• The Canadian Press

    Montreal's players already excited for Year 2 of PWHL: 'This league is on the up'

    MONTREAL — Marie-Philip Poulin couldn't find enough positive things to say about her experience in Year 1 of the Professional Women’s Hockey League, even though she had to work through a malfunctioning microphone to express it. Montreal’s captain winced as a staticky, distorted noise echoed through the speakers during her team’s end-of-season press conference at the Verdun Auditorium on Friday, unable to finish answering her first question before the faulty mics were whisked away. But for Poulin

  • The Canadian Press

    Green, Francis, Rodriguez to make appearances for Blue Jays' triple-A affiliate

    TORONTO — Three of the Blue Jays' relief pitchers have scheduled appearances with Toronto's triple-A affiliate as they recover from injuries. Chad Green and Bowden Francis will pitch for the Buffalo Bisons on Sunday. Yariel Rodriguez will take the mound for Buffalo on Tuesday. Green has been nursing a right shoulder strain and was put on the 15-day injured list on April 20. Francis was moved to the 15-day IL on April 25 with right forearm tendinitis. Rodriguez was put on the 15-day IL with thora

  • Yahoo Sports

    Diana Taurasi says Caitlin Clark's game is 'going to translate' after predicting her early struggles

    The Mercury star's comment that "reality is coming" for Clark and other rookies took on a life of its own.

  • The Canadian Press

    Brady Tkachuk has goal, 3 assists in US 4-1 win over Poland at men's hockey world championship

    PRAGUE (AP) — Brady Tkachuk scored a goal and added three assists, Cole Caufield scored twice and the United States clinched a playoff-round berth with a 4-1 win over Poland in preliminary round play at the men’s world hockey championships on Friday. Michigan State goalie Trey Augustine stopped 20 shots, including all 11 he faced in a scoreless first period. Michael Kesselring also scored for the Americans, who improved to 3-1-1 and moved into second place in the Group B standings. John Murray,