ESPN+ reaches 2-year deal with PHF women's pro hockey league

Women's pro hockey in the United States will continue having a broadcast home on ESPN+ after the Premier Hockey Federation announced a two-year contract extension with the streaming service on Wednesday.

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Canada back on top of women's hockey world, but work continues to stay there

A world hockey championship just six months after the Olympic final has the Canadian women battling for international supremacy again. The defending champs begin play Thursday against Finland at KVIK Hockey Arena in Herning, Denmark.

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NDP MP Peter Julian seeks answers from Hockey Canada CEO

NDP MP Peter Julian is seeking further accountability and transparency from Hockey Canada by way of a letter issued to the organization's president and CEO, Scott Smith.

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Serena Williams, Meghan share parenting challenges on new podcast

Serena Williams and Meghan recount challenges they've experienced as working mothers on the Duchess of Sussex's first podcast, including stories of having to work soon after scary incidents involving their children.

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West Island baseball team devastated after season is cut short

There's 178 teams accredited by Baseball Quebec that won't be heading to playoffs this season. One teams says miscommunication over an important deadline is to blame.

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Canada no-hit in loss to Mexico at Little League World Series

Mexico defeated Canada's entry in the 75th Little League World Series 10-0 with a no-hitter and walk-off hit to end it in the fifth inning on Monday.

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Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios has Australian court case adjourned to October

Tennis star Nick Kyrgios did not appear in an Australian court on Tuesday when a charge of common assault was listed for the first time.

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Canadians involved in a big week for golf

CBC Sports' daily newsletter takes a deeper look at two significant events involving top Canadian players, including one on the women's side and one on the men's.

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Brittney Griner's detention in Russia weighed heavily on WNBA's Mercury as season ends

A cloud of fear and sadness hovered over the Phoenix Mercury's season as Brittney Griner, their friend and teammate, sat in a Russian prison.

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Vancouver's Lucy Lin becomes youngest player ever to qualify for CP Women's Open

12-year-old Lucy Lin of Vancouver earned one of four spots into this week's 2022 CP Women's Open with a steady round of golf in Monday's final qualifier at the Marshes Golf Club.

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Ukraine soccer league set for new season as country defies Russian war

Under threat of Russian attacks in a war that stopped all soccer in Ukraine in February, a new league season starts Tuesday in Kyiv with the goal of restoring some sense of normal life.

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Qatar detains, deports foreign workers protesting late pay before World Cup

Qatar recently arrested at least 60 foreign workers who protested going months without pay and deported some of them, an advocacy group said, just three months before Doha hosts the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

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Blue Jays' 4-game win streak snapped by Yankees

Andrew Benintendi hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the seventh inning and the New York Yankees got a win they desperately needed, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 Sunday to avoid a four-game sweep.

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Newcastle battles Manchester City to thrilling draw

Kevin De Bruyne and the defending Premier League champions could not hold off Kieran Trippier and Newcastle United as the sides exchanged goals for a 3-3 draw on Sunday, while Brendan Aaronson continued to shine for Leeds United.

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Wings beat Sun to force series-deciding Game 3 in opening round

Kayla Thornton scored 20 points and Teaira McCowan had 17 points and 11 rebounds to help the Dallas Wings beat the Connecticut Sun 89-79 on Sunday to avoid elimination and win the franchise's first playoff game since 2009.

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Stanley Cup arrives in St. John's as hockey star Alex Newhook shares win with his hometown

The third Newfoundlander to hoist hockey's ultimate trophy is bringing a piece of his playoff win to St. John's in a parade on Monday.

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Islander Anthony MacDonald breaks curse to claim Gold Cup & Saucer win

Sintra and P.E.I.'s Anthony MacDonald won the 63rd Gold Cup & Saucer race in Charlottetown Saturday night.

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Sky cruise to record-setting win over Liberty to even 1st-round series

Kahleah Copper scored 20 points and Courtney Vandersloot added 16 to help Chicago to a record rout of New York 100-62, tying the first-round playoff series Saturday and forcing a decisive Game 3.

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Star returner DeVonte Dedmon returns to Redblacks after NFL stint

CFL all-star DeVonte Dedmon has returned to the Ottawa Redblacks following his release from the NFL's Miami Dolphins.

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Squash at the mall for the JK Windsor Cup

There’s a different kind of squash at Devonshire Mall this week. The sport, not the vegetable. Squash players have come to Windsor to play in four tournaments taking place.

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