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Curling
B.C. men's curling champions breaking up after one season together
The defending B.C. Men's curling champions have announced the team is breaking up after one season together.Team Catlin Schneider had included Jason Ginter of Dawson Creek (second from left) and Sterling Middleton from Fort St. John (second from right).They won the B.C. men's title in Esquimalt and carried the province...
Apr 23, 2024
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Rodeo
Two rodeos this weekend
The Dawson Creek Spring Break-Up Rodeo is set for Friday and Saturday at the Ovintiv Events Centre. Start time is 7:00 PM B.C. time both days. There was also a junior rodeo held earlier on Friday. The slack goes at noon on Saturday. Tickets at www.lakeviewtix.caHigh school rodeo at Evergreen ParkThe Alberta High School...
Apr 19, 2024
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Volleyball
Grande Prairie born player headed to Volleyball Canada Hall of Fame
A Grande Prairie-born, Saskatoon-raised player is going into the Volleyball Canada Hall of Fame.Gavin Schmidt played for the national team from 2007 to 2016 after playing in the ACAC and at the university level.He won a bronze medal with Team Canada at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto and represented our country in the...
Apr 16, 2024
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2024 Northwest Alberta Sports Excellence award recipients
The winners of the Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection's 2024 Northwest Alberta Sport Excellence awards were announced at a ceremony at Clarkson Hall on Friday, April 12.Two new categories were added this year, the Junior Official of the Year award, and the Spirit of Sport award.Thirteen athletes, community member...
Apr 15, 2024
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Chuckwagons
Top bid of $160,000 for drivers from the Peace at the Rangeland Derby tarp auction
Chanse Vigen and Dayton Sutherland tied for the top bid among drivers from the Peace at Thursday's tarp auction for the Calgary Stampede's Rangeland Derby.The tarps on their wagons sold for $160,000.00 each. They were third overall behind Kris Molle's $210,000.00 and Kurt Bensmiller's $175,000.00. Molle drew the top bi...
Apr 12, 2024
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Local Sports
Local sports people being recognized at Sport Excellence Awards Friday
Some local sports people will be recognized tonight (Friday, April 12) at the Northwest Alberta Sport Excellence Awards.They are taking place at Clarkson Hall in Evergreen Park.The awards are being given out in a dozen categories, including Male and Female Athlete of the Year, along with awards for coaches, officials a...
Apr 12, 2024
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Sports

Jets forward Namestnikov leaves Game 4 after taking puck to side of the head
DENVER - Winnipeg Jets forward Vladislav Namestnikov left Sunday's game against the Colorado Avalanche after taking a slapshot to the side of the head. Nate Schmidt fired a shot from the point that was tipped before it hit Namestnikov in the slot midway through the third period. The Avalanche led 4-1 at the time. Names...
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Alejandro Kirk's first homer of the year lifts Blue Jays over Dodgers 3-1
TORONTO - Alejandro Kirk went 3 for 3 at the plate and hit his first home run of the season to lead the Toronto Blue Jays past the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 on Sunday to snap a five-game losing skid. Daulton Varsho and Isiah Kiner-Falefa had back-to-back groundouts in the second inning to score runners for Toronto (14-15...
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Brunson scores career playoff-high 47 points, leads Knicks over 76ers for 3-1 lead
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jalen Brunson scored a career playoff-high 47 points, added 10 assists and the New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 97-92 on Sunday to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series. OG Anunoby added 16 points and 14 rebounds, and took on some of the defensive assignment against Joel Emb...
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Hit parade: Players throwing their weight around in the Stanley Cup playoffs
Oilers captain Connor McDavid took a big hit from Kings forward Quinton Byfield along the boards. Edmonton winger Zach Hyman steamrolled Los Angeles centre Philip Danault in the same series. Back east, the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning have been running into each other at ...
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Rookie goalie Arturs Silovs takes over Vancouver Canucks net for Game 4: reports
NASHVILLE - Multiple reports say rookie goalie Arturs Silovs will be in net for the Vancouver Canucks when they face the Nashville Predators in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series today. The 23-year-old Latvian will be backed up by 24-year-old Belarusian netminder Nikita Tolopilo, who has never played an NHL ga...
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Darmstadt is relegated from the Bundesliga. Late penalty slightly helps Cologne survival hopes
BERLIN (AP) - Darmstadt was relegated from the Bundesliga on Sunday with a 1-0 loss at home to fellow promoted side Heidenheim. Darmstadt, which finished runner-up behind second-division champion Heidenheim last year, remained bottom of the Bundesliga with just 17 points from 31 rounds. It can't catch Mainz (28 points)...
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Candace Parker, a 3-time WNBA champion and 2-time Olympic gold medalist, announces retirement
Candace Parker always said she'd know when it would be time to retire. That day came Sunday. The three-time WNBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist announced on social media that her career was over after 16 seasons. "The competitor in me always wants 1 more, but it's time," Parker wrote in an Instag...
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Los Angeles Kings goalie David Rittich starting against Edmonton Oilers in Game 4
Los Angeles Kings goalie David Rittich will start in net against the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series Sunday. Rittich replaces Cam Talbot in the crease with the Kings down 2-1 to the Oilers in the series. Talbot started all three games so far. The 36-year-old has a .861 save percentage and ...
