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Antigonish Bulldogs win third straight NSJHL title in double overtime
The Antigonish Bulldogs captured their third consecutive Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League Championship title in dramatic fashion Wednesday night in Bridgewater. Nick Marshall scored on a wraparound 8:55 into double overtime to lift the Bulldogs to a ...
Thunderbirds ‘limp’ into NLL playoffs: Halifax hosts final regular-season game Saturday, will hit the road for next week's opening round
It might take an abacus, slide rule and a calculator to figure out who the Halifax Thunderbirds will face in the opening round of the National Lacrosse League playoffs. “There are a million different scenarios of who we could play, where we could ...
Olympics-Australia's McKeown breaks Rice's 400 medley record
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Kaylee McKeown broke Stephanie Rice's long-standing Australian record in the 400 metres individual medley with a scintillating swim on Thursday but confirmed she would not chase a medal in the event at the Paris Olympics. A ...
Olympics-Indian long jumper Sreeshankar's Paris dreams dashed by knee injury
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Asian Games silver medallist Murali Sreeshankar will miss the Paris Olympics with a knee injury sustained in training this week, the long jumper said on Thursday. Sreeshankar will have surgery after hurting his knee ...
P.E.I.-champion Eastern Express focused on competing hard for 60 minutes at regional tournament in Montague
The message is clear for the Eastern Express heading into the Atlantic under-15 AAA male hockey championship in Montague. “Our big thing is compete, compete, compete,” said Express head coach Jeremy Pierce. “We’ve been talking to our players about ...
Central Storm, Mid-Isle Wildcats ready for Atlantic U15 AAA female hockey championship in P.E.I.
Cadence Player understands what lies ahead for the Central Storm this weekend. The Charlottetown-based Storm is hosting the 2024 Atlantic under-15 AAA female hockey championship in North Rustico, April 18-21. “It’s such a great opportunity,” said ...
Auston Matthews denied 70th goal as depleted Leafs lose last regular-season game
If you tuned in Wednesday to see some scoring history in Tampa Bay, it was Nikita Kucherov, not Auston Matthews, who eventually delivered. Matthews’ wondrous season, an eight-game goal streak before being blanked the past 48 hours, earned the ...
QMJHL Awards: Cape Breton Eagles’ Jacob Newcombe nominated for Paul Dumont Trophy
SYDNEY, N.S. – Cape Breton Eagles forward Jacob Newcombe has been nominated for the Paul Dumont Trophy, presented to the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League’s personality of the year. The 19-year-old Newcombe’s nomination comes for his return to ...
MLB roundup: Red Sox's Tanner Houck blanks Guardians
Tanner Houck pitched a three-hit shutout to help the Boston Red Sox end a two-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday. Houck (3-1) struck out nine and didn't walk a batter. It was the first complete game of ...
NHL roundup: Nikita Kucherov's 100th assist lifts Lightning
NHL point leader Nikita Kucherov made history by recording his 100th assist of the season as the Tampa Bay Lightning topped the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 6-4 on Wednesday. In the regular-season finale for both teams, Kucherov, who has 144 points ...