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Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand shakes hands with Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe after Game 7 of the teams' first-round NHL playoff series. - Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

Nova Scotia's Nathan MacKinnon, Brad Marchand embrace circumstances heading into Round 2

A bit of extra rest might have been nice but Brad Marchand would rather keep the momentum going. The Boston Bruins got less than 48 hours off between eliminating the Toronto Maple Leafs and opening their second-round series against the Florida ...

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Halifax's Rick Bowness retires as NHL coach after 38 years

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Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness stands behind the bench during the first period of a Dec. 27, 2023 game against the Chicago Blackhawks in Chicago. - David Banks-USA TODAY Sports

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

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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

Mooseheads' Mathieu Cataford named QMJHL's most valuable player

Updated May. 3, 2024 |4 min read

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

Updated May. 3, 2024 |3 min read

Maritime Women's Basketball Association will be bigger, better in Year 3 - commissioner

Updated May. 3, 2024 |5 min read

Apr 1, 2024; Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN; Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness talks to the media after their win against the Los Angeles Kings at Canada Life Centre. Mandatory Credit: James Carey Lauder-USA TODAY Sports

Jets coach Rick Bowness announces retirement

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness announced his retirement Monday after nearly 50 years in the NHL as a player and coach. His departure comes a week after the Jets were eliminated by the Colorado Avalanche in the first round of the Stanley Cup ...

Three Prince Edward Islanders won the 2023-24 Maritime Junior Hockey League championship with the Miramichi Timberwolves on May 2. They are, from left, goaltender Hudson Bradley, general manager Ross Martin and forward Thatcher Hughes. Bradley and Hughes are products of the Charlottetown Bulk Carriers Knights’ major under-18 program. Contributed

MHL PLAYOFFS: Strong P.E.I. connection with Miramichi Timberwolves

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated 3 hours ago |6 min read

There is a strong Prince Edward Island connection with the 2023-24 Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL)-champion Miramichi Timberwolves. Ross Martin of Winsloe is in his first season as general manager while 17-year-old left-winger Thatcher Hughes of ...

Apr 26, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd looks on during the fourth quarter against the LA Clippers during game three of the first round for the 2024 NBA playoffs at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

Mavericks sign coach Jason Kidd to extension

Reuters |Updated 3 hours ago |1 min read

The Dallas Mavericks signed coach Jason Kidd to a multi-year extension on Monday amid speculation that he was linked to the coaching vacancy with the Los Angeles Lakers. Financial terms and duration of the extension were not disclosed. "We are ...

Boxing - Emmanuel Rodriguez v Naoya Inoue - IBF World Bantamweight Title & World Boxing Super Series Semi Final, The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Britain - May 18, 2019 Naoya Inoue celebrates winning the fight against Emmanuel Rodriguez Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith

Boxing-Inoue knocks out Nery to defend unified super bantamweight title

Reuters |Updated 5 hours ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Undefeated Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue survived a first round knockdown to knock out challenger Luis Nery in the sixth and defend his undisputed super bantamweight world championship at the Tokyo Dome on Monday. Inoue progressed to a ...

UNB Reds head coach Gardiner MacDougall follows the play during an Atlantic University Sport (AUS) Men’s Hockey Conference game during the 2023-24 season. MacDougall, from Bedeque, P.E.I., has been named head coach of Team Canada for the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) world under-18 championship in Finland from April 25 to May 5. James West Photo/For UNB Athletics

P.E.I.'s Gardiner MacDougall caps a perfect season behind the bench with Team Canada

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated 6 hours ago |3 min read

P.E.I.’s Gardiner MacDougall capped a perfect 2023-24 season as a hockey coach on May 5. The MacDougall-coached Team Canada rallied in the third period to defeat the United States to win the 2024 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) world ...

The horses line up behind the starting gate at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park on May 4. The first live card of the spring meet featured 12 dashes. Jason Simmonds • The Guardian

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Live harness racing returns to Charlottetown

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated 8 hours ago |5 min read

Live harness racing has resumed in P.E.I. following a winter break. Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park hosted a 12-dash program on an Opening Day program on May 6. Live racing resumes in Charlottetown on May 9 at 6 ...

Tennis - ATP Masters 1000 - Monte Carlo Masters - Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France - April 14, 2024 Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas in action during his final match against Norway's Casper Ruud

Tennis-Tsitsidosa era ends as Badosa announces split with Tsitsipas

Reuters |Updated 12 hours ago |2 min read

(Reuters) - Former world number two Paula Badosa is no longer in a romantic relationship with fellow tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas after nearly a year together in the spotlight, the Spaniard said. Badosa and Tsitsipas made their relationship ...

Tennis - Madrid Open - Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain - April 30, 2024 Italy's Jannik Sinner in action during his round of 16 match against Russia's Karen Khachanov

Tennis-Sinner to play in French Open only if 100% fit

Reuters |Updated 14 hours ago |2 min read

(Reuters) - Jannik Sinner has cast doubt on his French Open participation, with the world number two saying he will only compete at Roland Garros later this month if he fully recovers from a hip issue that forced him out of Madrid and Rome.

Tennis - Madrid Open - Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain - May 5, 2024 Russia's Andrey Rublev poses with the trophy and runner up Canada's Felix Auger Aliassime after winning the final match

Tennis-Rublev to return to hospital after taking Madrid title

Reuters |Updated 14 hours ago |2 min read

(Reuters) - Andrey Rublev battled through a suspected virus and an anaesthetised foot to beat Felix Auger-Aliassime 4-6 7-5 7-5 to claim the Madrid Open title on Sunday, but revealed that he will now have to return to hospital to make a full ...

May 5, 2024; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Colorado Rockies right fielder Sean Bouchard (12) is congratulated by left fielder Jordan Beck (27) following his solo home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the second inning at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Scott Galvin-USA TODAY Sports

MLB roundup: Red Sox extinguish Twins' 12-game win streak

Reuters |Updated 15 hours ago |8 min read

Ceddanne Rafaela and Rafael Devers hit two-run home runs and the Boston Red Sox pulled away for a 9-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis. Vaughn Grissom and Dominic Smith added two-run doubles for Boston, which avoided a ...