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NHL-worst Canucks beat Blackhawks 6-3 to end seven-game skid
CHICAGO (AP) - Brock Boeser batted the puck in to break a 3-3 tie at 2:40 of the third period and the NHL-worst Vancouver Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-3 on Friday night to end a seven-game losing streak that started in January. Boeser smacked ...
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Berger handles the 'U.S. Open in spring' by building 5-shot lead at Bay Hill
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Daniel Berger loves playing in Florida in March. For most everyone else Friday in the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Bay Hill made it feel like a spring preview of the U.S. Open. Berger was on his game again in the most demanding cond...
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Flames bid farewell to Kadri in efforts to rebuild, contend
CALGARY - Rising across the street from the Scotiabank Saddledome is the partially built future home of the Calgary Flames. As construction continues ahead of the scheduled opening of Scotia Place in the fall of 2027, general manager Craig Conroy conti...
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Bold, Ravens, Vikes, Gaiters advance to U Sports men's basketball semifinals
CALGARY - The Toronto Metropolitan Bold outscored the UBC Thunderbirds 34-25 in the final quarter en route to a 97-91 victory in the U Sports men's basketball quarterfinals on Friday at Jack Simpson Gym in Calgary. Aaron Rhooms led the Bold with 24 poi...
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New additions Dach, Dickinson relish opportunities with Edmonton Oilers
EDMONTON - Colton Dach grew up a self-proclaimed diehard Oilers fan. Now the 23-year-old forward from the Edmonton suburb of St. Albert, Alta., is preparing to play for his hometown team after the Oilers picked him up ahead of the NHL trade deadline. ...
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Jets ship Stanley, Schenn and Pearson to Sabres for prospects and drafts picks
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets dealt three pending unrestricted free agents to the Buffalo Sabres for two prospects and three drafts picks on Friday. Winnipeg traded veteran defencemen Logan Stanley and Luke Schenn to the Sabres for defenceman Jacob Brys...
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Staios banks on current Senators roster, only makes tweaks before trade deadline
OTTAWA - Ottawa Senators general manager Steve Staios is confident his current roster can get the job done. That job is getting to the playoffs. Staios focused on the fact that he believes the Senators are trending in the right direction as Friday's tr...
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Canadiens stand pat at deadline, GM could revisit 'significant deal' in off-season
ANAHEIM - 
The Montreal Canadiens didn't make a move at the NHL trade deadline, but may have laid the groundwork for a major transaction this summer. General manager Kent Hughes said he worked the phones until the final minutes Friday on a "significant...
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Windsor Lancers players Talbot, Quayson, John advance to CFL's national combine
Liam Talbot earned a little payback at the CFL's invitational combine. The Windsor Lancers running back was left off the combine's initial invitation list before being added Jan. 1. The five-foot-11, 210-pound Talbot used the snub as motivation Friday ...
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Maple Leafs deal McMann to Kraken, Laughton to Kings ahead of NHL trade deadline
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs are used to adding at the NHL trade deadline. This year's edition was markedly different. And after Toronto general manager Brad Treliving met the media once the horn sounded, the path forward for a tortured Original Six franc...
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Russian flag returns as Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics open amid Middle East war and boycott
VERONA, Italy (AP) - The Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics officially opened Friday amid the tensions of war in the Middle East, and with some countries boycotting the opening ceremony because of the return of the Russian flag to the global sports stage...
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Flames send Nazem Kadri back to Avalanche where he won the Stanley Cup in 2022
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames are sending Nazem Kadri back to Colorado. The rebuilding Flames also sent a 2027 fourth-round draft pick to the Avalanche ahead of Friday's NHL trade deadline. Calgary, which will retain 20 per cent of Kadri's salary, land...
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Jets goalie Hellebuyck upset his wife bears brunt of criticism for White House visit
WINNIPEG - Connor Hellebuyck can handle the criticism he received for attending a White House reception hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump, but the Winnipeg Jets goalie is upset that his wife has had to bear the brunt of it. After Hellebuyck backsto...
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Canadians Mboko, Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov advance at Indian Wells tennis tourney
INDIAN WELLS - Canada's Victoria Mboko is on to the third round of the Indian Wells tournament. The 19-year-old from Toronto defeated Australia's Kimberly Birrell 6-4, 7-6 (5) on Friday in second-round women's singles tennis action. Mboko had seven ac...
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Rebuilding Vancouver Canucks stockpile draft picks ahead of NHL trade deadline
VANCOUVER - Demolition has begun for the rebuilding Vancouver Canucks. The team dealt two more depth forwards for draft picks ahead of the NHL's trade deadline on Friday, chipping further away at a roster in the midst of a major overhaul. "Our goal w...
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Lukes hits grand slam as Jays beat Pirates in spring training action
DUNEDIN - Nathan Lukes hit a grand slam as part of a five-run fourth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-2 in spring training action Friday. Lukes went deep off of Pittsburgh's Jarod Bayless to give Toronto its first lead of t...
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Canada's Cozzolino to make long awaited return to Paralympics after break from hockey
Dominic Cozzolino is happy he took the break from Para hockey. However, it didn't take long for the competitive itch to catch up to him. The star forward will be making his return to Paralympic action for the first time since 2018 when Canada's hockey ...
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Brad Gushue, Brad Jacobs stay in Brier contention with playoff wins
ST. JOHN'S - Brad Gushue recovered from a blunder to stay in contention at the Canadian men's championship and extend his curling career Friday. The six-time champion attempting to win a record seventh in his hometown, and in what he says is his last B...
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Forrest, Ideson look to lead Canada back to gold in wheelchair curling at Paralympics
Enjoyment has a hand in the longevity of Ina Forrest's curling career. Success has another hand in keeping her competitive flame lit for this long. The 63-year-old - turning 64 on May 25 - will once again lead Canada's Paralympic curling squad at the M...
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N.B. mother has the inside track on stroller run world record
FREDERICTON - A middle school art teacher from Fredericton says she started running again not long after giving birth 17 months ago, and now all those kilometres may have her on track for a Guinness World Record. Julia Reid-Howell's doctor said she co...
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Edmonton Oilers forward Mattias Janmark undergoes season-ending surgery
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers will be without Mattias Janmark for the rest of the season. Head coach Kris Knoblauch says the 33-year-old forward has had surgery for an undisclosed injury and won't play again in the 2025-26 campaign, including playoff...
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Avalanche acquire Kadri, Islanders get Schenn ahead of NHL trade deadline
Nazem Kadri is heading back to familiar surroundings. Brayden Schenn has a new address. And Nick Foligno is set to have an on-ice family reunion. NHL general managers worked the phones until Friday's 3 p.m. buzzer to signal the league's annual trade de...
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Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks arrested for suspicion of DUI after traffic stop
Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence early Friday morning in Scottsdale, Arizona, police said. Officers conducted a traffic stop in Scottsdale at roughly 1 a.m. and after an investigation, Brooks ...
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Saskatchewan Roughriders say they've received 'strong response' to tailgating lottery
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders say fans have taken them up on pre-game drinking and barbecuing in the parking lot outside Mosaic Stadium. The club says many have entered the lottery to win tailgating passes for the upcoming season. It says the...
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