Friday, January 3, 2025

Hockey Canada executive Scott Salmond says 'the buck stops' with him after disappointing world juniors

A group of hockey players on a same team sitting together and showing their disappointment after the result.

Hockey Canada executive Scott Salmond says "the buck stops" with him. The country's men's under-20 team was eliminated from the world junior hockey championship in the quarterfinals for a second straight year Thursday.



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Curler Karlee Burgess joining Team Einarson to fill in for injured Shannon Birchard

Manitoba third Karlee Burgess and second Mackenzie Zacharias sweep while playing for Team Wildcard 3 at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Kamloops, B.C., on February 19, 2023.

Team Kerri Einarson is adding three-time world junior champion Karlee Burgess to its lineup as a fill in for second Shannon Birchard, who will miss the rest of the curling season due to a knee injury.



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Canadian QB Kurtis Rourke played U.S. college season with torn knee ligament, agent says

Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Kurtis Rourke of Oakville, Ontario, hands the ball off to running back Ty Son Lawton during an American college football game against the Ohio State Buckeyes on November 23, 2024 in Columbus.

Quarterback Kurtis Rourke is scheduled to undergo surgery next week to fix a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, an injury he played through as he led Indiana to the College Football Playoff, agent Casey Muir told ESPN on Friday.



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Thursday, January 2, 2025

Peterman, Gallant remain perfect, reach Page 1-2 playoff at Canadian mixed doubles curling trials

A female curling skip shouts while crouching down as her male mixed doubles partner sweeps ahead of a stone.

Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant continue to roll at the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials. The duo remained undefeated at the event and advanced to the Page 1 versus 2 game with an 8-4 win over Rachel Homan and Brendan Bottcher in Thursday's opening playoff draw.



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Generational defender Chloe Primerano to lead Canada's quest for gold at U18 hockey worlds

A hockey player beats a goaltender in a shootout to score a goal.

Primerano is one of five returnees from a team that finished a surprising 3rd in 2024.



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Swedes hang on for win over resilient Latvians, advance to world junior semifinals

Sweden goaltender Melker Thelin is swarmed by teammates Axel Sandin-Pellikka and Felix Unger Sorum after its 3-2 quarterfinal win over Latvia at the world junior hockey championship in Ottawa on Jan. 2, 2025.

David Edstrom's second-period power-play goal stood as the winner, and Sweden held on for a 3-2 victory over Latvia in quarterfinal action Thursday at the world junior hockey championship in Ottawa.



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Familiar names advance to playoffs at Canadian Olympic mixed doubles curling trials

A female curling skip delivers a stone with her right hand as he male mixed doubles partner sweeps ahead of her.

Sixteen of the country's top mixed doubles curling teams arrived in Liverpool, N.S., at the beginning of the week hoping to advance to the playoffs and compete in the championship game. That number has now been trimmed to six. 



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Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Superdome security a focus after deadly attack in New Orleans leads to Sugar Bowl postponement

Police vehicles are seen outside a stadium.

Superdome in New Orleans was on lockdown for security sweeps on Wednesday morning after a truck plowed into a crowd about 1.5 kilometres away early Wednesday, killing at least 10 people. The attack led to a 24-hour postponement of the college football's Sugar Bowl.



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Sugar Bowl playoff game between Georgia, Notre Dame postponed after deadly New Orleans truck attack

Police gather on the street.

Ten people were killed and 35 injured after the driver of a pickup truck struck a crowd on historic Bourbon Street in New Orleans early Wednesday, officials said. At an afternoon news conference, it was announced the college football quarter-final the Sugar Bowl at the Superdome would be postponed for 24 hours.



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Canadian world junior captain Brayden Yager on 'mesmerizing' time with Crosby

Male hockey player stick handles the puck.

The Pittsburgh Penguins were holding training camp in September 2023. Sidney Crosby made the youngster feel right at home.



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