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Sweden beats Kazakhstan to keep perfect record at hockey worlds, Austria upsets Finland
PRAGUE (AP) - Sweden kept a perfect record at the ice hockey world championship by beating Kazakstan 3-1 on Thursday. Linus Johansson, Marcus Johansson Fabian Zetterlund scored as the Swedes earned a fourth victory to top Group B in Ostrava. Adil Beketayev scored for Kazakhstan. In Group A in Prague, Austria stunned Fi...
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Local legend Streveler happy to be back in Winnipeg after three seasons in NFL
WINNIPEG - Chris Streveler won't be flying to football games in a luxury private plane this season, but he's fine with that. The backup quarterback is grateful for the glitz and growth he experienced playing in the NFL, but also really pumped to return to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Streveler had a smile on his face at ...
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Calgary businessman Kien Tran named Bobsleigh Skeleton Canada CEO
Calgary businessman Kien Tran has been named chief executive officer of Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton and will lead the search for a new high-performance director. The organization announced Tran's appointment in a release Thursday and said he has more than 20 years of experience in investment banking and capital markets i...
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Nashville SC fires veteran coach Gary Smith hours after 2-0 win over Toronto FC
Nashville SC has fired coach Gary Smith, just hours after his MLS team defeated Toronto FC 2-0. Nashville (3-4-5) stands 10th in the Eastern Conference and has won two of its last thee matches after a five-game winless streak. Smith, the club's first head coach, had been in charge for seven seasons. Over that time, the...
May 16, 2024
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Long-time TSN broadcaster Darren Dutchyshen dead at 57
EDITOR"S NOTE: Dutchyshen has a connection to the Peace. His son Tyler played with the Storm for three seasons from 2003 to 2006. Tyler was with the 2004 edition of the Storm that won the team's first AJHL championship. Long-time TSN broadcaster Darren Dutchyshen has died, the network announced Thursday. TSN said ...
May 16, 2024
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Canadian health tech entrepreneur boosts Canadian medallists' money in Paris
Canada's medallists in Paris will get a bump in podium prize money. A donation by Canadian health-care technology entrepreneur Sanjay Malaviya of Hespeler, Ont., will make a gold medal worth a total of $25,000, silver $20,000 and bronze $15,000 to athletes. The 2024 Olympic Games open July 26 and close Aug. 11 followed...
May 16, 2024
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FIFA reveals promised anti-racism pledge and urges all soccer bodies to mandate abuse as an offense
BANGKOK (AP) - FIFA will urge all 211 national federations to mandate racist abuse in soccer as a disciplinary offense. Soccer's world body also suggests "a global standard gesture for players to communicate racist incidents" to referees - hands crossed at the wrists and raised in the air. A five-pillar pledg...
May 16, 2024
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Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
The Colorado Avalanche live to see another day after a win on Wednesday, while the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers battle for an edge on Thursday. Here are five things to know heading into Thursday's post-season action: BEST-OF-THREE SERIES The Oilers are set to meet the Canucks in Vancouver on Thursday night for...
May 16, 2024
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Asian soccer body scraps 12-year limit for senior officials and lets Sheikh Salman stay beyond 2027
Asian soccer leaders can have unlimited years in power after their governing body voted to scrap a key pillar of reforms passed after the corruption crisis that rocked FIFA in 2015. Saudi Arabia and Qatar were among four of the 47 Asian Football Confederation members who put the proposal to their annual congress in Ban...
May 16, 2024
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Navarro, Steffen propel Rapids to 1-0 victory over Whitecaps
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Rafael Navarro scored on a penalty kick after Vancouver's Bjørn Inge Utvik drew a red card during first-half stoppage time and Zack Steffen made it stand up as the Rapids beat the Whitecaps 1-0 on Wednesday night. Utvik, a rookie defender making his fourth start and sixth appearance, ...
May 16, 2024
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