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Curling
First world championships in Europe for Walker, Team Gushue starts Saturday
The World Men's Curling Championship starts Saturday in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.Brad Gushue's rink will again represent Canada.Beaverlodge product and Team Gushue lead Geoff Walker says he has already played in Switzerland close to a half dozen times."It's a beautiful country, love going there, (the) food's amaz...
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Curling
Team Skrlik finds new player
Team Skrlik says it has added a four-time Scotties participant to the team for next season.Margot Fleming will replace Brittany Tran, who will be leaving the team at the end of this season. Fleming's Wikipedia page says she had been the third with Kerry Galusha's team and has represented the Northwest Territories at th...
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Local Hockey
Spirit River wins NPHL title
The Spirit River Rangers are North Peace Hockey League champions.They beat the Pirates 3-2 in Falher last night to take the Campbell Cup final series 4-3.Jace Weegar had the winning goal. Mike Lefley had the other two goals for Spirit River. Darren Kramer and Joshua Sylvain had the goals for the PiratesThe Rangers won ...
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All-League 2nd Team
Storm forward receives AJHL award
The Grande Prairie Storm's forward, Alex Atwill has been named to the AJHL All-League 2nd team. Atwill led the Storm in points, and goals this season, raking in 23 goals, with 35 helpers for 58 points in 57 games; finishing at 7th in the league for points. He added to that spectacular regular season performance with ei...
Mar 27, 2024
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Swimming
Piranhas win medals, team awards at recent competitions
The Grande Prairie Piranhas Swim Club won a bunch of medals and finished fifth in the team standings at the Western Canadian Championships held over the weekend in Winnipeg.Piranha's swimmers won 13 medals, seven gold, four silver and two bronze.Oliver Dawson won four of those gold medals, Mikayla Laurin two and Mariss...
Mar 25, 2024
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Storm
Grande Prairie Storm season ends with home loss in OT
The season is over for the Grande Prairie Storm. They dropped a 5-4 decision in overtime Sunday afternoon at the Bonnetts Energy Centre to the Calgary Canucks in front of an announced crowd of 2054. The Canucks take the series in six games. The visitors had a 4-2 lead early in the third period before Cash Ganske and Co...
Mar 25, 2024
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Sports

B.C.'s James Paxton gets a spot on the Dodgers' active roster. He also gets a $2 million bonus
LOS ANGELES - James Paxton is getting a $2 million bonus for being on the Los Angeles Dodgers' active roster for their home opener Thursday, raising his guaranteed pay to $9 million with the chance to earn another $4 million based on starts. The 35-year-old left-hander from Ladner, B.C. was on the Dodgers' roster annou...
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Curling
First world championships in Europe for Walker, Team Gushue starts Saturday
The World Men's Curling Championship starts Saturday in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.Brad Gushue's rink will again represent Canada.Beaverlodge product and Team Gushue lead Geoff Walker says he has already played in Switzerland close to a half dozen times."It's a beautiful country, love going there, (the) food's amaz...
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Veteran Harris has no doubts that he'll be ready for the start of Riders camp
Trevor Harris has no doubts regarding whether he'll be ready to go when the Saskatchewan Roughriders open training camp in May. The veteran quarterback missed most of the 2023 season - his first with Saskatchewan - with a significant knee injury. But Harris told reporters Thursday he could have returned at about 70 per...
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Canadian rower looking forward to third outing for Oxford in historic Boat Race
Having rowed in the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race twice already, Canadian Julia Lindsay knows what to expect Saturday in the 78th edition of the women's race. The gruelling 6.8-kilometre course between Putney and Mortlake on the River Thames in southwest London comes with a lot of pain for the competitors. But Lindsay als...
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Scott, Beckie rejoin Canada for SheBelieves Cup after long knee injury layoffs
Desiree Scott and Janine Beckie return after lengthy knee injury layoffs to join Canada at next month's SheBelieves Cup. The four-team tournament, which runs April 6-9 in Atlanta and Columbus, also features the fourth-ranked U.S., No. 7 Japan and No. 10 Brazil. The 36-year-old Scott earned the last of her 186 Canada ca...
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Rays' Wander Franco placed on administrative leave through June 1 as sexual abuse probe continues
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Tampa Bay All-Star shortstop Wander Franco was placed on administrative leave through June 1 under an agreement between Major League Baseball and the players' association while the investigation continues in an alleged relationship with a minor. Administrative leave is not disciplinary under...
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Michael Porter Jr. says his brother would never risk his love for hoops by associating with gambling
DENVER (AP) - Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. said Wednesday night that he's sure his younger brother would never do anything to jeopardize his budding NBA playing career. The league announced Monday it has opened an investigation into Toronto two-way player Jontay Porter amid gambling allegations. ESPN first...
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Allen on trade to Devils from Habs: 'Sometimes you've got to be a little bit selfish'
Jake Allen loved being a member of the Montreal Canadiens. The hockey-mad market, the crackling Bell Centre on a Saturday night, the Original Six franchise's iconic logo. The 33-year-old goaltender is also realistic. With the Canadiens still in full rebuild mode - and two young netminders in Sam Montembeault and Cayde...
