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After winning just one game on a four-game road trip out East, the Winnipeg Jets were hoping a return to home ice Friday night would help them find their game. That did not happen. Not even close. The Jets looked outclassed from the opening puck drop as they were humbled …

TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors made the most of the all-star break without losing any of their momentum. Pascal Siakam, Toronto’s only all-star this season, scored 26 points to help the Raptors fend off the New Orleans Pelicans 115-110 on Thursday as both teams returned from the break. It was …

Dane Evans’s CFL career will continue on the West Coast. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats traded Evans to the B.C. Lions on Thursday for a conditional 2024 fourth-round draft pick. Evans was the Ticats’ starter for their two Grey Cup losses to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2019, 2021). The move comes just …

DUNEDIN, Fla. – Coming off a season where inconsistency was the norm, Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Jose Berrios has been working on a number of mechanical changes in recent weeks to get back on track. Berrios was remarkably steady over his first five full-time seasons in the big leagues. He …

Nadine Hart says she wants answers. “Because the racism that my son experienced in the sports hockey program at John Rennie High School is unacceptable,” she told reporters during a press conference Sunday. Her son, who doesn’t want to be identified for fear of being targeted, claims that he and …

DUNEDIN, Fla. – In baseball, it’s usually the closer who makes the save. In this case, it was the manager who got the job done. Blue Jays skipper John Schneider recently helped save a woman who was choking at a local restaurant, successfully applying the Heimlich manoeuvre to dislodge a …

DUNEDIN, Fla. – Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah is not resting on his laurels after an all-star season last year. The 25-year-old staff ace is like a sponge at the team’s player development complex, regularly watching other pitchers’ throwing sessions and interacting with teammates and coaches to gather as much …

DUNEDIN, Fla. – CANADIAN CLASSIC Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson has had a few months to reflect on his team’s long post-season run last fall. The Canadian took over as skipper in June when the Phillies were 22-29. He helped turn things around and led the Phillies all the way …

The Winnipeg Jets really need to figure out what is wrong with their power play. Facing off against the worst team in the NHL in Columbus, the Jets went only 1-for-7 with the man advantage, whiffing on three separate 5-on-3’s, falling to the Blue Jackets 3-1 in the opener of …

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 17, 2023 8:19 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Kerri Einarson and Jennifer Jones take a shot at history as the Scotties Tournament of Hearts begins Friday at the Sandman Centre. Einarson, alongside Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard and Briane …