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JULY 22, 2007--NASCAR  Regan Smith's car (o7) rounds a turn during the IWK 250 car race at Riverside Speedway in James River Sunday.

NASCAR’s Regan Smith returns for this summer’s IWK 250

Glenn MacDonald · Multimedia Journalist |Updated May. 8, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

NASCAR driver and Fox personality Regan Smith returns to Riverside International Speedway this summer to race in the IWK 250. The 40-year-old Smith will drive the Cat Car for Kids in the July 20 race in James River. It will be Smith’s fourth IWK 250 ...

St. John’s natives Travis Crickard (left) and A.J. Murley won gold over the weekend with the Canadian under-18 men’s national team at the 2024 IIHF Under-18 World Championships. Crickard was an assistant coach with the team, while Murley was the team’s equipment manager. Contributed photo

‘It’s a tremendous honour’: St. John’s native Travis Crickard wins gold medal with Canada at under-18 World Championships

Nick Mercer · Multimedia Journalist |Updated May. 6, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

Canada is back on top of the international under-18 hockey world.  The Canadian under-18 men’s team defeated the United States 6-4 in the final of the 2024 IIHF Under-18 World Championship over the weekend in Espoo, Finland.  It was Canada's fifth ...

The Newfoundland Rogues find themselves in a hole and facing elimination following back-to-back losses to the KW Titans in the opening games of the teams’ best-of-five first-round Basketball Super League playoff series.

Newfoundland Rogues headed home down 2-0 in BSL series with KW Titans

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated May. 6, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

The Newfoundland Rogues find themselves in a hole and facing elimination following back-to-back losses to the KW Titans in the opening games of the teams’ best-of-five first-round Basketball Super League playoff series. The Titals got 24 points from ...

Randy Staats of the Halifax Thunderbirds tries to score against Albany FireWolves goaltender Doug Jamieson in quarter-final action April 28 in Albany, N.Y. Staats had two assists in the 9-3 loss. - NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE

‘I wish we could go play tomorrow’: Halifax Thunderbirds’ quarter-final loss still stinging for veteran Randy Staats

Glenn MacDonald · Multimedia Journalist |Updated May. 5, 2024 |6 min read Premium content

Time might heal all wounds but the sting of the Halifax Thunderbirds’ upsetting loss in their National Lacrosse League quarter-final one week ago still smarts for veteran forward Randy Staats. “It’s frustrating, man,” Staats said of the Thunderbirds’ ...

Halifax Wanderers goalkeeper Yann Fillion watches as the ball rolls into the net during a penalty shootout against CS Saint-Laurent in Telus Canadian Championship preliminary play Thursday night at the Wanderers Grounds. - CANADIAN PREMIER LEAGUE

Semi-pro Saint-Laurent stuns struggling Wanderers in Canadian Championship preliminary

Glenn MacDonald · Multimedia Journalist |Updated May. 3, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

The Halifax Wanderers’ troubling start to their Canadian Premier League season may have reached its nadir on Thursday night. The Wanderers, who dropped their first three CPL games to start 2024, suffered a historical loss in a shootout to Ligue1 ...

Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness speaks with the media after their loss to the Colorado Avalanche in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs first round at Canada Life Centre. - James Carey Lauder / USA TODAY SPORTS

Nova Scotia's Rick Bowness named finalist for NHL coach of the year

POSTMEDIA |Updated May. 3, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

Just three days after the Winnipeg Jets were bounced from the playoffs and a day after he spoke coyly about his future with the team, Rick Bowness was named one of three finalists for the NHL’s coach of the year award. Bowness, Andrew Brunette of the ...

Brad Gushue and his Canada rink have won three-in-a-row at the 2024 Montana’s Brer after defeating Prince Edward Island on Wednesday. They are now 5-2 and in the playoff hunt. Michael Burns/Curling Canada

With return to home ice on the horizon, Brad Gushue enters the offseason with eyes on staying at the top

Nick Mercer · Multimedia Journalist |Updated May. 3, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

Brad Gushue and his crew’s offseason is only a couple of weeks old, so you wouldn’t think he’s spent any time looking ahead to next season yet.  However, with a Grand Slam of Curling event scheduled for the Mary Brown’s Centre in St. John’s, Gushue ...

a baseball player hitting a ball  The Nova Scotia Major Little League Provincial Championship will continue this weekend at Cameron Bowl in Glace Bay. The host Glace Bay McDonald’s Colonels enter the weekend undefeated. STOCK IMAGE.

‘It's another opportunity’: Toronto Blue Jays bringing academy to St. John’s and surrounding areas

Nick Mercer · Multimedia Journalist |Updated May. 3, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

It won’t be long until many young ballplayers in this province get the chance to spread their wings with the Toronto Blue Jays.  The Jays are bringing their TBJ Academy and everything that comes with it to the province's east coast for a series of ...

Rogues' assistant coach Austin Chambers (second from left) listens intently to head coach Jerry Williams during a timeout at a recent game held at the Mary Brown’s Centre in St. John’s. Contributed photo

‘Play as hard as we can’: Newfoundland Rogues plan to bring energy into playoff series with Titans

Nick Mercer · Multimedia Journalist |Updated May. 3, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

Newfoundland Rogues coach Jerry Williams knows exactly what he wants to see from his team on Friday night in Kitchener, Ont.  That’s where the Rogues will meet the Kitchener-Waterloo Titans in the first round of the Basketball Super League (BSL) ...

William Brown and the Newfoundland Rogues are headed for Ontario to face the Kitchener-Waterloo Titans in the opening round of The Basketball Super League (BSL) playoffs. The series starts on May 3. Photo courtesy Leona Rockwood/Newfoundland Rogues

Newfoundland Rogues will clash with Titans in BSL playoff opener

Nick Mercer · Multimedia Journalist |Updated May. 2, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

The Newfoundland Rogues are going to have a clash on their hands in the first round of the Basketball Super League (BSL) playoffs.  The Rogues are set to face the Kitchener-Waterloo Titans in their opening-round matchup.  This is after Newfoundland ...

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