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Brad Gushue looking to finally turn silver into gold for Canada at world curling championship
The pressure is off. As Brad Gushue and his teammates flew to Switzerland this week for the world men’s curling championship, they no longer had to bear the weight of their country’s gold-medal drought. Rachel Homan and her teammates won the world ...
GREATEST EVER? Rachel Homan’s curling season may be most dominant of all time
What we just witnessed from Rachel Homan and her teammates is one of the most truly dominant seasons in the history of Canadian sports. The Homan foursome out of Ottawa won the world women’s curling championship on Sunday in Sydney, N.S., defeating ...
Canadian skip Brad Gushue aims for top of podium at 2024 world championships
Brad Gushue enters the 2024 LGT World Men’s Curling Championships looking to get back to the top of the podium. The Canadian skip and his team, who won last month’s Brier, are headed for their fifth world championships since 2017, including three in ...
MacKinnon breaks Avs scoring record; assists on Drouin's OT winner as Colorado rallies to beat Pittsburgh
With the help from an old friend, Nathan MacKinnon enjoyed a record-setting afternoon on Sunday. The Colorado star forward scored a goal and two assists as the Avalanche rallied to beat Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 in overtime at ...
These dogs complete the three-peat: Growlers win third straight Newfoundland and Labrador under-18 major championship
They say good things tend to come in threes. For the Pinnacle AAA Growlers, there is some truth in that as they clinched their third straight Newfoundland and Labrador Under-18 Major Hockey League championship after knocking off the East Coast ...
Caps, Red Wings to meet in the Herder Memorial Trophy finals to determine top senior hockey team in the province
The teams for the Herder Memorial Trophy finals are set and will feature a pair of teams hunting for their first titles in some time. On March 22, the Deer Lake Red Wings secured their second straight trip to the Herder finals after they knocked off ...
NLL: Thunderbirds blow late lead, lose in overtime to first-place Rock
The Halifax Thunderbirds were less than two minutes from securing an important win against a National Lacrosse League rival. But the league-leading Toronto Rock had other plans and pulled out a thrilling 9-8 overtime victory Saturday night in ...
Port Williams' Shaffelburg scores in Canada's 2-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago
Port Williams soccer star Jacob Shaffelburg scored an insurance goal in the second half as Canada blanked Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 in a CONCACAF Nations League play-in match Saturday afternoon in Frisco, Texas. About five minutes after he hammered a ...
Newfoundland Growlers wrap up extended break with three-game series in Maine
After an extended break, the Newfoundland Growlers will hit the ice for the stretch run before the ECHL playoffs. The Growlers (26-24-8) are headed on the road for a six-game road trip that starts in Maine (26-26-7-0) on Friday with a three-game set ...
The countdown is on for NL Summer Games in Bay Roberts after official launch party
The countdown to the 2024 Newfoundland and Labrador Summer Games is officially on in the town of Bay Roberts. As Games mascot Blaze danced to an Irish tune in the gymnasium at Ascension Collegiate, hundreds of people from the town, including athletes ...