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Pittsburgh Penguins fire assistant coach Todd Reirden after missing out on the playoffs
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins fired assistant coach Todd Reirden on Friday, just over two weeks after the organization missed out on the playoffs for a second straight season. Reirden was ...
May 03, 2024
Chad Owens, SJ Green and Weston Dressler highlight '24 Hall of Fame class
A career that started on the practice roster has earned Chad Owens a spot in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.The electrifying returner/receiver topped a stellar 2024 class announced Friday. Also na...
May 03, 2024
Foreign interference may have changed the result in one riding, inquiry finds
OTTAWA - A public inquiry has found foreign meddling attempts didn't change who won the last two elections, but they may have changed the result in one riding in 2021. A preliminary report by commissi...
May 03, 2024
US Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas denies wrongdoing amid reports of pending indictment
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas denied any wrongdoing amid reports of pending indictments related to the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan. The longtime congressman re...
May 03, 2024
The Carolina Hurricanes missed Andrei Svechnikov in last year's NHL playoffs. He's back as 'a force'
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The memory of being unable to help the Carolina Hurricanes in the NHL playoffs last year still stings for Andrei Svechnikov. He has opened this post-season like a man savouring ev...
May 03, 2024
Five things to know about foreign interference from the inquiry's interim report
OTTAWA - After holding public hearings and gathering evidence in private, inquiry commissioner Marie-Jose Hogue has released an interim report into foreign interference in Canada's last two general el...
May 03, 2024
Canada beats Kenya 19-12 to open women's 3x3 basketball Olympic qualifier
UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Paige Crozon had a team-high 10 points Friday as Canada opened with a 19-12 win over Kenya at a women's 3x3 basketball Olympic qualifying tournament. Crozon was effective from long...
May 03, 2024
Mike Riley, former coach at Oregon State and Nebraska, will take over for Pat Chun on CFP committee
IRVING, Texas (AP) - Former Oregon State and Nebraska coach Mike Riley has been named to the College Football Playoff selection committee, executive director Bill Hancock announced Friday. Riley, who ...
May 03, 2024
Buffalo Bills sign Canadian receiver Chase Claypool
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - The Buffalo Bills announced the signings of Canadian wide receiver Chase Claypool, defensive end Dawuane Smoot and linebacker Deion Jones to one-year contracts on Friday. In ...
May 03, 2024
Chad Owens, SJ Green and Weston Dressler highlight '24 Hall of Fame class
TORONTO - A career that started on the practice roster has earned Chad Owens a spot in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. The electrifying returner/receiver topped a stellar 2024 class announced Frid...
May 03, 2024