The Canadian Press CALGARY – The Calgary Flames have removed the “interim” tag from Geoff Ward’s job and made him the NHL club’s head coach. Ward was promoted from associate coach Nov. 29. Bill Peters resigned amid allegations of racism when he coached in the minor leagues. A .500 team […]
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Donna Spencer The Canadian Press Sami Jo Small often felt conflicted about her role on the Canadian women’s hockey team. The goaltender started 51 games for Canada over her decade on the national team. The ones she didn’t infuse Small’s book “The Role I Played” scheduled for release Sept. 29. […]
The Associated Press NASHVILLE – The Nashville Predators have hired Dan Hinote as an assistant coach for coach John Hynes. General manager David Poile announced the move Thursday, saying Hinote’s personality plus playing and coaching experience will be a great fit for the Predators. “In this assistant coach position, we […]
By Stephen Wade The Associated Press TOKYO–The International Olympic Committee and Japanese organizers are trying to convince the public that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will take place next year despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Tokyo organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto said last week that the games could go ahead without a […]
Andrew Dampf The Associated Press ROME–Rafael Nadal is preparing his return to tennis after a seven-month layoff at next week’s Italian Open. “The Foro Italico is always a special place for me and even more so this year as it will be my first tournament following a long period without […]
By Brian Mahoney The Associated Press The Brooklyn Nets hired Canadian Steve Nash as their coach Thursday, putting the Hall of Fame point guard in charge of the team that hopes to have Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving together next season. Nash, two-time MVP as the engineer of the high-scoring […]
The Associated Press ASHBURN, Va.–The road to the Washington Football training facility known as Redskins Park will no longer be called Redskin Park Drive. The team announced Tuesday it’s renaming the road to its Ashburn, Virgnia, practice facility Coach Gibbs Drive in honour of the Hall of Fame, three-time Super […]
The Associated Press ORCIERES-MERLETTE, France–Primoz Roglic asserted his Tour de France credentials with a victory in the first mountain stage Tuesday as Julian Alaphilippe kept the race leader’s yellow jersey. Roglic, a former ski jumper from Slovenia who won the Spanish Vuelta last year, posted his third career stage win […]
The Canadian Press EDMONTON–A decision has yet to be made on whether the 2021 world junior men’s hockey championship in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alta., will be played with or without fans. The International Ice Hockey Federation’s council will meet later this month to review the status of all tournaments […]
The Associated Press Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby underwent arthroscopic wrist surgery on Monday but should be ready to go well before the start of training camp. The team announced the procedure on Tuesday. It did not specify which wrist was injured. General manager Jim Rutherford says the expected recovery […]
The Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. – As remarkable as the one-year turnaround from four wins to a Super Bowl appearance might have been for the San Francisco 49ers, repeating the feat could be even harder. Especially considering the competition in the NFC West. While the Niners spent the off-season […]
The Associated Press The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: The Turkish soccer federation says a limited number of spectators will be allowed into stadiums to watch games as of October as it relaxes coronavirus restrictions. The federation says stadiums around the country […]
