• The Canadian Press

    Defensemen injuries are already piling up early in the NHL playoffs

    Deep NHL playoff runs Jason Demers went on during his playing career usually ended the same way. “The injuries just accumulated too much,” he said. “And then you’re just not playing at 100%.” That attrition is already showing early in the first round this spring at Demers' old position, as defenses have been depleted by existing and new injuries, from Tampa Bay’s Mikhail Sergachev and Colorado’s Samuel Girard being out long term to Carolina’s Brett Pesce going down Monday night and Washington be

  • The Canadian Press

    US women's soccer to play Olympic send-off match in Washington in July

    CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. women's soccer team will play a send-off match against Costa Rica in the nation's capitol before departing for the Olympics. The match announced Tuesday is set for July 16 at Audi Field in Washington. It will be the fourth friendly under new coach Emma Hayes as the team prepares for France. Hayes was named coach of the team late last year, but is finishing out the season with Chelsea before taking over. Hayes is set to join the team for a match against South Korea on June

  • The Canadian Press

    Canada adds Tij Iginla, son of Hall of Famer Jarome Iginla, to U18 squad

    CALGARY — Hockey Canada completed its 25-player roster for the upcoming world men's under-18 hockey championship Tuesday with the addition of forward Tij Iginla. The 17-year-old son of Hockey Hall of Famer forward Jarome Iginla had 47 goals and 84 points in 64 games with the Western Hockey League's Kelowna Rockets this season. He added nine goals and 15 points in 11 playoff games before Kelowna was defeated 4-1 by the Prince George Cougars in the second round. Iginla is the No. 9-ranked North Am

  • The Canadian Press

    Toronto FC looks to spoil Simcoe County Rovers' Canadian Championship debut

    TORONTO — Growing up in England, John Herdman saw plenty of cup competition. He knows the pitfalls that can come with it. "What you always know is that there's a few banana skins in the opening rounds," said the Toronto FC coach. "There's always some upsets and surprises." The semi-pro Simcoe County Rovers hope to do just that at BMO Field on Wednesday in the League1 Ontario champion's first taste of the Canadian Championship. "If I'm sitting in the Simcoe camp, they'll be pretty excited and, I