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Calgary Flames edge Dallas Stars 3-2, strike first in NHL playoff series

EDMONTON - Dillon Dube scored twice in the first period and the Calgary Flames beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday. Rasmus Andersson also ...

Aug 11, 2020

Canucks ride momentum into playoff series against defending Stanley Cup champs

Feeling somewhat more seasoned in playoff experience, the Vancouver Canucks now face an opponent with loads of it. Vancouver opens a first-round, best-of-seven series Wednesday in Edmon...

Aug 11, 2020

Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez notches upset in first round of Top Seed Open

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Canadian qualifier Leylah Annie Fernandez upset 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-3 in the opening round of the Top Seed Open on Tuesday. The 17-year-old Fernandez, ...

Aug 11, 2020

Calgary Flames postpone 50/50 raffle due to "unforeseen circumstances"

CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have temporarily halted their online 50/50 game-day raffle due to "unforeseen circumstances." The National Hockey League team announced the move Tuesday in an email sent t...

Aug 11, 2020

Ticats' defensive back Breaux says he won't play in shortened 2020 CFL season

TORONTO - Don't expect to see Delvin Breaux playing for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats if the CFL stages a shortened season. The all-star cornerback said in a story on theparkjournal.com that ...

Aug 11, 2020

Edmonton Oilers GM laments lack of playoff push after strong season

Progress, yes, but an inability to defend a lead against a playoff-savvy team ousted the Edmonton Oilers early from Stanley Cup contention. General manager Ken Holland pointed to statistical cate...

Aug 11, 2020

Big Ten, Pac-12 pull plug on fall football amid pandemic

The Big Ten and Pac-12 won't play football this fall because of concerns about COVID-19, taking two of college football's five power conferences out of a crumbling season amid the pandemic. About an h...

Aug 11, 2020

Habs ready for Flyers' test: 'We're going to be the underdogs in any series'

TORONTO - The Montreal Canadiens were significant underdogs against the Pittsburgh Penguins. After dispatching Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and company - a roster with the seventh-best ...

Aug 11, 2020

Canada Cup curling event postponed due to COVID-19; mixed, club events cancelled

OTTAWA - The 2020 Home Hardware Canada Cup curling competition has been postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Canada Cup was originally scheduled for Nov. 24-29 in Fredericton. Curl...

Aug 11, 2020

Group behind New York rugby league bid pulls out of Wolfpack sweepstakes

TORONTO - A group looking to bring rugby league to New York has pulled out of the Toronto Wolfpack sweepstakes, citing the cost of reviving the troubled transatlantic franchise plus complications invo...

Aug 11, 2020