• The Canadian Press

    Ipswich back in the Premier League for first time since 2002. Tom Brady's Birmingham relegated

    Ipswich will play in the Premier League for the first time since 2002 after securing the second automatic promotion spot from the second-tier Championship on Saturday. Ipswich beat Huddersfield 2-0 to finish as the runner-up behind champion Leicester on the final day of the regular season, sparking a pitch invasion at Portman Road. It is the second straight promotion for the team nicknamed the “Tractor Boys,” who have been revitalized since Kieran McKenna became manager in December 2021 — when I

  • The Canadian Press

    Arsenal keeps up Premier League title push with 3-0 win over Bournemouth

    LONDON (AP) — Arsenal maintained its pursuit of the Premier League title with a 3-0 win over Bournemouth that lifted Mikel Arteta’s team four points clear of second-place Manchester City on Saturday. City can reduce the gap back to one point by beating Wolverhampton later and still has another game in hand. Bukayo Saka converted a penalty in the 45th minute after a trip on Kai Havertz before Leandro Trossard and Declan Rice added second-half goals at Emirates Stadium to secure Arsenal’s fourth s

  • The Canadian Press

    The Canucks ready for all-Canadian second-round after eliminating Nashville

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vancouver coach Rick Tocchet won't deny being one of the NHL's final eight teams still alive means a lot. An all-Canadian showdown against the Edmonton Oilers in the second round? Even better. “We know the next series will be tough," Tocchet said Friday night after his Canucks advanced by downing Nashville 1-0 in Game 6. The Jack Adams finalist for NHL coach of the year took the Canucks from a team that missed the postseason a year ago by finishing 11th in the Western Con

  • The Canadian Press

    Vegas use of injured reserve prompts questions about salary cap. Other NHL teams do same thing

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Boos began raining down on Golden Knights captain Mark Stone at American Airlines Center in Dallas the moment he first touched the puck. They didn't let up whenever the first-round series was in Dallas. Stars fans weren't happy that the poster boy of all that is questionable with how long-term injured reserve operates was back on the ice just in time for the playoffs. Again. No team is more scrutinized than Vegas for how it uses LTIR. To critics and skeptical fans, it looks very