• The Canadian Press

    Canadians in the spotlight as Chelsea loses to Barcelona in Women’s Champions League

    LONDON (AP-CP) — Kadeisha Buchanan was sent off and fellow Canadian Ashley Lawrence conceded a penalty as Chelsea's Women's Champions League run ended in the semifinal, dispatched 2-1 on aggregate by Barcelona after losing Saturday's second leg 2-0. Aitana Bonmati scored and won the penalty to lead Barca past the Londoners. Buchanan looked incredulous when Romanian referee Juliana Demetrescu showed her a red card in the 59th minute after issuing a second caution for the Canadian's tackle on Patr

  • The Canadian Press

    Jets blueliner Dillon "day to day" after suffering gash to left hand in loss to Avs

    DENVER — Winnipeg Jets coach Rick Bowness says defenceman Brenden Dillon is "day to day" after suffering a hand injury in Game 3 against the Colorado Avalanche. Bowness says team doctors did a "fantastic job" of stitching him up, adding there was no significant damage. Dillon appeared to suffer a deep cut to his left hand from a skate blade during a melee at the end of the Jets' 6-2 loss Friday at Ball Arena. Bowness did not have details on how many stitches were required. He has yet to finalize

  • Yahoo Sports

    Mike Tomlin says Russell Wilson has lead for QB spot but Justin Fields will compete

    Mike Tomlin said Russell Wilson is currently the Steelers' QB1.

  • The Canadian Press

    Powerful penalty kill a big part of playoff success for Vancouver Canucks

    NASHVILLE — Killing penalties hasn't always been a strength for the Vancouver Canucks. The team's penalty kill struggled through much of 2022-23 and threatened to be the worst in NHL history. After rebounding slightly late in the regular season, Vancouver still finished with a league-worst 71.6 per cent success rate. Now the special teams unit has become a strength for the Canucks, particularly in the first-round playoff series against the Nashville Predators which the Canucks lead 2-1 heading i