By The Canadian Press on April 6th, 2024
HAMILTON – Veteran Canadian offensive lineman Chris Van Zeyl retired Saturday following a distinguished 15-year CFL career. Van Zeyl, 40, spent the last four seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2019, 2021-23), helping the squad make Grey Cup appearances in 2019 and 2021. He was also named a CFL all-star and the league’s top lineman in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Tom Withers, The Associated Press on April 6th, 2024
CLEVELAND (AP) – Cleveland Guardians ace Shane Bieber will have season-ending Tommy John elbow surgery, a major blow to the team and the 2020 Cy Young winner. Bieber, who missed several months last season with elbow issues, experienced pain following an opening-day start in Oakland and again this week against Seattle. The right-hander underwent imaging ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on April 6th, 2024
MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens are down two defencemen for Saturday night’s rivalry game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Canadiens announced Kaiden Guhle is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Arber Xhekaj is also out with an upper-body injury, with a further update to come pending evaluation. In a corresponding move, the Canadiens recalled defenceman ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on April 6th, 2024
HONG KONG – After winning their pool with three straight wins, the Canadian women ran into a New Zealand buzz saw Saturday in the Cup quarterfinal at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens. New Zealand, which stands second in the overall standings after winning the last two stops on the HSBC SVNS circuit, raced to a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Camille Bains, The Canadian Press on April 6th, 2024
When Sandra LaRose’s 16-year-old daughter decided she wanted her organs donated, she encouraged her mom and step-dad to do the same and put red and white stickers on their Saskatchewan health cards. “I remember her saying, ‘Where are the organ donation stickers?’ ” LaRose said of Kailynn Bursic-Panchuk, who rummaged through the house in April ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on April 5th, 2024
SASKATOON – Ben Saunderson scored a goal and added an assist as the Saskatoon Blades defeated the Prince Albert Raiders 6-2 on Friday to win the Western Hockey League first-round playoff series in five games. Trevor Wong, Fraser Minten, Alexander Suzdalev, Charlie Wright and Brandon Lisowsky had the other goals for Saskatoon. Harrison Lodewyk and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on April 5th, 2024
Friday’s Scoreboard NHL Edmonton 6, Colorado 2 Buffalo 4, Philadelphia 2 Carolina 4, Washington 2 N.Y. Rangers 4, Detroit 3 Seattle 3, Anaheim 1 Arizona 7, Vegas 4 — Women’s World Hockey Championship At Utica, N.Y. Canada 3 Switzerland 0 Sweden 8 China 1 United States 6 Czechia 0 — AHL Belleville 3, Springfield 0 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on April 5th, 2024
WINNIPEG – Running back Andrew Harris will sign a one-day contract with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers this month and retire as a member of the team, the CFL club said Friday. “Thank you for everything,” the Blue Bombers said on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, in a post that included a goat emoji ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Doug Feinberg, The Associated Press on April 5th, 2024
CLEVELAND (AP) – Caitlin Clark led Iowa back to the national championship game, scoring 21 points as the Hawkeyes rallied past Paige Bueckers and UConn 71-69 in the women’s Final Four on Friday night. Next up for the Hawkeyes (34-4) is a rematch with unbeaten South Carolina, which lost to Iowa in last year’s national ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Shane Jones, The Canadian Press on April 5th, 2024
EDMONTON – Connor McDavid and Evander Kane each scored a pair of goals as the Edmonton Oilers clinched a playoff spot with a 6-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday. Corey Perry and Mattias Ekholm also scored for the Oilers (46-24-5), who ended a two-game losing skid and improved to 9-0-1 in their last ... Read More »
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