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Beckie to the rescue as Canadian women tie England 1-1 at Arnold Clark Cup

MIDDLESBROUGH, United Kingdom - Janine Beckie's elegant second-half strike lifted Canada into a 1-1 draw with England at the Arnold Clark Cup on Thursday. The first outing of the year for Olympic-cham...

Feb 17, 2022

Former Angels employee convicted in Skaggs' overdose death

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A former Los Angeles Angels employee was convicted Thursday of providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to his overdose death in Texas. Eric Kay was convicted ...

Feb 17, 2022

Missing Olympics still disappointing for Team Canada fan Connor McDavid

This isn't how Connor McDavid expected to watch the Beijing Olympics. The Edmonton Oilers superstar planned to be on the ice and in the athletes village in China. Instead, he's catching the action fro...

Feb 17, 2022

WHL announces playoff start date, Cougars reschedule postponed games

PRINCE GEORGE- The Western Hockey League announced today the 2022 WHL Playoffs will begin Friday, April 22, allowing for an update to the 2021-22 WHL Regular Season schedule, including the reschedulin...

Greg Fry Feb 17, 2022

Surfer Maya Gabeira has book deal with children's publisher

NEW YORK (AP) - One of the world's greatest big-wave surfers, Brazil's Maya Gabeira, has embarked on a kid-friendly adventure. The seven-time winner of the World Surf League Big Wave Award has a deal ...

Feb 17, 2022

Forge FC edged out in close CONCACAF encounter against Cruz Azul

HAMILTON - Forge FC fell 1-0 to Mexican heavyweight Cruz Azul in CONCACAF Champions League action Wednesday night. Rmulo Otero scored the winner off a long-range free kick in the 31st minute. The roun...

Feb 17, 2022

Canada's Thompson wins silver in women's ski cross at Beijing Olympics

ZHANGJIAKOU, China - Canada's Marielle Thompson has won the silver medal in women's ski cross at the Beijing Olympics after finishing second in a drama-filled final. Thompson, from Whistler, B.C., mad...

Feb 17, 2022

Golden again: Canadian women back on top of Olympic hockey world with win over U.S.

BEIJING - Who else but Marie-Philip Poulin? The big-time performer who has made a career of thriving on hockey's biggest stages did it again Thursday in Beijing, helping Canada reclaim Olympic women's...

Feb 17, 2022

Lindholm extends goal streak to six games in win over Anaheim

CALGARY - Bailed out by his teammates after a taking a high-sticking double-minor in the game's opening minute, Elias Lindholm expressed his appreciation on the scoreboard. Lindholm scored twice and a...

Feb 16, 2022

Raptors' Trent hits 30 points again in 103-91 win vs. Wolves

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Gary Trent Jr. has no exotic plans for the All-Star break, he's just happy to use the time for bonus bonding with his three younger brothers in Minnesota. He sure gave his family a ...

Feb 16, 2022