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Canada's under-18 women's hockey team reboots for long-awaited world championship

CALGARY - After a cancellation and a delay, Canada's top young female hockey talent starts preparing to finally step on the world stage. A selection camp of 40 players opened Tuesday in Calgary to cho...

May 24, 2022

Montreal feels it can kick fatigue, beat Forge FC on Wednesday

MONTREAL - CF Montreal will have to put their recent dip in form behind them as the defence of their Canadian Championship title begins Wednesday against Canadian Premier League side Forge FC at Stade...

May 24, 2022

Kurt Zouma pleads guilty to kicking, slapping his pet cat

LONDON (AP) - West Ham defender Kurt Zouma pleaded guilty Tuesday to kicking and slapping his pet cat in abuse caught on video. The 27-year-old France international appeared at a hearing at Thames Mag...

May 24, 2022

Former CFL wide receiver to be sentenced in B.C. today for 2009 murder

VANCOUVER - Former Canadian Football League wide receiver Joshua Boden is scheduled to be sentenced today for the murder of a woman in 2009. Boden was found guilty of second-degree murder in B.C. Supr...

May 24, 2022

Osaka loses in 1st round of French Open, may skip Wimbledon

PARIS (AP) - A year ago, Naomi Osaka left the French Open of her own volition, never beaten on the court but determining that she needed to pull out before the second round to stand up for herself and...

May 23, 2022

Kadri nets hat trick, Avs beat Blues 6-3 to take 3-1 series lead

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Nazem Kadri scored three goals, including two during a four-goal second period barrage, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 6-3 on Monday night to take a 3-1 lead in t...

May 23, 2022

Indiana lawmakers set to override veto of trans sports ban

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Republican-dominated Indiana Legislature is poised on Tuesday to override the GOP governor's veto of a bill banning transgender students from competing in girls sports, which w...

May 23, 2022

Goldschmidt's slam in 10th lifts Cards over Jays

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Paul Goldschmidt hit a walkoff grand slam in the 10th inning Monday night, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. St. Louis native David Phelps (...

May 23, 2022

Celtics torch Heat early, even series with 102-82 blowout

BOSTON (AP) - Jayson Tatum scored 31 points and the Boston Celtics took their turn pounding the Miami Heat early, jumping out to a 26-4 lead and cruising to a 102-82 victory that evened the Eastern Co...

May 23, 2022

Seahawks have different feel without Wilson, Wagner

RENTON, Wash. (AP) - For the past decade in Seattle, nearly every team drill and every team activity had No. 3 and No. 54 at the front of the line leading the way. That hasn't been the case this offse...

May 23, 2022