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Senators add former NHL player and veteran executive Rob DiMaio to front office
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have added veteran executive Rob DiMaio to their front office, the NHL club announced Tuesday. The Senators said in a release that the 56-year-old from Calgary will join general manager Steve Staios as director of player personnel and director of professional scouting. DiMaio spent the last...
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Jays fan hit in the face by ball to get custom cards, ball signed by Bo Bichette
TORONTO - A woman who got hit in the face by a scorching foul ball off the bat of Bo Bichette is about to receive 110 baseball cards with her picture on them, and a signed ball from the Blue Jays shortstop. Collectible cards company Topps says it will send the custom cards to Liz McGuire, who got hit at a weekend game...
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How to watch and what to expect in the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs
Four teams are left to chase the Stanley Cup in the NHL playoffs, including three division champions and the undisputed best player in hockey. The Eastern Conference final features the Florida Panthers facing off against the New York Rangers. The West final is the Dallas Stars versus reigning MVP Connor McDavid, German...
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Germany and Real Madrid great Toni Kroos to retire after Euro 2024
MADRID (AP) - Toni Kroos will retire from soccer after the 2024 European Championship, Real Madrid said Tuesday. Madrid said the 34-year-old German international "has decided to bring an end to his time as a professional footballer following Euro 2024." "Real Madrid would like to express its gratitude an...
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Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
They're down to the final four as the NHL post-season gets ready to play into June in Florida, Texas, New York and Alberta. The much-hyped Battle of Canada ended with a 3-2 Oilers' victory, while fans in Dallas scrambled to locate Edmonton via Google, and to let Oiler fans know their goal song at American Airlines Cent...
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'We were close': Game 7 loss to Oilers hits Canucks hard
VANCOUVER - Quinn Hughes couldn't quite find the words to describe his emotions Monday night. The sting of losing Game 7 to the Edmonton Oilers on home ice was still washing over the Vancouver Canucks captain. "Hard to reflect," he told reporters. "I'm kind of just trying to take it all in right now.&qu...
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CP NewsAlert: Oilers advance to Western Conference final with 3-2 win over Canucks
VANCOUVER - The Edmonton Oilers are through to the Western Conference final after beating the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in Game 7 of their second-round playoff series tonight. Vancouver has been eliminated from the NHL playoffs with the loss. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Stars coach Pete DeBoer enters third round for fifth time in six years
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Pete DeBoer has gotten used to deep runs in the NHL playoffs, even though he never takes them for granted. The only thing that could make that any better for the veteran coach would be to win it all. With the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Final for the second year in a row since he became...
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Roughriders roll past Blue Bombers 25-12 in pre-season tilt
REGINA - It may have only been a pre-season game, but the Corey Mace era in Saskatchewan started on a positive note Monday with a 25-12 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Mace, hired as the Roughriders' head coach on Nov. 30, 2023 after assistant coaching stints with the Calgary Stampeders and Toronto Argonauts, u...
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Vancouver Whitecaps look to finish off Cavalry FC, continue quest for cup three-peat
Vancouver Whitecaps coach Vanni Sartini isn't expecting any of his players to look past Tuesday's cup tie against visiting Cavalry FC, even with a crowd of more than 50,000 expected Saturday for a high-profile league date with Inter Miami at B.C. Place Stadium. For one, the Canadian Championship comes with good memorie...
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