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NHL’s Bettman meets with Calgary officials about arena talks – Calgary

The NHL’s top boss has noticed a change in tone around conversations about building a new event centre in Calgary. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman was in the southern Alberta city Tuesday and shared some of what he heard from a “constructive” and “friendly” meeting with Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek and …

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Leafs re-acquire Schenn, deal Sandin and Engvall

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to wheel and deal ahead of the NHL trade deadline. The club re-acquired Luke Schenn — nearly 15 years after selecting him fifth overall at the 2008 draft — on the heels of two other Tuesday deals that saw Toronto send fellow defenceman …

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Raptors sign Barton, waive Hernangomez

TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors have added some depth at guard. Veteran Will Barton was signed by Toronto on Tuesday, with the Raptors waiving forward Juancho Hernangomez to make space on their roster. The 32-year-old Barton has 12 years of NBA experience, having played for the Portland Trail Blazers, Denver …

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Siakam leads as Raptors fend off Bulls 104-98

TORONTO – Although Fred VanVleet is thrilled with the birth of his third child, he was also excited to return to the Toronto Raptors’ lineup. Just don’t tell his fiancée that. Pascal Siakam scored 20 and pulled down eight rebounds as Toronto held off the Chicago Bulls 101-96 on Tuesday. …

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Kopitar scores four as Kings edge Jets 6-5 in a shootout – Winnipeg

After a rough patch in which offence had been hard to come by, the Winnipeg Jets broke out for five goals Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Kings, but they still lost. Anze Kopitar scored four goals as the Kings overcame a two-goal deficit in the third period for a …

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St. Paul’s Crusaders strike first in high school hockey championship series – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The perennial powerhouse St. Paul’s Crusaders are just one win away from the three-peat. The Crusaders struck first in the Winnipeg High School Hockey League’s division one championship series with a lopsided 6-1 game 1 win over the Garden City Gophers on …

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Leafs acquire McCabe, Lafferty from Blackhawks

Kyle Dubas swung for the fences by securing Ryan O’Reilly. And while a subsequent move made Monday won’t garner the same attention as adding a Stanley Cup champion and Conn Smythe Trophy winner, the Maple Leafs general manager once again left little doubt playoff success-starved Toronto is going all-in this …

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D.C. United rallies late to beat Toronto FC 3-2 in wild MLS season opener – Toronto

WASHINGTON — D.C. United matched Toronto FC’s comeback with one of its own in a wild MLS season opener Saturday. Substitute Theodore (Ted) Ku-Dipietro set up Christian Benteke in the 90th minute and then scored the winner in the 98th minute — his first MLS goal — as D.C. United …

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Blue Jays fall 9-5 to Yankees in pre-season action

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 26, 2023 4:56 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size DUNEDIN, Fla. – Andres Chaparro hit a home run and had two RBIs as the New York Yankees handed the Toronto Blue Jays their first loss of the pre-season 9-5 on …

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