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Berrios takes the mound as Blue Jays open 2024 MLB season against Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays open their 2024 Major League Baseball season this afternoon with a road game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Toronto's Jose Berrios starts on the mound against Tampa Bay's Zach Eflin in St. Petersburg, Fla., as the Blue Jays look to fulfil their potential this season. The Blue J...
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Senators roll to 6-2 win over the Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Shane Pinto had a goal and three assists, and Ottawa enjoyed a five-goal first-period surge in cruising to a 6-2 victory over Buffalo on Wednesday night. Artem Zub opened the scoring 2:37 in an outing the Senators led 4-0 by the 8:49 mark of the opening period, and Pinto closed the scoring with an ...
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Brayden Point scores, Andrei Vasilevskiy stops 23, surging Lightning beat Bruins 3-1
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Brayden Point scored his 42nd goal of the season to break a second-period tie, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves, and the surging Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Atlantic Division-leading Boston Bruins 3-1 on Wednesday night. Tampa Bay also got goals from Mitchell Chaffee and Nikita Kucherov as the Light...
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Windsor Spitfires win lottery for first pick in Ontario Hockey League draft
WINDSOR, Ont. - The Windsor Spitfires will have the first pick in next month's Ontario Hockey League draft. The Spitfires won Wednesday's draft lottery to earn the first overall selection for the first time since 1976. Windsor, the Niagara IceDogs, Peterborough Petes and Sarnia Sting were the four non-playoff teams in...
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Knicks cruise past Raptors 145-101 in most lopsided home loss in Toronto's history
TORONTO - Miles McBride scored 29 points and had seven assists as the New York Knicks earned a lopsided 145-101 victory over the undermanned Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. Jalen Brunson had 26 points and seven assists as New York (44-28) won its third straight. Former Raptors forward Precious Achiuwa had a double-double...
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Shane Pinto has a goal and 3 assists for Senators in 6-2 win over Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Shane Pinto had a goal and three assists, and the Ottawa Senators enjoyed a five-goal first-period surge in cruising to a 6-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night. Artem Zub opened the scoring at 2:37 in an outing the Senators led 4-0 by the 8:49 mark of the opening period, and Pinto ...
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Ukraine's soccer victory provides welcome distraction from tragedy of war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainians have expressed pride and gratitude toward their men's national soccer team for qualifying for the European Championship, a rare bit of good news and a welcome distraction from the war with Russia. Though celebrations after Ukraine's 2-1 win over Iceland were muted as Russian missiles kep...
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Canada's Dabrowski reaches Miami Open doubles semifinals with Routliffe
MIAMI - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and doubles partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand reached the Miami Open semifinals with a three-set win Wednesday over Sloane Stephens and Ashlyn Krueger of the United States. Second-seeded Dabrowski and Routliffe outlasted the American duo 6-3, 4-6, 10-4 by dominating in first serv...
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Bob Uecker, 90, expected to broadcast Brewers' home opener, workload the rest of season uncertain
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Bob Uecker will be back behind the microphone when the Milwaukee Brewers play their home opener Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins. How heavy a broadcasting workload the 90-year-old Uecker will have the rest of the season remains uncertain. "Bob Uecker calling the first pitch of the Brewers home ...
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Canada's Savoie hopes to build on top-five result to start PGA Tour Americas season
Canada's Joey Savoie had a simple plan heading into the Bupa Championship: keep the driver in his bag. The strategy paid off for Savoie, from La Prairie, Que., as he tied for fourth on Sunday in the first event of the PGA Tour Americas season. Savoie said that the conservative approach was necessary on the crowded fair...
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Capitals defenceman Ethan Bear enters NHL/NHLPA assistance program
TORONTO - Washington Capitals defenceman Ethan Bear is entering the NHL and NHL Players' Association's joint assistance program and will be unavailable to the club for an indefinite period. The NHLPA and NHL said in a joint release Wednesday that Bear will be eligible to return to on-ice competition when cleared by the...
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Talks on luring NHL's Capitals and NBA's Wizards to Virginia are over, city of Alexandria says
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Negotiations aimed at luring the NHL's Washington Capitals and the NBA's Washington Wizards to northern Virginia have "ended" and the proposal to create a development district with a new arena for the teams "will not move forward," the city of Alexandria said Wednesday. Virginia...
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Family of Bob Murdoch says two-time Stanley Cup winner suffered from CTE
The family of Bob Murdoch says the two-time Stanley Cup champion suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a progressive and fatal disease associated with repeated traumatic brain injuries. The Concussion Legacy Foundation said in a statement Wednesday that Boston University CTE Center researchers made the diagno...
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University of the Pacific hires ex-Carleton basketball coach Dave Smart as head coach
STOCKTON, Calif. - Dave Smart, a 10-time U Sports coach of the year winner, is getting a head coaching gig in the United States. The longtime leader of the Carleton University men's basketball program has been hired by the University of the Pacific Tigers as head coach of the men's NCAA Division I team. The 58-year-old...
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