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Bettman quiet on potential World Cup bids from Alberta, but suggests there's interest
CALGARY - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman was hesitant to lay out details about potential bids to host the World Cup of Hockey in Alberta, but suggested Tuesday that there was interest. The NHL and NHL Players' Association announced last year the World C...
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FIFA puts World Cup playoff tickets on sale for less than $17 for matches in Mexico
Tickets for the playoffs in Mexico that will determine two of the final World Cup berths are being sold by FIFA for less than $17, far less than the $4,185 to $8,680 FIFA is charging for this year's final in New Jersey. FIFA put tickets on sale Tuesday...
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NLL defenceman La Roue looking forward to donning football pads at CFL combine
Sam La Roue is getting another chance to be a football player. The six-foot-four, 220-pound receiver figured he was done in the sport after the Western Mustangs lost 51-31 to Wilfrid Laurier in the 2024 Yates Cup. But on Friday, La Roue, currently a de...
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Tirotta hits three-run homer, Blue Jays beat Canada 10-7 in WBC tune-up
DUNEDIN - Riley Tirotta hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated Canada's national baseball team 10-7 in an exhibition game Tuesday afternoon. Tirotta's homer came after Canada came back to tie the game after giving ...
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U.S. women expect tougher test against Canada this time at SheBelieves Cup
United States coach Emma Hayes is expecting to face a tougher Canada on Wednesday than the side that meekly succumbed 3-0 to the Americans in July the last time they met. "Canada is in a different place," Hayes told a pre-match news conference Tuesday....
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Braves' Jurickson Profar faces 162-game suspension for second positive drug test, AP source says
NEW YORK (AP) - Atlanta outfielder Jurickson Profar faces a 162-game suspension by Major League Baseball for a possible second failed test for a performance-enhancing drug, a person familiar with the issue told The Associated Press on Tuesday. ...
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Medicine Hat's Allan will play for Canada at World U18 Ball Hockey Championships
Medicine Hat's Carter Allan will play for Team Canada at the 2026 U18 Men's Ball Hockey World Championships in Slovakia in July.Canada Ball Hockey announced its final roster on Monday, and Allan is the only Alberta player on the U18 team.He said he was pretty pumped when he found out."I was just at home one night,...
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Medicine Hat Tigers begin two-game mid-week road trip in Regina
The Central Division leading Medicine Hat Tigers are on the road today, kicking off a brief two-game road trip against the Regina Pats.Tonight's matchup could serve as a potential first-round playoff preview with the two clubs slated to square off in the postseason if the season ended today.The Tabbies magic number to ...
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Jack Hughes returns to his day job in the NHL after TV tour as the US Olympic hockey hero
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Jack Hughes was enthralled by Lorne Michaels' stories that highlighted his time at "Saturday Night Live" and enjoyed sharing the stage with brother Quinn and U.S. women's captain Hilary Knight on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fal...
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Scherzer calls daughter's letter to Blue Jays 'the cutest thing you can possibly imagine'
DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) - Max Scherzer says the note his daughter composed asking the Toronto Blue Jays to re-sign the three-time Cy Young Award winner arose as his kids were writing letters to Santa Claus in December. After Scherzer agreed last week to a $...
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Pair of Brooks Bandits players named to February's BCHL Stars of the Month
Brooks Bandits forwards Liam Fitzpatrick and Jack Good were named BCHL Stars of the Month for February.Scoring 10 goals with 15 points earned Fitzpatrick the second star honours. He is third in league goal scoring with 28.Good had six goals and nine assists in eight games in February. He is the youngest player in the t...
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Medicine Hat College Rattlers women's hockey team wraps up successful season of growth
The Medicine Hat College Rattlers women's hockey team's season may not have ended the way they wanted, but it was a successful year of progress for the young program.The Rattlers made the playoffs for the first time in team history as the fourth seed and won 10 games after just two wins in the 2024-25 season, and one i...
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Dunstone, Gushue and Jacobs keep unbeaten records intact with wins at Montana's Brier
ST. JOHN'S - Canada's Brad Jacobs kept his perfect record intact Tuesday with an 8-4 victory over Quebec's Jean-Michel Menard at the Montana's Brier. The reigning Olympic champion made an open draw for a pair in the eighth end and stole a point in the...
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Preparations continue in Toronto, Vancouver with FIFA World Cup 100 days away
VANCOUVER - Signs of the FIFA World Cup are slowly beginning to emerge in Vancouver and Toronto - literally. Windows at the former Hudson's Bay flagship store in downtown Vancouver now don the tournament's logo in a variety of colours with the words "...
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Leafs remain positive despite four-game skid, losing ground in playoff race
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs put a positive spin on their fourth straight loss since the Olympics. The Maple Leafs gained a point in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday, but they will enter their final 21 regular-season games ...
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Floundering Vancouver Canucks need to believe in comebacks: coach
VANCOUVER - Adam Foote knows a deflated feeling has periodically crept into the Vancouver Canucks' locker room this season. It's something the head coach wants to banish - quickly. "That's what we've got to keep out. And the players are aware of it. ...
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Marchenko scores 2nd goal in OT as Blue Jackets beat Rangers 5-4
NEW YORK (AP) - Kirill Marchenko scored his second goal of the game 1:04 into overtime and the Columbus Blue Jackets edged the New York Rangers 5-4 Monday night after squandering a four-goal lead. Columbus built a 4-0 advantage through th...
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Stars extend win streak to franchise-high nine games with 6-1 victory over Canucks
VANCOUVER - Two goals from Lian Bichsel powered the Dallas Stars to a lopsided 6-1 victory over the struggling Vancouver Canucks on Monday. Colin Blackwell, Jason Robertson and Matt Duchene each scored and notched a helper for the Stars (37-14-9), who...
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Flyers win third in a row with 3-2 shootout decision over struggling Maple Leafs
TORONTO - Matvei Michkov and Trevor Zegras scored in a shootout and the visiting Philadelphia Flyers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2, extending the hosts' losing streak to four games on Monday. William Nylander scored on the Maple Leafs' first shootou...
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Coaching shakeup, management questions swirl around Canadian women's hockey team
CALGARY - Canadian women's hockey team leadership is in transition after a heartbreaking overtime loss to the United States in the Olympic Games final. Head coach Troy Ryan has indicated he likely won't return for a seventh season, so a new head coach ...
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Oilers acquire defenceman Murphy from Blackhawks for second-round draft pick in 2028
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers acquired defenceman Connor Murphy from the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2028 NHL Draft. The Blackhawks will retain 50 per cent of Murphy's US$4.4-million salary, the Oilers said ...
Mar 02, 2026
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Max Scherzer doesn't wait before throwing bullpen in spring training for Blue Jays
DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) - Max Scherzer threw a bullpen session in spring training Monday for the Toronto Blue Jays, even before the reigning American League champions formally agreed to terms with the American League champions. Blue Jays manager John Schnei...
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Former Raptor Jontay Porter, who was banned from NBA for gambling, to play in independent league
SEATTLE (AP) - Former Toronto Raptors center Jontay Porter, who was banned for life from the NBA in 2024 after a league probe found he disclosed confidential information to sports bettors and wagered on games, even betting on the Raptors to lose, is pl...
Mar 02, 2026
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US half marathon women's leaders guided off course in error. One asks officials to 'make it right'
ATLANTA (AP) - The runner who was leading the women's race at the U.S. half marathon championships until she was mistakenly led off the course by a guide vehicle is calling for USA Track & Field to make right an outcome that cost her a spot in the ...
Mar 02, 2026
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