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Spruce Kings take 3-2 Game 1 win
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings earned a 3-2 win over the Chilliwack Chiefs in Game 1 on Friday night (April 17) at Kopar Memorial Arena. The Chiefs got off to a strong start, earning a pair of goals at the 9:22 and 11:08 marks in the first period, securing a 2-0 lead in the game. However, the Spruce Kin...
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Cougars fall 1-0 in Game 5
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars will need to force a Game 7 after they fell 1-0 against the Penticton Vees on Friday night. The Game 5 loss saw the Vees earn a power play goal at 10:27 if the first period, with the rest of the game remaining scoreless. Cougars' goaltender Josh Ravensbergen blocked 28 of 29 sh...
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Spruce Kings announce show home lottery winner
PRINCE GEORGE - Claire Keehn of Prince George is this year's winner of the Prince George Spruce Kings Show Home lottery.Keehn won a fully furnished 2,400 square foot home located in the Aberdeen Glen Subdivision valued at $865,000. The team says 893 show home lottery tickets were purchased on the final day to ensure th...
Apr 17, 2026
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Vees even series with Cougars with 5-2 win
PRINCE GEORGE - The Penticton Vees defeated the Prince George Cougars 5-2 Wednesday night at the CN Centre to even the second round playoff series at two games apiece.The game was overshadowed by the referees, who gave the Vees eight powerplay opportunities, including two five minute majors. The Vees ended up scoring f...
Apr 16, 2026
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Sei Young Kim blows all but 2 strokes of 8-shot lead in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sei Young Kim had an eight-stroke lead with five holes left Saturday at El Caballero Country Club in the JM Eagle L.A. Championship. She ended up needing to get up-and-down from off the back of the 18th green to salvage a two-shot ad...
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Boldy has 2 goals and an assist as Wild whip Stars 6-1 in series opener
DALLAS (AP) - Matt Boldy had two goals with an assist, Joel Ericksson Ek scored two power-play goals and rookie goalie Jesper Wallstedt stopped 26 shots in his post-season debut to help the Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 6-1 on Saturday in Game 1...
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Jenn Gardiner has PWHL-record four goals, Goldeneyes beat Torrent 6-5 in OT
SEATTLE (AP) - Jenn Gardiner scored the last of her PWHL single-game record four goals 52 seconds into overtime to help the Vancouver Goldeneyes beat Seattle 6-5 to sweep the regular-season series with the Torrent. Vancouver (9-1-4-14), which needed to...
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'Always on top of you': Senators fall 2-0 to stifling Hurricanes in Game 1
RALEIGH - Drake Batherson redirected a pass that Frederik Andersen stopped on the doorstep. The Ottawa Senators winger followed up a split-second later with another effort in the crease that the Carolina Hurricanes goaltender flung his glove at in desp...
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Matt Fitzpatrick overcomes slow start and leads Scheffler by 3 shots at Hilton Head
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - Matt Fitzpatrick had a slow start that brought Scottie Scheffler back into the mix Saturday until holing two shots from off the green on the back nine that sent him to a 3-under 68 and a three-shot lead in the RBC Herita...
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Stankoven, Hall, Andersen help Carolina Hurricanes top the Ottawa Senators 2-0 to open NHL playoffs
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Logan Stankoven and Taylor Hall scored and Frederik Andersen came through with a big third-period performance in net to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Ottawa Senators 2-0 on Saturday to open their first-round playoff series....
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Sociedad beats Atletico on penalties to win Copa del Rey. American coach Matarazzo lifts 1st title
SEVILLE, Spain (AP) - Real Sociedad beat Atletico Madrid on penalties to win the Copa del Rey title on Saturday, giving American coach Pellegrino Matarazzo his first career title after he moved to Spain this season. After the game finishe...
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Underdogs or not, Canadiens ready to face experienced Lightning in first round
BROSSARD - Martin St. Louis isn't concerned with labels. The Montreal Canadiens coach knows his team is facing a perennial contender in the Tampa Bay Lightning. He's also confident his group can match up. "Whether we're the favourite, underdog, that's ...
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Hurricanes, Senators fans soak up the sun ahead of Game 1
RALEIGH - Adam Averkamp arrived in the parking lot about seven hours before puck drop. The unofficial spokesman for a group of tailgating Carolina Hurricanes fans started to set up in the sun and heat just after 8 a.m. Flags, tables, games, food and pl...
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Jenner and Larocque lead the way as Charge dump Sirens 5-1 in PWHL matinee
OTTAWA - At age 37, Jocelyne Larocque doesn't know how many more seasons she has left to play. The Ottawa Charge defenceman is the oldest player in the Professional Women's Hockey League and she'd love nothing more than to win a Walter Cup before she...
