• The Canadian Press

    Winnipeg Jets coach Rick Bowness is retiring after 38 NHL seasons

    WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Winnipeg Jets coach Rick Bowness is retiring after 38 seasons in the NHL, a career that included leading the Dallas Stars to the Stanley Cup Final in 2020 and more time spent behind the bench than anyone else in league history. At 69, the oldest with a head role in the NHL, Bowness is a finalist for the Jack Adams Award as coach of the year for the first time after leading the Jets to a franchise-record 52 wins and a second consecutive postseason appearance in as many s

  • The Canadian Press

    Coach Amorim vows to stay with Sporting Lisbon after winning another Portuguese league

    LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Coach Ruben Amorim has pledged to stay with Sporting Lisbon after leading the club to its second Portuguese league title in four seasons. Amorim has been linked with moves to clubs including Liverpool, but he said he does not intend to leave. His contract expires in 2026. “I'll stay with Sporting,” he said. “I have a contract and this is a special moment for me and for the club. We will try to win a third title together.” Sporting clinched the league on Sunday after Benfi

  • The Canadian Press

    Dallas Mavericks sign coach Jason Kidd to multi-year contract extension

    DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd signed a multi-year contract extension with the team on Monday. The Mavericks announced the move a day before opening their second-round playoff series at Oklahoma City. Dallas advanced last week by eliminating the Los Angeles Clippers in six games. The hall of fame point guard, who won an NBA title with the Mavericks in 2011, is in his third season coaching Dallas, and guided the Mavs to win the Southwest Division title with a 50-32 record — his s

  • The Canadian Press

    Winnipeg Jets' Bowness retires from coaching after 38 seasons in NHL

    Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness has announced his retirement from coaching after 38 seasons in the NHL. The Moncton, NB., native led the Jets to a 98-57-9 record during his two seasons at the helm, leading the team to back-to-back appearances in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Under the 69-year-old's watch in 2023-24, Winnipeg finished second in both the Central Division and the Western Conference while matching a franchise record with 52 wins before ultimately falling to Colorado in the opening