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Jules Boilard of the Baie-Comeau Drakkar, middle, bumps into Cape Breton Eagles goaltender Nicolas Ruccia during Game 1 of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League semifinal series at Centre Henry-Leonard in Baie-Comeau, Que., on Thursday. The Drakkar won the game 4-0. CONTRIBUTED/KASSANDRA BLAIS, BAIE-COMEAU DRAKKAR

QMJHL Playoffs: Cape Breton Eagles blanked by Baie-Comeau Drakkar to open semifinal series on the road

Jeremy Fraser · Multimedia journalist |Updated 35 minutes ago |4 min read Premium content

BAIE-COMEAU, QUE. – A slow start in the first period cost the Cape Breton Eagles in Game 1 of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League semifinal series with the Baie-Comeau Drakkar on Thursday. The top-ranked Drakkar scored three times before the ...

Tyler Seymour of the Sydney Mitsubishi Rush prepares to take a shot on goal as he's watched from behind by Mason Cruzet of the Markham Waxers during Telus Cup national under-18 hockey championship action at the Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre on Thursday. Markham won the game 9-2. JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POST

TELUS CUP: Sydney Mitsubishi Rush still searching for first win, downed by Markham Waxers on Thursday

Jeremy Fraser · Multimedia journalist |Updated 39 minutes ago |4 min read Premium content

MEMBERTOU, N.S. – The host Sydney Mitsubishi Rush are still searching for their first victory at the Telus Cup national under-18 hockey championship in Cape Breton. Sydney remains winless with a 0-4-0-0 record at the six-team tournament following a ...

Apr 16, 2024; Sacramento, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) warms up before a play-in game against the Sacramento Kings in the 2024 NBA playoffs at the Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

Stephen Curry named NBA’s Clutch Player of the Year

Reuters |Updated 4 hours ago |1 min read

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is the second recipient of the NBA Clutch Player of the Year Award, the league announced Thursday. Introduced last year, when Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox took home the Jerry West Trophy, the award ...

Jan 3, 2024; Coral Gables, Florida, USA; Miami Hurricanes guard Kyshawn George (7) dribbles the basketball against the Clemson Tigers during the second half at Watsco Center. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

Miami freshman Kyshawn George entering NBA draft

Reuters |Updated 5 hours ago |1 min read

Miami Hurricanes freshman guard Kyshawn George, after 16 starts in college, told ESPN on Thursday that he is entering the 2024 NBA Draft. The 6-foot-8 George, a native of Switzerland, is projected to be a first-round pick. He told ESPN that he is ...

Feb 17, 2024; Albuquerque, NM, USA; Sprinters in the starting blocks of a women's 60m heat during the USATF Indoor Championships at Albuquerque Convention Center. From left: Samirah Moody, Mikiah Brisco, Tamara Clark, Divonne Franklin, Kiara Lagwen Brown and Taylor Anderson. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

Athletics-USATF to expand maternity benefits

Reuters |Updated 6 hours ago |1 min read

NEW YORK (Reuters) - USA Track & Field (USATF) is expanding maternity benefits for athletes, the national governing body said on Thursday, offering more support for women returning to elite level competition. Athletes currently receive ...

Sep 24, 2023; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Sue Bird, fiance of United States forward Megan Rapinoe (not pictured) looks on before the game between the United States and South Africa at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Jon Durr-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

Former Storm star Sue Bird joins team's ownership group

Reuters |Updated 9 hours ago |2 min read

Former Seattle Storm star Sue Bird joined the team's ownership group ahead of the 2024 WNBA season. Financial terms were not disclosed for Bird, who played her entire career with the Storm after they selected her with the top overall pick of the 2002 ...

Apr 17, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) dribbles the ball past Philadelphia 76ers guard Kyle Lowry (7) during the second quarter of a play-in game of the 2024 NBA playoffs at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

Jimmy Butler trolls Celtics after Heat's upset victory

Reuters |Updated 9 hours ago |1 min read

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler hasn't played in the team's Eastern Conference first-round series due to injury, however that hasn't prevented him from taking a shot at the top-seeded Boston Celtics. Butler trolled the Celtics on Instagram after the ...

Apr 11, 2024; Sunrise, Florida, USA; Florida Panthers right wing Kyle Okposo (8) talks to defenseman Dmitry Kulikov (7) during the second period at Amerant Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

Panthers' Kyle Okposo set for first playoff game in 8 years

Reuters |Updated 9 hours ago |1 min read

Florida Panthers forward Kyle Okposo will play in the postseason for the first time in eight years on Thursday when he takes the ice for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round series versus the host Tampa Bay Lightning. Okposo, 36, last ...

Carissa Moore of USA competes at the Rip Curl World Surf League Finals, at Lower Trestles in San Clemente, California, U.S., September 8, 2022.

Olympics-Surfer Moore braced for Teahupo'o swansong

Rory Carroll |Updated 10 hours ago |2 min read

By Rory Carroll NEW YORK (Reuters) - Olympic champion Carissa Moore hopes Teahupo'o, the infamous Tahitian break where this year's Paris Games will hold its surfing competition, does not live up to its reputation in what is expected to be her ...

Team Canada members, from left, Peter Burgess, Martin Gavin and Kris Granchelli acknowledge a shot by skip Paul Flemming during action at the world senior men's curling championship in Ostersund, Sweden. The Halifax rink advanced to Friday's quarter-finals. - Curling Canada

Paul Flemming's Canadian rink off to world senior curling playoffs

George Myrer |Updated 10 hours ago |1 min read Premium content

Canada's Paul Flemming rink wrapped up preliminary play with a 6-0 record at the world senior men's curling championships in Ostersund, Sweden, on Thursday. Flemming and his Halifax Curling Club team of third Peter Burgess, second Martin Gavin, lead ...

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