• The Canadian Press

    New York Giants take Canadian Johnson in fourth round of NFL draft

    It didn't happen when Canadian Theo Johnson thought it would but he landed where he wanted to. The New York Giants selected the Penn State tight end with the seventh pick of the fourth round, No. 107 overall, of the NFL draft Saturday. Johnson had been projected as a possible second-day selection. "(That) wasn't in the cards for me but I think I got picked exactly when I was supposed to and exactly where I was supposed to," Johnson told reporters in New York after his selection. "Went to school

  • The Canadian Press

    PWHL Minnesota to host new league's 2024 entry draft

    TORONTO — The Professional Women's Hockey League will hold its second draft in Minnesota in June, though an exact date and location have yet to be announced. The six-team PWHL announced Saturday that its Minnesota club will be the host team of a draft of 42 picks over seven rounds. The first draft was held Sept. 18, 2023 in Toronto nearly three months before the league's first game on Jan. 1. Minnesota selected American forward Taylor Heise with the first overall pick in 2023, in which 90 player

  • The Canadian Press

    Rangers' Matt Rempe is in the spotlight again after his hit on Capitals' Trevor van Riemsdyk

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Matt Rempe, the New York Rangers' 6-foot-8 rookie who took the NHL by storm in recent months as a fighter and fan favorite, is back in the spotlight at playoff time. Rempe laid out Washington Capitals defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk with a big hit in Game 3 Friday night, one that drew a two-minute minor penalty but nothing more as far as on-ice retribution or off-ice punishment. The 21-year-old defended his actions Saturday, while debate swirled about whether the check that inju

  • The Canadian Press

    Mets put reliever Drew Smith on 15-day IL and outfielder Starling Marte on bereavement list

    NEW YORK (AP) — The banged-up New York Mets are minus two more important players after putting reliever Drew Smith on the 15-day injured list and right fielder Starling Marte on the bereavement list Saturday. The team recalled infielder Mark Vientos and right-hander Dedniel Núñez from Triple-A Syracuse before the middle game of its weekend series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Marte went home to the Dominican Republic for family reasons. He is expected to miss three days, manager Carlos Mendoz