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Chaisson fastest P.E.I. runner in Boston Marathon

Darren Chaisson was the fastest Prince Edward Island runner in the 128 Boston Marathon on April 15. Chaisson, who is from Souris, completed the 42.2-kilometre course in a time of three hours 24 minutes two seconds (03:24:02). Nine P.E.I. runners ...

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P.E.I.'s Brad MacKenzie not part of Halifax Mooseheads' coaching changes

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Halifax, Nova Scotia - Mar 22: QMJHL game between the Halifax Mooseheads and Charlottetown Islanders on March 22 2023 at the Scotiabank Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia. (Trevor MacMillan/Halifax Mooseheads) Halifax Mooseheads assistant coach Brad MacKenzie of Charlottetown follows the action during a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) game at Scotiabank Centre earlier this season. The Mooseheads open the QMJHL final series in Quebec City against the Quebec Remparts on May 12. Trevor MacMillan/Halifax Mooseheads. Thanks!

Young P.E.I. athlete returns home with bronze medal from national wrestling championships

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Keely MacGrath wears her bronze medal she won at the 2024 Canadian wrestling championships recently in Mississauga, Ont. With her, from left, are her father and coach, Matt MacGrath, and Tim Murphy, Wrestling P.E.I. builder and supporter. Contributed

Wave becomes first P.E.I. team to win an Eastern Canadian ringette championship at U14 level

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MHL PLAYOFFS: P.E.I.'s Western Capitals host Miramichi in Game 1 of final series April 20

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P.E.I.'s Gardiner MacDougall talks about opportunity to coach Canadian under-18 team at world championship

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Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby prepares his stick before a face-off during Monday's game against the Nashville Predators at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. - Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

Sidney Crosby on Penguins' state of affairs: 'We need some help'

Willy Palov · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 1 hour ago |3 min read

Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins are no longer in control of their fate. They beat the Nashville Predators 4-2 on Monday night to keep their playoff hopes alive but they were stuck as helpless observers on Tuesday. A win by either the ...

Apr 15, 2024; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Caitlin Clark poses with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after she is selected with the number one overall pick to the Indiana Fever in the 2024 WNBA Draft at Brooklyn Academy of Music. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

Fever pitch: Caitlin Clark WNBA merchandise reportedly sells at record pace

Reuters |Updated 8 minutes ago |1 min read

Just hours after the Indiana Fever made her the top pick in the WNBA draft, Caitlin Clark set another record on Monday. Her merchandise became the top seller of any player in draft-day history, surpassing Trevor Lawrence, selected by the NFL's ...

Olympics-LA28 and USOPC launch programme to support retiring Olympians

Rory Carroll |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Rory Carroll NEW YORK (Reuters) - LA28 and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) on Tuesday announced a programme to help Olympians further their education and transition into the workforce after retirement. The initiative will ...

Apr 13, 2024; Sunrise, Florida, USA; Buffalo Sabres head coach Don Granato looks on against the Florida Panthers during the third period at Amerant Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports

Sabres fire coach Don Granato after another playoff miss

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

The Buffalo Sabres fired head coach Don Granato on Tuesday after another season ended without a trip to the Stanley Cup playoffs. The 13-year playoff drought, which began after the team's last playoff trip in 2011, is the longest in the NHL. The ...

Jim Midgley was the head coach of the Halifax Mooseheads in 2017-18. - Halifax Mooseheads

Mooseheads fire head coach Jim Midgley and assistant coach Liam Heelis

Willy Palov · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

Jim Midgley is out again as head coach of the Halifax Mooseheads. The QMJHL team announced his dismissal on Tuesday, along with assistant coach Liam Heelis. Assistant coach Brad MacKenzie will remain with the team. "After lengthy discussions with ...

Golf-Bjorn named Team Europe's second vice captain for 2025 Ryder Cup

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Team Europe captain Luke Donald has named Denmark's Thomas Bjorn as his second vice-captain on Tuesday for next year's Ryder Cup, which will be played in New York. The 53-year-old Bjorn has represented Europe three times as a player, ...

David Lappartient, president of the International Cycling Union (UCI) attends a news conference on Afghan refugees at the World Cycling Center in Aigle, Switzerland, June 3, 2022.

Olympics-World Athletics' prize money at Paris Games goes against Olympic spirit-UCI chief

Stamos Prousalis |Updated 4 hours ago |2 min read

By STAMOS PROUSALIS ANCIENT OLYMPIA (Reuters) - The decision by World Athletics to award prize money at the Paris 2024 Games goes against the Olympic spirit and solidarity among international federations, the head of cycling's global governing ...

Paris 2024 Olympics - Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony - Ancient Olympia, Greece - April 16, 2024 Spectators dressed in the colours of the flag of France applaud during the Olympic Flame lighting ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympics

Olympics-Paris 2024 torch lit in ancient Olympia, relay under way

Karolos Grohmann |Updated 4 hours ago |3 min read

By Karolos Grohmann ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) -The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was lit in ancient Olympia in a traditional ceremony on Tuesday, marking the final stretch of the seven-year preparations for the Games' start on July ...

A candle is seen in front of the Wall of Names at the Shoah Memorial as France commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Vel d'Hiv roundup, in Paris, France, July 12, 2022.

Olympics-Flame to pass by Bataclan, Shoah Memorial, Paris mayor says

Reuters |Updated 7 hours ago |2 min read

PARIS (Reuters) - The Olympic flame will pass by the site of the 2015 Islamist attack on the Bataclan concert hall as well as the Shoah Memorial as it makes its way through Paris in July ahead of the 2024 summer Games, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo ...

India's Abhinav Bindra, winner of the men's 10m air rifle shooting event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 25, 2014.

Olympics-Train to be perfect on an imperfect day, pioneer Bindra tells Indian shooters

Amlan Chakraborty |Updated 7 hours ago |3 min read

By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's former Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra has told the country's Paris-bound shooters to embrace the pressure they will face at the Games, and to train themselves to be perfect on what will most ...