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Clippers sign two-time NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard to a contract extension
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Clippers have signed two-time NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard to a contract extension, the team said Wednesday. The team did not reveal the worth or length of the deal. Leon...
Jan 10, 2024

Source: Begelton, Stampeders agree to extend deal by a year
CALGARY - Reggie Begelton is sticking around Calgary for another year. A league source said Wednesday the veteran receiver and Calgary Stampeders have agreed to a new contract that will keep Begelton ...
Jan 10, 2024

Former Rebels forward gets AHL call-up
A Grande Prairie-born hockey player and former Red Deer Rebels forward has been called up to the AHL to suit up for the Utica Comets, the affiliate club for the New Jersey Devils.Twenty-one-year-old J...
Jan 10, 2024

Nova Scotia fourth province to sign detailed health accord with Ottawa
OTTAWA - Nova Scotia is the fourth province to sign a new health accord with the federal government, with Ottawa sending $355 million to improve access to health care. British Columbia was the first t...
Jan 10, 2024

Professional Women’s Hockey League reschedules postponed Ottawa-Boston game
TORONTO - The Professional Women's Hockey League has rescheduled a game between Ottawa and Boston that was cancelled last Friday because of inclement weather. The game, originally slated to take place...
Jan 10, 2024

Red Deer athlete wins Olympic talent search funding
An athlete from Red Deer has been awarded funding and an accelerated path to the Olympics, in a sport she'd never considered. Sadie Fosty, a 15-year-old at Koinonia Christian School, was one of more t...
Jan 10, 2024

Canada's Zhao eliminated from Aussie Open qualifying with loss to Volynets
MELBOURNE, Australia - Carol Zhao of Richmond Hill, Ont., was eliminated from the Australian Open qualifying tournament after a 6-3, 6-1 loss to American Katie Volynets on Wednesday. Volynets, ranked ...
Jan 10, 2024

Canada to face Swiss in U18 women's hockey quarterfinals after hosts lose to Slovakia
ZUG, Switzerland - Canada will face Switzerland in the quarterfinals of the under-18 world women's hockey championship after the host nation lost 2-1 in overtime to Slovakia on Wednesday to conclude g...
Jan 10, 2024

Ken Klee happily trades Costa Rican vacation for coaching pro women's hockey team in Minnesota
Ken Klee was supposed to be vacationing with his wife and friends in sunny Costa Rica, but instead found himself wandering a Target store stocking up on the basics in the middle of a Twin Cities' wint...
Jan 10, 2024

Chicago Blackhawks star rookie Bedard out 6-8 weeks after jaw surgery
Chicago Blackhawks rookie star Connor Bedard will be out of the lineup six-to-eight weeks after undergoing surgery to repair his broken jaw, the NHL club announced Wednesday. Bedard sustained the inju...
Jan 10, 2024