Sports
Fever feed Caitlin Clark demand, boost local TV exposure
Indianapolis fans with a case of Caitlin Clark fever can catch 17 Indiana Fever games for free on local television channels this season. The WNBA franchise struck a deal earlier this week with Tegna to broadcast those contests on the region's NBC ...
Olympics-Canadian Olympic Committee joins Centre for Sport and Human Rights
(Reuters) - The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) has become the first national Olympic committee to join the Swiss-based Centre for Sport and Human Rights, the two organisations said on Tuesday. By joining CSHR's network, the COC aims to ensure ...
Doping-USADA calls for WADA overhaul amid Chinese swimming scandal
(Reuters) - The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said on Tuesday that the World Anti-Doping Agency must be overhauled to restore confidence in the global body ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics following its handling of a Chinese doping case. USADA wants an ...
TELUS CUP: Markham Waxers’ Tate Collins following in brother’s footsteps in hopes of making the Ontario Hockey League
Tate Collins watched as the Guelph Storm celebrated winning the Ontario Hockey League’s J. Ross Robertson Cup in 2019. Collins’ older brother Ty was in his first season with the Storm and had appeared in 48 regular season games with the club and four ...
Report: Mediation session scheduled in Wolves' sale dispute
The Minnesota Timberwolves' ownership dispute will advance to a mediation session on May 1 in Minneapolis, ESPN reported on Wednesday night. Longtime majority owner Glen Taylor put an end to a three-year ownership succession plan with the group ...
TELUS CUP: Cape Breton Eagles prospects Toussaint, Duhaime competing for national championship in familiar territory
Alexis Toussaint and Mavrik Duhaime wouldn’t want the Telus Cup national under-18 hockey championship to be anywhere else in the country other than Cape Breton. The Magog Cantonniers teammates arrived on the island last weekend ahead of the start of ...
N.L’s Eastern Hitmen find mark with gold medal at Atlantic championships
The Eastern Hitmen did plenty of winning this season. The under-15 AAA team based in St. John’s brought home gold from the East Coast Ice Jam, while also capturing banners in both the provincial under-15 AAA league and the provincial ...
MHL PLAYOFFS: Timberwolves tie series; Caps facing another suspension
The Miramichi Timberwolves set the tone early and answered back in a big way. The Timberwolves scored early and late in the first period to take a 2-0 lead and never looked back en route to a 5-1 victory over the Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford ...
Newfoundland Rogues continue winning at home with series win over Sudbury
The Newfoundland Rogues kicked their last regular season homestand of the season the right way over the weekend. The Rogues (18-13) won two of three games over the Sudbury Five at the Mary Brown’s Centre in St. John’s. The wins pushed ...
NHL PUCK DROPS: Columnist offers playoff predictions
The first round of the 2024 NHL playoffs began over the weekend. Here are my predictions for each series: Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Boston possesses a strong goalie tandem in Jeremy Swayman and Linus Ullmark while Leafs’ scorers Auston ...