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Last days for Nitehawk, baseball registration
BaseballRegistration for Grande Prairie Minor Baseball is open through Good Friday. The season starts in May. Grande Prairie Minor Baseball is also holding a female youth baseball session April 13 from 10 a.m. to noon. There is no charge. Anyone interested in either of these can check the Grande Prairie Minor Baseball ...
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Local Hockey
U15 A female hockey provincials in Grande Prairie this weekend
Two teams from the Peace will be taking part in U15 A Tier 2 Female Hockey Provincials at the Design Works Centre this weekend.The host side from Grande Prairie will play Beaverlodge in the opening game at noon Friday.The opening ceremony is at 5 p.m. FridayOn Saturday, the games start at 8 a.m. and go all day into the...
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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...
Mar 27, 2024
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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 ...
Mar 27, 2024
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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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Sting coach Letang, assistant suspended by OHL for abuse of officials
TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League has suspended Sarnia Sting head coach Alan Letang three games and assistant coach Micheal Haley two games for conduct demeaning to game officials. The Sting have also been fined $2,500. Letang and Haley were both ejected from Sarnia's 4-2 loss to visiting Saginaw last Friday after re...
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Local Sports
Last days for Nitehawk, baseball registration
BaseballRegistration for Grande Prairie Minor Baseball is open through Good Friday. The season starts in May. Grande Prairie Minor Baseball is also holding a female youth baseball session April 13 from 10 a.m. to noon. There is no charge. Anyone interested in either of these can check the Grande Prairie Minor Baseball ...
1h ago
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Local Hockey
U15 A female hockey provincials in Grande Prairie this weekend
Two teams from the Peace will be taking part in U15 A Tier 2 Female Hockey Provincials at the Design Works Centre this weekend.The host side from Grande Prairie will play Beaverlodge in the opening game at noon Friday.The opening ceremony is at 5 p.m. FridayOn Saturday, the games start at 8 a.m. and go all day into the...
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Quebec minister to order probe after complaint about QMJHL English-only playoff garb
MONTREAL - Quebec's French language minister says he'll ask the province's language watchdog to investigate after the leader of the Parti Québécois complained about a lack of French on a QMJHL team's playoff garb. On Wednesday night, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon complained on X, formerly Twitter, about T-shir...
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Abuse-Free Sport registry made public by Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner
OTTAWA - The Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner has made public a registry of people barred or provisionally suspended from participating in sport. The establishment of a public searchable database of individuals who have been sanctioned under the Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent Abuse and Maltreatment in S...
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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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