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WHL Champs
Warriors win first WHL title, complete sweep against Portland
It's jubilation in the Friendly City as the Moose Jaw Warriors are WHL champions for the first time ever.Brayden Schuurman, who scored the overtime winner in Game 3, once again proved to be the decider, scoring with just 5:53 remaining in the third period on Wednesday night."I don't know if it has fully sunk in ye...
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Local legend Streveler happy to be back in Winnipeg after three seasons in NFL
WINNIPEG - Chris Streveler won't be flying to football games in a luxury private plane this season, but he's fine with that. The backup quarterback is grateful for the glitz and growth he experienced playing in the NFL, but also really pumped to return to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Streveler had a smile on his face at ...
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Calgary businessman Kien Tran named Bobsleigh Skeleton Canada CEO
Calgary businessman Kien Tran has been named chief executive officer of Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton and will lead the search for a new high-performance director. The organization announced Tran's appointment in a release Thursday and said he has more than 20 years of experience in investment banking and capital markets i...
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Nashville SC fires veteran coach Gary Smith hours after 2-0 win over Toronto FC
Nashville SC has fired coach Gary Smith, just hours after his MLS team defeated Toronto FC 2-0. Nashville (3-4-5) stands 10th in the Eastern Conference and has won two of its last thee matches after a five-game winless streak. Smith, the club's first head coach, had been in charge for seven seasons. Over that time, the...
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Long-time TSN broadcaster Darren Dutchyshen dead at 57
Long-time TSN broadcaster Darren Dutchyshen has died, the network announced Thursday. TSN said Dutchyshen died Wednesday at age 57. The cause of death was not provided, but his family said in a statement he was "surrounded by his closest loved ones." Dutchyshen began his TSN career in 1995 and became a mainst...
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Canadian health tech entrepreneur boosts Canadian medallists' money in Paris
Canada's medallists in Paris will get a bump in podium prize money. A donation by Canadian health-care technology entrepreneur Sanjay Malaviya of Hespeler, Ont., will make a gold medal worth a total of $25,000, silver $20,000 and bronze $15,000 to athletes. The 2024 Olympic Games open July 26 and close Aug. 11 followed...
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Perfect 4 and 0
Coombs backstops young-gun Mustangs to earn first career playoff win
The Melfort Mustangs wrapped up the pool play of this year's Centennial Cup, picking up a 3-1 win over the host, Oakville Blades.Melfort deployed a very young and inexperienced lineup, as they were locked into their playoff position, no matter the result.Despite playing without their top six, in Ryan Duguay, Aidyn Hutc...
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FIFA reveals promised anti-racism pledge and urges all soccer bodies to mandate abuse as an offense
BANGKOK (AP) - FIFA will urge all 211 national federations to mandate racist abuse in soccer as a disciplinary offense. Soccer's world body also suggests "a global standard gesture for players to communicate racist incidents" to referees - hands crossed at the wrists and raised in the air. A five-pillar pledg...
May 16, 2024
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Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
The Colorado Avalanche live to see another day after a win on Wednesday, while the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers battle for an edge on Thursday. Here are five things to know heading into Thursday's post-season action: BEST-OF-THREE SERIES The Oilers are set to meet the Canucks in Vancouver on Thursday night for...
May 16, 2024
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Asian soccer body scraps 12-year limit for senior officials and lets Sheikh Salman stay beyond 2027
Asian soccer leaders can have unlimited years in power after their governing body voted to scrap a key pillar of reforms passed after the corruption crisis that rocked FIFA in 2015. Saudi Arabia and Qatar were among four of the 47 Asian Football Confederation members who put the proposal to their annual congress in Ban...
May 16, 2024
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