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PSG wins another French league in Kylian Mbappé's last season at the club after Monaco loses at Lyon
PARIS (AP) - Paris Saint-Germain has won the French league in Kylian Mbappé's last season at the club after Monaco lost 3-2 at Lyon on Sunday. PSG has an unassailable 12-point lead over second-place Monaco, which has three games left. The Ligue 1 triumph is PSG's third in a row and a record-extending 12th overal...
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Matthews' illness 'lingering' as desperate Maple Leafs look to stay alive
TORONTO - Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews has been sidelined by a "lingering illness" as Toronto stares down playoff elimination. Head coach Sheldon Keefe provided an update on the star sniper's status Sunday afternoon, some 14 hours after watching his team fall 3-1 to Boston in a disastrous home performan...
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Jets' Dillon out for Game 4 after suffering nasty cut to his hand, Stanley draws in
DENVER - Winnipeg Jets defenceman Brenden Dillon will not play Game 4 against the Colorado Avalanche today due to a left hand injury. He suffered a nasty gash from a skate blade during a melee at the end of a 6-2 loss in Game 3 on Friday. Jets coach Rick Bowness says Dillon needed "a lot" of stitches to repai...
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Comeback win in Orlando shows Toronto FC is on the right track under John Herdman
The fun has only just started, says Toronto FC coach John Herdman. At 5-4-1 after 10 games, it's hard not to agree. There are positive signs in the present and real hope for the future for a Toronto team that finished last in Major League Soccer last season at 4-20-10. The latest evidence of the turnaround came Saturda...
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Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
It's National Superhero and Bravehearts Day, which seems fitting for the NHL teams looking for extra efforts and playoff victories today. The Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers are looking to take 3-1 series leads in Nashville and Los Angeles, respectively, while the Winnipeg Jets will be aiming to level their first...
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NHL roundup: Islanders avoid sweep by beating Hurricanes 3-2 in double overtime
NEW YORK (AP) - Mathew Barzal scored his second goal of the game on a deflection 1:24 into the second overtime and the New York Islanders beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in Game 4 on Saturday to avoid a sweep in their first-round, best-of-seven NHL playoff series. Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored and Semyon Varlamov st...
15h ago
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Wyatt Johnston scores in OT, Stars beat Golden Knights 3-2 to cut series deficit to 2-1
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Wyatt Johnston scored his second goal of the game in overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 3-2 victory over Vegas on Saturday night, cutting the defending champion Golden Knights' series lead to 2-1. Johnston, who had a team-high eight shots, dragged the puck down the left side to the goal line, drawing ...
15h ago
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Marchand stars again, Swayman solid as Bruins push frustrated Leafs to the brink
TORONTO - Brad Marchand became the Bruins' all-time leading playoff goal-scorer and added an assist as Boston suffocated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Saturday to take a 3-1 lead in the teams' first-round playoff series. James van Riemsdyk and David Pastrnak had the other goals for Boston, which can close out the best...
19h ago
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Morgan's goal helps short-handed Red Bulls tie Whitecaps 1-1
HARRISON, N.J. (AP) - Lewis Morgan scored his seventh goal of the season, Carlos Coronel had three saves and the short-handed New York Red Bulls held on Saturday night for a 1-1 Major League Soccer draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps. New York (4-1-5) is unbeaten in six consecutive games since a 3-0 loss to the Columbus...
19h ago
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No offence, but visiting Montreal ties Columbus Crew 0-0
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Jonathan Sirois had four saves for CF Montreal and Patrick Schulte stopped two shots for the Columbus Crew in a scoreless Major League Soccer draw on Saturday night. Columbus (3-1-6) upped its unbeaten run at home to 27 matches in all competitions and has played to five straight draws in league ac...
19h ago
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Kim, Green tied for lead in LPGA Tour's JM Eagle LA Championship
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Grace Kim stumbled to a 5-over 76 on Saturday in the LPGA Tour's JM Eagle LA Championship - and still held onto a share of the lead. It was that kind of a day at Wilshire Country Club, the tree-lined layout made difficult by bumpy poa annua greens and tricky wind conditions. "It's tough for ever...
20h ago
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Spicer, Owusu score late goals to lift Toronto FC to comeback win in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. - Late goals by Tyrese Spicer and Prince Owusu lifted Toronto FC to a dramatic 2-1 comeback win over Orlando City SC in Major League Soccer play Saturday night. Orlando had seemed headed to victory thanks to Duncan McGuire's 37th-minute strike. But Federico Bernardeschi's long ball found Kobe Franklin on ...
20h ago
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Panthers put more offensive playmakers around young QB Bryce Young in NFL draft
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Carolina Panthers new coach Dave Canales has emphasized to Bryce Young that he shouldn't feel as if he has to do it all by himself this upcoming season. Carolina backed up that talk in the NFL draft by continuing to put more players around Young to make the young QB's job easier. The Panthers use...
22h ago
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Stamkos scores twice, Lightning avoid elimination with 6-3 win over Panthers
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Steven Stamkos scored his fourth and fifth goals of the series and the Tampa Bay Lightning avoided elimination with a 6-3 victory over the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of the first-round playoff matchup Saturday night. Game 5 is Monday night at Florida. Only four times in 206 tries has an NHL team rebo...
22h ago
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