• The Canadian Press

    UEFA picks two video review referees at center of controversy for Euro 2024 duty

    NYON, Switzerland (AP) — The match official accused of bias by English Premier League club Nottingham Forest got UEFA support on Tuesday by being selected for the European Championship as a video review expert. Forest’s inflammatory social media post on Sunday targeting Stuart Attwell has been widely criticized across English soccer and was even mocked by another club. Forest said Attwell is a fan of relegation rival Luton and claimed that this was a factor in not being awarded up to three penal

  • The Canadian Press

    NFL draft has been on tour for a decade and the next stop is Detroit, giving it a shot in spotlight

    DETROIT (AP) — The NFL draft has taken the show on the road for a decade, giving cities around the country a chance to be in the spotlight. Detroit is on the clock. The Motor City, which was once one of the nation's largest and most powerful cities, has bounced back from filing for bankruptcy in 2013. Fans driving and flying into town from the league's other 31 cities will see signs of progress from the symbolic to the significant. DETROIT is spelled out, each letter standing 10 feet off an emba

  • The Canadian Press

    Five things to know about the NHL playoffs

    Mark Stone of the Vegas Golden Knights went from the 26-game injured reserve list to the Game 1 Dallas scoresheet in 83 seconds, the Boston fan with the big sign "Matthews STILL stuck on 69!" was nowhere to be seen after last night's Leafs-Bruins' game, and the New York Islanders played an impressive 24 minutes in Raleigh before getting whipped in the other 36 minutes by the Comeback 'Canes. Here are five things you need to know about the NHL playoffs: CURSE OF THE FIRST? Don't scold fans of the

  • The Canadian Press

    Oilers beat Kings to open playoffs in first Game 1 win since 2017

    EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have won a Game 1 for the first time in seven years. Edmonton beat the visiting Los Angeles Kings 7-4 on Monday night to open their first-round, best-of-seven NHL playoff series. Oilers' forward Zach Hyman scored a hat trick, while captain Connor McDavid had five assists. The Oilers had been 0-7 in Game 1s dating back to 2017, when they beat Anaheim to open their second-round series. This is the third year in a row Edmonton has faced Los Angeles in the opening roun