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Stanley Cup Final pits Lightning vs. high-scoring Avalanche

DENVER (AP) - To win the Stanley Cup each of the past two years, the Tampa Bay Lightning had to go through the stingy New York Islanders, defending Dallas Stars and Montreal Canadiens backstopped by g...

Jun 15, 2022

World No. 30 Corey Conners leads Canadians into U.S. Open

Challenging rough, large crowds, and constant media attention made the RBC Canadian Open a perfect test run for this week's U.S. Open. Especially for Canadian golfers playing in their national champio...

Jun 15, 2022

Dominant second set leads Auger-Aliassime over McDonald in Halle

HALLE, NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA, GERMANY - Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime rode a dominant second set to a 7-6 (7), 6-1 victory over American Mackenzie McDonald on Wednesday at the Halle Open...

Jun 15, 2022

Hockey Canada names coaches for under-18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup

CALGARY - Hockey Canada has announced Stephane Julien will lead its men's under-18 team at the upcoming Hlinka Gretzky Cup. Head coach and general manager of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Sh...

Jun 15, 2022

Racing on the edge: Hamelin says short-track and Formula One have similarities

MONTREAL - Charles Hamelin was a couple of days removed from becoming Canada's most decorated winter Olympian and was on his flight home from Beijing. Connecting to the airplane's wifi midflight, the ...

Jun 15, 2022

Canada's Andreescu eliminated from German Open with second-round loss to Pliskova

BERLIN - Canada's Bianca Andreescu was eliminated form the German Open grass-court tennis tournament with a 6-5, 2-6, 7-6 (7) loss to fourth seed Karolina Pliskova in second-round action Wednesday. An...

Jun 15, 2022

Johnny Gaudreau tops NHL's potential UFA class with free agency four weeks away

NHL general managers get the opportunity to open their chequebooks four weeks from Wednesday. This year's list of potential unrestricted free agents - as always - offers some intriguing opportunities ...

Jun 15, 2022

Shapovalov's losing streak reaches five matches with Queen's Club loss to Paul

LONDON - Canadian tennis player Denis Shapovalov had his losing streak extended to five matches Wednesday with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 loss to Tommy Paul at the Queen's Club grass-court event. Shapovalov hasn...

Jun 15, 2022

Oleksiak withdraws from Canada's swim team for Commonwealth Games

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Decorated Olympian Penny Oleksiak has withdrawn from Canada's swim team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Swimming Canada announced Oleksiak's withdrawal Wedn...

Jun 15, 2022

Senators sign forward Dylan Gambrell to one-year contract extension

The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Dylan Gambrell to a one-year contract extension worth US$950,000. The 25-year-old had three goals and four assists in 63 games with the Senators in 2021-22 afte...

Jun 15, 2022