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April 17, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana Fever player Caitlin Clark, former Iowa Hawkeye standout and the no. 1 pick in the 2024 WNBA draft, speaks Wednesday, April 17, 2024, during an introductory press conference inside the entry pavilion at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Mykal McEldowney-USA TODAY NETWORK/File Photo

Fever feed Caitlin Clark demand, boost local TV exposure

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

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 ...

The Olympic rings seen displayed outside the headquarters for the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) in Montreal, November 9, 2015.

Olympics-Canadian Olympic Committee joins Centre for Sport and Human Rights

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

(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 ...

A WADA logo is seen at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 12, 2024.

Doping-USADA calls for WADA overhaul amid Chinese swimming scandal

Reuters |Updated just now |2 min read

(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 ...

Tate Collins of the Markham Waxers carries the puck into the offensive zone during regular season play earlier this year in Ontario. Collins finished tied for the team lead in points (46) with 19 goals and 27 assists with Matthew Johnson. CONTRIBUTED

TELUS CUP: Markham Waxers’ Tate Collins following in brother’s footsteps in hopes of making the Ontario Hockey League

Jeremy Fraser |Updated 1 hour ago |6 min read Premium content

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 ...

Apr 14, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx minority owners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez watch in the fourth quarter of the game against the Phoenix Suns at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

Report: Mediation session scheduled in Wolves' sale dispute

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

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 ...

Alexis Toussaint of the Magog Cantonniers, right, works his way into the offensive zone during Telus Cup national under-18 hockey championship action at the Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre on Monday. Toussaint is a Cape Breton Eagles prospect and hopes to win the national championship in familiar territory in Cape Breton. JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POST

TELUS CUP: Cape Breton Eagles prospects Toussaint, Duhaime competing for national championship in familiar territory

Jeremy Fraser |Updated 1 hour ago |7 min read Premium content

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 ...

The Eastern Hitmen are Atlantic champions after defeating the Moncton Hawks in the final of the 2024 under-15 Atlantic Championships over the weekend. For the Hitmen, it was their fourth championship this season, including the provincial title. Contributed photo

N.L’s Eastern Hitmen find mark with gold medal at Atlantic championships

Nick Mercer · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read Premium content

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 ...

Miramichi Timberwolves forward Zachael Turgeon, 14, passes the puck from behind the goal-line as Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford Western Capitals goaltender Drew Sim and forward Trent Crane, 11, defend on the play. The action took place during Game 1 in the best-of-seven Maritime Junior Hockey League championship series at the Island Petroleum Energy Centre on April 20. Turgeon recorded three points in the Timberwolves’ 5-1 win in Game 2 in Miramichi, N.B., on April 22. The series, which is tied 1-1, resumes in Summerside on April 24 at 7 p.m. Jason Simmonds • The Guardian

MHL PLAYOFFS: Timberwolves tie series; Caps facing another suspension

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated 3 hours ago |5 min read Premium content

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 ...

Omega Harris and the Newfoundland Rogues won two of three against the Sudbury Five over the weekend. The wins move them into fourth in the Basketball Super League with a record of 18-13. Photo courtesy Leona Rockwood/Newfoundland Rogues

Newfoundland Rogues continue winning at home with series win over Sudbury

Nick Mercer · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 3 hours ago |3 min read Premium content

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 ...

Lyle Richardson

NHL PUCK DROPS: Columnist offers playoff predictions

Contributed, Lyle Richardson · Columnist |Updated 4 hours ago |3 min read Premium content

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 ...

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