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Hurricanes score 4 in third period, rally to beat Rangers 4-1 to stay alive
NEW YORK (AP) - Jordan Staal and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored 3:06 apart in the third period, and the Carolina Hurricanes got four goals in the final period for a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers in Game 5 of the second-round NHL playoff series on Monday night, staving off elimination for the second straight game. Jordan ...
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Varsho's glove, bat lift Blue Jays to 3-2 win over Orioles in 10 innings
BALTIMORE (AP) - Daulton Varsho robbed a homer with his glove, hit one with his bat and then drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning with a ground ball to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night. The Blue Jays overcame two home runs by Adley Rutschman, tying the game on V...
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Avs forward Valeri Nichushkin suspended for at least six months
DENVER (AP) - Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin was suspended for at least six months without pay and placed in Stage 3 of the league's player assistance program before Game 4 on Monday night of a second-round playoff series with the Dallas Stars. The National Hockey League and National Hockey League Players...
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John Bean to step down as Flames president and CEO, will be replaced by Robert Hayes
Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation president and chief executive officer John Bean will step down and be replaced by Robert Hayes. Lorenzo DeCicco joining CSEC as chief operating officer was among other changes to senior executive leadership announced Monday by the Flames. Bean will remain in an advisory rol...
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Canadian swimming sensation Summer McIntosh sets early tone at Olympic Trials
TORONTO - Swimming sensation Summer McIntosh is setting the early tone at the weeklong Olympic & Paralympic Trials. The 17-year-old from Toronto finished first in the women's 400-metre freestyle at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. McIntosh finished in three minutes 59.06 seconds. She was the lone swimmer in the ra...
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Stampeders sign first draft pick Labrosse after his NFL camp
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders have signed the team's first overall pick in this year's CFL draft. The Stampeders chose defensive back Ben Labrosse of Greenfield Park, Que., fourth overall. The six-foot, 189-pound product of McGill attended the New York Giants mini rookie camp that concluded Sunday. Labrosse, 24, was...
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PWHL Montreal looks to halt Boston's celebrations: 'They think they have it'
MONTREAL - Kori Cheverie heard the jubilation coming from the visitors' locker room loud and clear Saturday night. The PWHL Montreal head coach is eager for her team to prove it was premature. Boston put Montreal on the ropes with a triple-overtime road victory to take a 2-0 series lead in their best-of-five semifinal,...
May 13, 2024
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American Jesse Marsch named coach of the Canadian men's soccer team
American Jesse Marsch has been named coach of the Canadian men's soccer team. Canada Soccer said Marsch, the former coach of Leeds United, RB Leipzig, Red Bull Salzburg, New York Red Bulls and Montreal Impact, takes over immediately with a contract that runs through July 2026. The Canadian men have been without a perma...
May 13, 2024
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The coaching carousel spins fast in the NHL: Job security just doesn't exist
Paul Maurice is in his second season coaching the Florida Panthers, trying to guide them to a second consecutive appearance in the Stanley Cup Final. It was pointed out to him not long ago that, in his current profession, two years seems like an eternity. Such is the life he chose. "Tough business," Maurice s...
May 13, 2024
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Slovakia upsets the US in OT at ice hockey worlds and Finland eases past Norway
PRAGUE (AP) - Slovakia upset the United States 5-4 when Milos Kelemen scored with 1:04 left in overtime at the ice hockey world championship on Monday. The Americans were handed their second loss in three games. Libor Hudacek, Simon Nemec and Patrik Koch also scored for the Slovaks and goaltender Samuel Hlavaj stopped ...
May 13, 2024
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