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BASKETBALL: AUS MVP Malcolm Christie leaves Dalhousie for NCAA's Oakland University
The AUS men's basketball MVP is taking his talents South of the border. Dalhousie Tigers star Malcolm Christie announced his official commitment on Sunday to play NCAA Division 1 for Oakland University next season. Malcolm Christie of @DalTigers has ...
Cape Breton connections win Don Johnson Memorial Cup with Antigonish Bulldogs
Cape Breton connections were part of the Antigonish Bulldogs team that won the Don Johnson Memorial Cup on Sunday in Newfoundland and Labrador. Cameron Bell, Sam Grant, Daniel Chiasson, Tully Grant, Ryan MacDonald, Ray MacKinnon, Logan McGrath, Luc ...
Cape Breton curler wins world senior men’s curling championship with Team Canada
A Cape Breton curler has captured the world senior men’s curling championship title. Kris Granchelli, originally of Sydney, was part of Team Canada, skipped by Paul Flemming, who claimed the world title with a 4-3 win over the United States in eight ...
QMJHL: Cape Breton Eagles fined for second time in playoffs
For the second time in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoffs, the Cape Breton Eagles have received a fine by the league. Posted on its official website over the weekend, the league fined the Eagles franchise $500 after a request for ...
Telus Cup wraps up busy stretch of national, international championships in Cape Breton
MEMBERTOU — The Cape Breton community has had no shortage of attention over the last year with national and international sporting events and it can add another to its resume. The Telus Cup national under-18 hockey championship wrapped up on Sunday ...
'We had all the tools': Former Cape Breton Screaming Eagles’ Mario Durocher says 2006-07 team was good
The last time the Cape Breton Eagles were in a league semifinal, Mario Durocher was an assistant coach with the team. Coincidentally, Durocher is now the assistant general manager with the Baie-Comeau Drakkar, the team the Eagles are now facing in ...
Thunderbirds' season ends with a thud: Halifax loses 9-3 in NLL quarter-final at Albany
For the third consecutive year, the Halifax Thunderbirds suffered a first-round exit in the National Lacrosse League playoffs. Veteran goaltender Doug Jamieson was a brick wall in the Albany net, stopping 52 Halifax shots for his first playoff ...
Unbeatable: Magog Cantonniers post undefeated record on way to winning Telus Cup over Brandon Wheat Kings in Cape Breton
MEMBERTOU, N.S. - From the time the puck dropped on the Telus Cup national under-18 hockey championship on April 22, the Magog Cantonniers were ready to play. Fresh off their Quebec championship, the Cantonniers went undefeated in the national ...
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IN PHOTOS: Magog Cantonniers, Brandon Wheat Kings play for Telus Cup championship in Cape Breton
MEMBERTOU, N.S. - The Magog Cantonniers and Brandon Wheat Kings played in the championship game of the Telus Cup national under-18 hockey championship at the Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre on Sunday. Magog, representing Quebec, defeated the ...
Dreams and determination: Eskasoni-based boxing club sending four fighters to Box Fan Expo in Las Vegas
ESKASONI — "I'm really excited. I'm really nervous, but this is a really huge opportunity for me and the rest of the fighters," says Aleah Young, a 16-year-old boxer from Red Tribe Boxing in Eskasoni, capturing the anticipation and apprehension she ...