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Curling free agency season kicks off with a bang as some top teams announce splits

When Reid Carruthers was a young curler on tour, he knew he'd have to do his own legwork when free agency season rolled around. He got creative years ago and it paid off when he caught the eye of fellow Winnipegger Jeff Stoughton.

Mar 17, 2022 1:43 PM Read more >

Tyrell and Tre Ford show scouts plenty of speed at University of Buffalo pro day

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Twins Tyrell and Tre Ford showed plenty of speed Thursday at the University of Buffalo pro day. Tyrell Ford, a defensive back with the Waterloo Warriors, posted a 40-yard dash time of 4.44 seconds.

Mar 17, 2022 1:24 PM Read more >

Canucks president Rutherford tests positive for COVID-19, enters NHL's protocol

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks say Jim Rutherford, the team's president of hockey operations, has tested positive for COVID-19. He has entered the NHL's protocol and is working from home during his quarantine period.

Mar 17, 2022 11:39 AM Read more >

Ottawa Senators sign forward Philippe Daoust to entry-level contract

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Philippe Daoust to a three-year, entry-level contract, which will kick in next season. The 20-year-old Daoust was taken in the sixth round, 158th overall, by Ottawa in the 2020 NHL Draft.

Mar 17, 2022 11:15 AM Read more >

Whitecaps sign defender Tristan Blackmon to contract extension through 2023

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have signed defender Tristan Blackmon to a contract extension through 2023, with club options for 2024 and 2025, the team announced on Thursday.

Mar 17, 2022 10:28 AM Read more >

Canadiens GM Kent Hughes 'not looking to make a fire sale' following Chiarot trade

BROSSARD, Que. — Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes made two major trades in the last few weeks but dimmed expectations for any blockbuster deals ahead of Monday’s trade deadline.

Mar 17, 2022 10:26 AM Read more >

Sala poisoned by exhaust fumes before dying in plane crash

BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala was “deeply unconscious” after being poisoned by exhaust fumes before dying from severe head and chest injuries in a plane crash in 2019, a jury concluded Thursday.

Mar 17, 2022 10:10 AM Read more >

U.S. bobsled/skeleton athletes support call for change from Canadian counterparts

Canadian bobsled and skeleton athletes have received public support from their American counterparts. In a statement released Thursday by the Athletes' Advisory Council of U.S.

Mar 17, 2022 9:54 AM Read more >

World curling championship redo in Prince George for Canada's Kerri Einarson

Kerri Einarson and Prince George, B.C., are about to get a women's world curling championship do-over.

Mar 17, 2022 9:21 AM Read more >

Saskatchewan Roughriders sign Canadian offensive lineman Jamal Campbell

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed Canadian offensive lineman Jamal Campbell on Thursday. The six-foot-five, 292-pound Campbell was released earlier this week by the Toronto Argonauts. Campbell, 28, played six seasons with Toronto.

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