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Winnipeg's arena curling in a club project seen as start of cross-country expansion

Winnipeg's arena curling in a club project seen as start of cross-country expansion

A Winnipeg pilot project offers arena ice and rocks in a curling club to top teams in the area.
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Sports scoreboard for Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024

Sports scoreboard for Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024

Thursday's Scoreboard World Junior Hockey Championship Preliminary Round (At Ottawa) Canada 4 Finland 0 Sweden 5 Slovakia 2 United States 10 Germany 4 Czechia 5 Switzerland 1 --- AHL Toronto 3 Belleville 0 --- NFL Seattle 6 Chicago 3 --- NBA Memphis
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McKenna scores, George perfect as Canada tops Finland 4-0 in world junior opener

McKenna scores, George perfect as Canada tops Finland 4-0 in world junior opener

Gavin McKenna scored late in the first period and Carter George made 31 saves for the shutout as Canada blanked Finland 4-0 in the annual under-20 tournament.
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Williams, Woolen lead way as Seahawks beat Bears 6-3 to boost playoff hopes

Williams, Woolen lead way as Seahawks beat Bears 6-3 to boost playoff hopes

CHICAGO (AP) — Riq Woolen intercepted Caleb Williams' late pass and the Seattle Seahawks boosted their fading playoff hopes, squeezing past Chicago 6-3 on Thursday night to hand the Bears their 10th straight loss.
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Grizzlies set record in dunking Raptors 155-126, Toronto loses ninth in a row

Grizzlies set record in dunking Raptors 155-126, Toronto loses ninth in a row

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jaren Jackson Jr.
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Hutson has five assists, defending champ U.S. routs Germany 10-4 at world juniors

Hutson has five assists, defending champ U.S. routs Germany 10-4 at world juniors

OTTAWA — Defenceman Cole Hutson had five assists as United States opened defence of its gold medal with a resounding 10-4 win over Germany on Thursday as the 2025 world junior hockey championship got underway.
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Organizers say two sailors have died in Sydney to Hobart yacht race amid wild weather conditions

Organizers say two sailors have died in Sydney to Hobart yacht race amid wild weather conditions

SYDNEY (AP) — Organizers said Friday that two Sydney to Hobart sailors have died at sea amid wild weather conditions that forced line honors favorite Master Lock Comanche to withdraw among mass retirements.
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Former NFL star Mayes pulling for Panthers' Hubbard to break his NFL rushing mark

Former NFL star Mayes pulling for Panthers' Hubbard to break his NFL rushing mark

Long the standard by which Canadian running backs are measured in the NFL, Rueben Mayes is hoping Chuba Hubbard can set that bar even higher.
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Detroit Red Wings fire coach Derek Lalonde, name Todd McLellan as his replacement

Detroit Red Wings fire coach Derek Lalonde, name Todd McLellan as his replacement

The Detroit Red Wings fired coach Derek Lalonde on Thursday and named Todd McLellan as his replacement, a major change by general manager Steve Yzerman more than a third of the way through another disappointing season in the place known as “Hockeytow
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Canada’s women’s pro sports landscape transformed with arrival of PWHL, NSL and WNBA

Canada’s women’s pro sports landscape transformed with arrival of PWHL, NSL and WNBA

The Professional Women's Hockey League played a first season and started a second, the Northern Super League fired its engines for an all-Canadian women's soccer launch, and the WNBA announced its arrival in Canada.
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