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CF Montreal dumps Red Bull New York 4-1 in Eullaffroy's first game as interim coach
MONTREAL - CF Montreal got off to a perfect start under interim head coach Philippe Eullaffroy on Saturday afternoon, securing a dominant 4-1 victory over Red Bull New York at Stade Saputo. Victor Loturi, Prince Owusu, Matty Longstaff and Mahala Opok...
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Mitchell scores 32 as Cavaliers defeat Raptors 126-113 in Game 1 of East first-round series
CLEVELAND (AP) - Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points, Max Strus had 24 off the bench and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors 126-113 on Saturday in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. James Harden had 22 points...
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Driver dies in 7-car crash ahead of Nürburgring race featuring Max Verstappen
NÜRBURG, Germany (AP) - A driver has died following a crash in an endurance sportscar race on Saturday at the Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany, where four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen was also preparing to race. Organizers of the A...
11h ago
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Toronto FC tallies late to salvage 3-3 draw with visiting Austin FC
TORONTO - Kobe Franklin had hoped his first career MLS goal would be a game winner, but the defender was still satisfied that he helped Toronto FC salvage a 3-3 draw against Austin FC on Saturday afternoon. Franklin sent a shot from the centre of the...
11h ago
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NFL is not investigating Patriots coach Mike Vrabel for behavior regarding reporter Dianna Russini
The NFL is not investigating Mike Vrabel's behavior after published photos of the New England Patriots coach and former Athletic reporter Dianna Russini at an Arizona resort prompted her resignation and an internal investigation at The New York Times-o...
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Fans travel to support Raptors in Cleveland for playoff opener against Cavaliers
CLEVELAND - Even though he was wearing camouflage, there was no missing Arno Yellowman at Rocket Arena. Yellowman was decked out head-to-toe in a camo-coloured Raptors costume before the Cleveland Cavaliers' 126-113 win over Toronto in Game 1 of their ...
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Raptors looking for answers after 126-113 loss to Cavaliers in Game 1
CLEVELAND - There was a short list of things that went well for the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Scottie Barnes had 21 points and seven assists as Toronto fell to the Cavaliers 126-113 o...
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Spruce Kings take 3-2 Game 1 win
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings earned a 3-2 win over the Chilliwack Chiefs in Game 1 on Friday night (April 17) at Kopar Memorial Arena. The Chiefs got off to a strong start, earning a pair of goals at the 9:22 and 11:08 marks in the first period, securing a 2-0 lead in the game. However, the Spruce Kin...
14h ago
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Cougars fall 1-0 in Game 5
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars will need to force a Game 7 after they fell 1-0 against the Penticton Vees on Friday night. The Game 5 loss saw the Vees earn a power play goal at 10:27 if the first period, with the rest of the game remaining scoreless. Cougars' goaltender Josh Ravensbergen blocked 28 of 29 sh...
15h ago
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Raptors turn to neoclassical sound for playoff hype videos, tapping pianist Tony Ann
The Toronto Raptors are back in the playoffs, and their hype videos are doing things a little differently this time. There's no thumping bass or blaring beats in the promotional reels on social media. Instead, a more emotional, piano-driven score accom...
20h ago
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Oilers open playoffs against Ducks team built on speed, skill and youth
EDMONTON - When the Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks open their first-round NHL playoff series Monday, it will be a complete reversal from 2017, the last time the teams met in the playoffs. Back then, the Ducks used their veteran lineup to subdue the ...
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Whit Fraser talks career, hockey and Governor General coverage in new book
OTTAWA - For Whit Fraser, it all started with a leap of faith - taking a job in Canada's Far North. The former journalist and husband of Gov. Gen. Mary Simon was hired by the CBC to work in Iqaluit - then called Frobisher Bay - in April 1967, with no e...
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'We have to get behind the team': Whitecaps fans rally as relocation rumours swirl
VANCOUVER - Barry Walker has spent every Vancouver Whitecaps game this season leading fan chants and holding up signs that read "STAY CAPS STAY." The 75-year-old superfan said the posters replace the ones he previously carried that said "Go Caps Go."...
Apr 18, 2026
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Sabbi scores, Vancouver Whitecaps blank Sporting Kansas City 3-0
VANCOUVER - Two months into his tenure with the Vancouver Whitecaps, Bruno Caicedo is finding his way - both on and off the field. The 21-year-old Ecuadorean forward is growing relationships with his teammates and racking up milestones. His latest ...
Apr 18, 2026
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