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Atlético Ottawa midfielder Manuel Aparicio and HFX Wanderers midfielder Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé leap for the ball during Saturday's Canadian Premier League match at the Wanderers Grounds on April 27, 2024. Ottawa won the match 3-1.
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‘Everyone’s feeling the urgency’: Wanderers lose home opener to Ottawa, fall to 0-3 to start CPL season

The struggling Halifax Wanderers aren’t ready to push the panic button just yet. But their meager start to the 2024 Canadian Premier League season is concerning. The Wanderers are without a point through three games with their latest setback coming ...

Updated 22 hours ago |5 min read

Halifax's Paul Flemming wins gold at world senior men's curling championship

Updated a day ago |2 min read

Canada's Paul Flemming rink, out of the Halifax Curling Club, won gold at the world senior men's curling championship in Ostersund, Sweden, on Saturday. From left are: From left are: Flemming, third Peter Burgess, second Martin Gavin, lead Kris Granchelli and alternate Kevin Ouelette. - Curling Canada

Antigonish Bulldogs edge Kensington 3-2 to win second straight Don Johnson title

Updated 7 hours ago |2 min read

The 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup starts on Tuesday in Mount Pearl

Halifax sailor Gillis just misses qualifying for Olympics in France

Updated 8 hours ago |2 min read

Thunderbirds on the eve of NLL playoffs: ‘We have a chance to win this thing’

Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |7 min read

Wanderer by name, by nature: Christian Volesky made many stops in pro soccer career before arriving in Halifax

Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |7 min read

Athletics - World Athletics Indoor Championships - Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - March 1, 2024 Noah Lyles of the U.S. celebrates after finishing the men's 60m final in second place

Athletics-Lyles sees room for improvement after 100m Bermuda win

Reuters |Updated 3 hours ago |2 min read

(Reuters) - World champion Noah Lyles was all smiles after a wind-aided 9.96 seconds win in the men's 100 metres at the Bermuda Grand Prix on Sunday but said he had plenty to work on ahead of the United States Olympic trials. Lyles, bronze ...

Interior view of the Olympic Aquatics Centre (CAO), a multifunctional venue for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games construction site which is under the management of the "Metropole Grand Paris" in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, March 28, 2024.

Swimming-Russia's absence boosts U.S. hopes of striking Olympic gold in artistic swimming

Vincent Daheron |Updated 5 hours ago |2 min read

By Vincent Daheron EAUBONNE, France (Reuters) - Boosted by the absence of favourites Russia, the United States will aim for the gold medal in artistic swimming at the Paris Games after qualifying for the Olympic team event for the first time ...

Apr 28, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) and New York Knicks guard Donte DiVincenzo (0) battle for a loose ball during the first half of game four of the first round in the 2024 NBA playoffs at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

Jalen Brunson powers Knicks past 76ers for 3-1 series lead

Reuters |Updated 5 hours ago |2 min read

Jalen Brunson scored a playoff career-high 47 points to go along with 10 assists as the New York Knicks defeated the host Philadelphia 76ers 97-92 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round series on Sunday. Brunson set a franchise playoff ...

Aleah Young of Eskasoni, 16, stands behind her boxing coach Barry Bernard. Bernard, Young and three other fighters from Red Tribe Boxing are heading to Las Vegas, Nevada to compete at the 2024 Box Fan Expo. CONTRIBUTED

Dreams and determination: Eskasoni-based boxing club sending four fighters to Fan Box Expo in Las Vegas

Mitchell Ferguson · Local Journalism Initiative Reporter |Updated 5 hours ago |6 min read

ESKASONI — "I'm really excited. I'm really nervous, but this is a really huge opportunity for me and the rest of the fighters," says Aleah Young, a 16-year-old boxer from Red Tribe Boxing in Eskasoni, capturing the anticipation and apprehension she ...

Apr 27, 2024; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Kansas City Royals outfielder Hunter Renfroe (16) looks on during an at bat in the eighth inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bradshaw Sevald-USA TODAY Sports

Tarik Skubal, Tigers cruise to series win over Royals

Reuters |Updated 5 hours ago |2 min read

Tarik Skubal pitched seven strong innings, Wenceel Perez blasted his first career home run and the host Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals 4-1 on Sunday afternoon. Skubal (4-0) limited the Royals to one run, four hits and one walk while ...

Apr 27, 2024; Miami, Florida, USA; Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) looks to pass the ball against the Miami Heat in the first half during game three of the first round for the 2024 NBA playoffs at Kaseya Center. Mandatory Credit: Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports

Jayson Tatum, Celtics stifle Heat, take back home-court edge

Reuters |Updated 5 hours ago |3 min read

Jayson Tatum posted 22 points, 11 rebounds and six assists as the visiting Boston Celtics regained home-court advantage in this first-round playoff series, routing the Miami Heat 104-84 in Game 3 on Saturday night. Boston, the NBA's top seed, leads ...

Apr 26, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; LA Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard (2) shoots the ball over Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) during the first quarter during game three of the first round for the 2024 NBA playoffs at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

Clippers F Kawhi Leonard ruled out of Game 4 vs. Mavericks

Reuters |Updated 6 hours ago |2 min read

Los Angeles Clippers star forward Kawhi Leonard has been ruled out of Sunday's Game 4 of the Western Conference first-round series versus the Dallas Mavericks due to inflammation in his right knee. Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence ...

Basketball player Candace Parker poses for a portrait at the U.S. Olympic Committee Media Summit in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California March 9, 2016.

Basketball-Three-times WNBA champion Parker retires

Reuters |Updated 4 hours ago |2 min read

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Seven-times All-Star Candace Parker called time on her career on Sunday, stepping away from the game after becoming the first to win the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Finals with three different teams. The twice ...

Dec 31, 2023; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne Jr. (1) runs the ball against Carolina Panthers linebacker Deion Jones (40) in the third quarter at EverBank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Reper-USA TODAY Sports/ File Photo

Jags picking up options for Trevor Lawrence, Travis Etienne

Reuters |Updated 9 hours ago |1 min read

The Jacksonville Jaguars will exercise the fifth-year options for quarterback Trevor Lawrence and running back Travis Etienne. General manager Trent Baalke confirmed the widely anticipated moves on Saturday for the pair of 2021 first-round draft ...

Oct 3, 2021; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Detroit Lions wide receiver Quintez Cephus (87) runs for a first down in the second half against Chicago Bears cornerback Kindle Vildor (22) at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Quinn Harris-USA TODAY Sports/ File Photo

Bills sign reinstated WR Quintez Cephus

Reuters |Updated 9 hours ago |1 min read

The Buffalo Bills signed wide receiver Quintez Cephus, recently reinstated from a gambling suspension. Agents for the former Detroit Lions wideout announced the transaction Sunday. Terms were not disclosed. "Thank you God," Cephus posted on X, along ...