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Toronto Rock temporarily move to Mississauga as Hamilton arena is renovated

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - The Toronto Rock are moving once again, this time only temporarily. The National Lacrosse League franchise announced Thursday that it will move to the Paramount Fine Foods Centre i...

Jun 01, 2023

76ers hope new coach Nick Nurse can lead team to NBA title

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - The Philadelphia 76ers have named Nick Nurse as their new head coach as the franchise chases its first NBA championship in 41 years. The 76ers hired the 55-year-old Nurse, whom the...

Jun 01, 2023

Treliving says meeting with Matthews his top priority as Maple Leafs GM

TORONTO - Brad Treliving has a long to-do list as the new general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The No. 1 priority is sitting down with the team's best player. Named the 18th GM in franchise his...

Jun 01, 2023

Penguins hire former Leafs GM Dubas as president of hockey operations

PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins have named former Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas its new president of hockey operations, the club announced Thursday. The Penguins say Dubas, 37, w...

Jun 01, 2023

Penny Oleksiak withdraws from world swimming championship with injury

TORONTO - Penny Oleksiak has withdrawn from the world swimming championships because of injury. Swimming Canada says the 22-year-old from Toronto, who is Canada's most decorated Olympian with a career...

Jun 01, 2023

PSG coach confirms Lionel Messi's departure from French league club

PARIS (AP) - Lionel Messi will leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season after two years at the club, coach Christophe Galtier said Thursday. Galter said ahead of PSG's game against Clermont ...

Jun 01, 2023

Brian White scores record goal as Vancouver Whitecaps dismantle Houston Dynamo 6-2

VANCOUVER - Record-setting goals from Pedro Vite and Brian White led the Vancouver Whitecaps to a comfortable 6-2 win over the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday night at B.C. Place. White scored the winner,...

May 31, 2023

Thunderbirds cruise past Blazers 6-1 to punch ticket to Memorial Cup semifinal

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Kyle Crnkovic and Jared Davidson each had a goal and two assists for the Seattle Thunderbirds in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Kamloops Blazers to reach the Memorial Cup semifinal. Luc...

May 31, 2023

CF Montreal's Ibrahim, Lassiter score late in a 2-2 draw with D.C. United 2-2

WASHINGTON (AP) - Sunusi Ibrahim and Ariel Lassiter scored two minutes apart late in the second half to help CF Montreal tie D.C. United 2-2 on Wednesday night. Ibrahim, who entered in the 61st minute...

May 31, 2023

Purdue's Edey returning to school at NBA draft deadline; Kentucky's Tshiebwe stays in

Toronto's Zach Edey decided it was the right call to return to Purdue instead of staying in the NBA draft. His predecessor as national player of the year, Kentucky's Oscar Tshiebwe, is sticking with h...

May 31, 2023