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Lightning trade with Predators to bring veteran defenceman McDonagh back to Tampa Bay

TAMPA, Fla. - Ryan McDonagh is returning to Tampa Bay, hoping to help the Lightning win the Stanley Cup again after two seasons in Nashville. The Predators traded McDonagh back to the Lightning on Tue...

May 21, 2024

Cameron Dukes understanding value of trusting veteran Argos teammates

GUELPH, Ont. - There's much for Cameron Dukes to learn as the Toronto Argonauts starting quarterback. But with an intact offensive line and veteran receiving corps, the second-year pro certainly under...

May 21, 2024

Canadian boxers looks to punch their ticket to Paris Olympics at Bangkok qualifier

Bantamweight Scarlett Delgado leads a team of nine Canadian boxers trying to fight their way into this summer's Paris Olympic field at a last-ditch world qualification tournament in Bangkok. Canada ha...

May 21, 2024

NHL will have a new Stanley Cup champion this century as lengthy droughts take centre stage

No matter which team wins the Stanley Cup championship this year it will be a first this century. The Dallas Stars won its lone championship in 1999, months before the world worried computers would ma...

Sheldon Spackman May 21, 2024

Mauricio Pochettino leaves Chelsea after one year as manager of the Premier League club

Mauricio Pochettino has left Chelsea by mutual consent, the Premier League club said Tuesday. Pochettino spent just one season as manager at Stamford Bridge and endured a troubled campaign in which he...

May 21, 2024

Canadian men's rowing eight misses Olympic berth by heartbreaking margin

LUCERNE, Switzerland - Canada came agonizingly close to adding to its Paris-bound rowing team in Tuesday's last-chance qualifier, but will have just two boats entered in Olympic rowing. The men's eigh...

May 21, 2024

Canada's women's basketball coach Lapeña signs extension through 2026 World Cup

EDMONTON - Canada Basketball has signed senior women's basketball coach Victor Lapea to a contract extension through the 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup, the organization announced Tuesday. Lapea has coac...

May 21, 2024

Cozens scores second of game in OT as Canada outlasts Czechia at hockey worlds

PRAGUE, Czechia - Dylan Cozens scored his second goal of the game short-handed in overtime as Canada held on for a 4-3 win over host Czechia on Tuesday at the world hockey championship. Cozens pounced...

May 21, 2024

Berube eyes opportunity to build, push Maple Leafs over the hump

TORONTO - Craig Berube says the opportunity to help a team with a wealth of talent get over the hump in the playoffs was a driving force in becoming head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Berube was i...

May 21, 2024

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 g...

May 21, 2024