• The Canadian Press

    Team Reid Carruthers adds Catlin Schneider at third after departure of Brad Jacobs

    Team Reid Carruthers has added Catlin Schneider to its lineup at third to fill a vacancy caused by the recent departure of Brad Jacobs. Carruthers, who moved from fourth to third midway through last season, will go back to throwing last rock for the Winnipeg-based foursome. Jacobs left the rink last month to fill the vacancy on Brendan Bottcher's team after the players parted ways with the skip. Catlin Schneider's previous team, which represented B.C. at the Montana's Brier last season, announce

  • The Canadian Press

    Chet Holmgren and Lu Dort anchor elite Thunder defense heading into second round of NBA playoffs

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The young Oklahoma City Thunder finally are drawing national attention with a high-scoring offense led by MVP finalist Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. A closer look shows the defense is just as responsible for the Thunder claiming the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs and sweeping the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round. Though best known for an up-tempo style that helped them rank third in the league in scoring during the regular season, Chet Holmgren, Gilgeous-Ale

  • The Canadian Press

    Clemson all-ACC center PJ Hall is entering NBA draft

    CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson all-Atlantic Coast Conference center PJ Hall is entering the NBA draft. Hall announced his decision on social media on Friday. The 6-foot-10 Hall led the Tigers with 18.3 points a game this season and in blocks with 51. He helped them reach the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament before losing to Alabama for a spot in the Final Four. Hall, from Spartanburg, South Carolina, said he had poured everything he had the past four years at Clemson. “With that being said, I wi

  • The Canadian Press

    Pittsburgh Penguins fire assistant coach Todd Reirden after missing out on the playoffs

    PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins fired assistant coach Todd Reirden on Friday, just over two weeks after the organization missed out on the playoffs for a second straight season. Reirden was in charge of Pittsburgh's power play. The Penguins struggled while on the man advantage all season despite having a star-studded unit that included Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang and Erik Karlsson. Pittsburgh converted on just 15% of its power play opportunities, 30th in the 32-team NHL.