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Antigonish Bulldogs win third straight NSJHL title in double overtime

SaltWire Network |Updated 31 minutes ago |1 min read Premium content

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 ...

Vancouver Warriors forward Keegan Bal scores one of the five goals he scored against the Halifax Thunderbirds during a National Lacrosse League game on April 5. The Thunderbirds will look to finish the regular season with a victory when they host the Colorado Mammoth on Saturday night. - NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE

Thunderbirds ‘limp’ into NLL playoffs: Halifax hosts final regular-season game Saturday, will hit the road for next week's opening round

Glenn MacDonald · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 1 hour ago |8 min read

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 ...

Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships - Swimming - Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A, Fukuoka, Japan - July 29, 2023 Australia's Kaylee McKeown celebrates after winning the women's 200m backstroke final

Olympics-Australia's McKeown breaks Rice's 400 medley record

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

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 ...

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Men's Long Jump - Final - Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon, U.S. - July 16, 2022 India's Murali Sreeshankar in action during the men's long jump final

Olympics-Indian long jumper Sreeshankar's Paris dreams dashed by knee injury

Reuters |Updated 4 hours ago |1 min read

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 ...

The P.E.I.-champion Eastern Express is hosting the Atlantic under-15 AAA male hockey championship in Montague, April 18-21. Members of the Express are, front row, from left, Jase MacPherson, Jake Kelly, Connor Morrison, Jeremy Pierce (head coach), Ryan Doyle, Connor Arsenault, Will Proud (assistant coach), Jamie Gallant (assistant coach), Max MacKenzie and Mason MacAusland. Back row, from left, are Mason English, Colin MacCormac, Brett Pierce, Jaxon Bowring, Nathan Rundle, Hugh MacDonald, Carsen Pierce, Cayde Hunter, Rylan Squires, Campbell Dunne, Blake Hartman and Sean Dwyer. Contributed

P.E.I.-champion Eastern Express focused on competing hard for 60 minutes at regional tournament in Montague

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated 5 hours ago |4 min read Premium content

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 centre and team captain Cadence Player participates in a passing drill during a team practice at MacLauchlan Arena in Charlottetown on April 15. The Storm is hosting the 2024 Atlantic under-15 AAA female hockey championship in North Rustico, April 18-21. Jason Simmonds • The Guardian

Central Storm, Mid-Isle Wildcats ready for Atlantic U15 AAA female hockey championship in P.E.I.

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated 5 hours ago |6 min read Premium content

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 #34 of the Toronto Maple Leafs shoots against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the first period at the Amalie Arena on April 17, 2024 in Tampa, Florida.

Auston Matthews denied 70th goal as depleted Leafs lose last regular-season game

Lance Hornby · Postmedia News |Updated 5 hours ago |5 min read Premium content

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 ...

Cape Breton Eagles forward Jacob Newcombe looks towards Rimouski goaltender William Lacelle during Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action at Centre 200 in Sydney on Saturday. The 19-year-old is second on the team in scoring in the playoffs. JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POST

QMJHL Awards: Cape Breton Eagles’ Jacob Newcombe nominated for Paul Dumont Trophy

Jeremy Fraser |Updated 6 hours ago |2 min read Premium content

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 ...

Apr 17, 2024; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; New York Yankees third base Oswaldo Cabrera (95) scores a run and celebrates with center fielder Aaron Judge (99) against the Toronto Blue Jays during the fifth inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports

MLB roundup: Red Sox's Tanner Houck blanks Guardians

Reuters |Updated 8 hours ago |7 min read

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 ...

Apr 17, 2024; Tempe, Arizona, USA;  Edmonton Oilers left wing Dylan Holloway (55) moves the puck against Arizona Coyotes center Liam O'Brien (38) during the first period at Mullett Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

NHL roundup: Nikita Kucherov's 100th assist lifts Lightning

Reuters |Updated 8 hours ago |2 min read

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 ...

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