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P.E.I. speed skaters competing in Quebec
Two of P.E.I.'s fastest young speed skaters will compete at the last event on Speed Skating Canada’s national competition calendar for the 2023-24 season. Tiernan Dewar and Olivia Zhang will represent P.E.I. at the 2024 Canadian Youth Short Track ...
How to build a franchise from scratch in four short months: The story of PWHL Toronto
An empty room. Bare walls. A few tables and some folding chairs brought in to give her recently assembled five-person staff a place to sit. That was the start of it all for PWHL Toronto and newly appointed general manager Gina Kingsbury: A high ...
And now the answers to your questions in our Maple Leafs mailbag ...
A big thank you to the readers who submitted questions to our first Maple Leafs mailbag. We had a good response and if we didn’t get to your question, feel free to submit again. We’ll plan to open the mailbag again in the next couple of ...
France to boost Olympics security with foreign military, police support
By John Irish and Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS (Reuters) - France has asked about 45 foreign countries to contribute several thousand extra military, police and civilian personnel to help safeguard the Paris Olympics this summer, government sources ...
Tennis-Murray pulls out of Monte Carlo, Munich due to ankle injury
(Reuters) - Andy Murray will miss the Monte Carlo Masters and Munich Open next month as he recovers from a severe ankle injury sustained during his exit from the Miami Open, the Briton's team announced on Friday. The 36-year-old rolled his ankle ...
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: A dynamic brother-sister duo
Morgan and Emery Cormier are involved in a lot of sports. The brother-sister duo, ages 12 and nine respectively, are students at North River Elementary School and live in North River. The two took some time to answer some of our questions. Q: What ...
MLB roundup: Corbin Burnes, O's crush Angels in opener
Corbin Burnes pitched six innings of one-hit baseball in his Baltimore debut and the Orioles rolled past the visiting Los Angeles Angels 11-3 in their opener on Thursday. Cedric Mullins hit a three-run homer and Anthony Santander added a two-run shot ...
NHL roundup: Stars, Hurricanes win, seal playoff bids
Jamie Benn's power-play goal broke a tie late in the third period and helped give the visiting Dallas Stars a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks and a berth in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Roope Hintz netted one goal and two assists while Jason ...
Stars 3, Canucks 1: Special teams failure puts official playoff spot off for another day
Goals usually make for fun … but when it’s two of the best teams in hockey, sometimes a 1-1 game features great hockey too. And on this night, that was the story. The final score was 3-1 for Dallas but it was far from a dull affair. And it’s ...
Tennis-Alcaraz says Dimitrov made him feel like a 13-year-old in Miami masterclass
(Reuters) - World number two Carlos Alcaraz said he felt like a frustrated 13-year-old searching for answers after his crushing defeat by Bulgarian veteran Grigor Dimitrov in the Miami Open quarter-finals on Thursday. Alcaraz, 20, arrived in ...