeful that Nikolaj Ehlers will soon get medical clearance to return to the lineup for their first-round playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights....

Apr 21, 2023

'Guys are just so amped up': NHLers talk playoff intensity after regular-season slog

Steven Stamkos has twice hoisted the Stanley Cup. The Tampa Bay Lightning captain also made the final on two other occasions. He knows what it takes to reach the top of that playoff mountain in the ch...

Apr 21, 2023

Syracuse offensive lineman Bergeron moves atop final CFL Scouting Bureau list

TORONTO - Syracuse offensive tackle Matthew Bergeron moved atop the CFL Scouting Bureau's spring top-20 prospects list. The six-foot-five, 318-pound native of Victoriaville, Que., was fifth on the win...

Apr 21, 2023

NFL suspends 5 players for violating gambling policy

NEW YORK - Three NFL players were suspended indefinitely Friday for betting on NFL games in the 2022 season, while two other players, including the 12th overall draft pick a year ago, received six-gam...

Apr 21, 2023

Top lightweights Charles Oliveira, Beneil Dariush to meet in UFC 289 co-main event

A lightweight bout between former champion Charles (do Bronx) Oliveira and Beneil Dariush has been confirmed as the co-main event of UFC 289 in Vancouver. Oliveira (33-9-0 with one no-contest) is rank...

Apr 21, 2023

Cooled Jets: Some outlets covering road games remotely instead of staffing in person

LAS VEGAS - Gary Lawless spent years in the media business in Winnipeg before leaving journalism in 2017 for a similar job in Las Vegas. A longtime writer and broadcaster, Lawless was part of the Mani...

Apr 21, 2023

Toronto FC travels to Philadelphia looking to better execute on offence

Toronto FC visits the Philadelphia Union on Saturday in a matchup of MLS teams that are not where they want to be - in ninth and 10th place in the Eastern Conference, respectively. With a league-high ...

Apr 21, 2023