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The St. John’s Junior Capitals are looking to bounce back on Day 2 of the Don Johnson Memorial Cup. Nicholas Mercer/The Telegram

DOJO: Mount Pearl, St. John’s reached the semifinals at 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup

It’s playoff time at the 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup and both teams from this province are in the semifinals. The host Mount Pearl Blades and Team NL’s St. John’s Junior Capitals finished the round robin in the top four to clinch their spot in the ...

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On the ice with the pros: Mount Pearl girl hits ice as an anthem skater for PWHL game in Ottawa

Updated Apr. 24, 2024 |4 min read

Isabelle Russell stands next to Ottawa forward Hayley Scamurra during the Apr. 20 PWHL game she spent as an anthem skater. Contributed photo

Baseball NL wants more players and communities to 'Step Up to the Plate'

Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |2 min read

a baseball player hitting a ball The Nova Scotia Major Little League Provincial Championship will continue this weekend at Cameron Bowl in Glace Bay. The host Glace Bay McDonald’s Colonels enter the weekend undefeated. STOCK IMAGE.

Frustrated Angels 3B Anthony Rendon eyes lengthy recovery

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Maple Leafs preparing for William Nylander to play in Game 4

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Jerry Jones, Cowboys 'keenly interested' in Ezekiel Elliott

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Oct 29, 2023; Inglewood, California, USA; Los Angeles Chargers offensive tackle Rashawn Slater (70) attempts to block Chicago Bears linebacker T.J. Edwards (53) during the second quarter at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Hui-USA TODAY Sports/ File Photo

Report: Chargers to pick up fifth-year option of LT Rashawn Slater

Reuters |Updated 33 minutes ago |1 min read

The Los Angeles Chargers are picking up the fifth-year option on left tackle Rashawn Slater, ESPN reported Saturday. Slater was the No. 13 overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Chargers, who used the No. 5 overall pick on Notre Dame left tackle ...

Apr 14, 2024; Austin, TX, USA; Jorge Martin (89) of Spain and Prima Pramac Racing and Maverick Vinales (12) of Spain and Aprilia Racing rides during the MotoGP Grand Prix of The Americas at Circuit of The Americas. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports/ File Photo

Motorcycling-Martin wins dramatic home Spanish GP sprint

Reuters |Updated 3 hours ago |2 min read

JEREZ, Spain (Reuters) - Jorge Martin of Pramac Racing won sprint in front of adoring home fans at a crash-filled Spanish GP to extend his lead at the top of the championship, as reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia's Saturday went from bad ...

King’s-Edgehill’s Ava Shearer wasn’t one to mess with during the Highlanders opening match against Rothesay. KES won the bout 36-0 during Day 1 action at the 2024 Highlanders Rugby Classic in Windsor.

IN PHOTOS: 2024 Highlanders Rugby Classic Day 1 recap

Carole Morris-Underhill · Lead editor Valley Journal-Advertiser |Updated 4 hours ago |12 min read

Nineteen teams from across the Maritimes converged at King’s-Edgehill School in Windsor Friday to kick off the private school’s annual Highlanders Rugby Classic. King’s-Edgehill started Day 1 off strong, in the Girls A Taylor Division, winning both ...

Athletics - Diamond League - Xiamen - Xiamen Egret Stadium, Xiamen, China - April 20, 2024 Sweden's Armand Duplantis celebrates after winning the men's pole vault final and a new world record

Athletics-No world record but Duplantis soars in Suzhou Diamond League

Reuters |Updated 3 hours ago |3 min read

SUZHOU, China (Reuters) -Armand Duplantis missed out on another pole vault world record but made a strong statement ahead of this year's Olympic Games by easing to victory in the second Diamond League event of the season on Saturday. The 24-year-old ...

Athletics - Diamond League - Xiamen Diamond League - Egret Stadium, Xiamen, China - September 2, 2023 Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi celebrates after winning the men's 800m final with second placed Canada's Marco Arop

Athletics-Kenya's Wanyonyi sets road mile world record in Herzogenaurach

Reuters |Updated 5 hours ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi on Saturday set a road mile world record at the Road to Records event in Herzogenaurach, Germany, finishing with a time of three minutes and 54.5 seconds. The race was Wanyonyi's competitive debut in the ...

Apr 14, 2024; Austin, TX, USA; Marc Marquez (93) of Spain and Gresini Racing MotoGP rides in warmups before the start of the MotoGP Grand Prix of The Americas at Circuit of The Americas. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

Motorcycling-Home-hero Marquez seizes pole at Spanish GP

Reuters |Updated 8 hours ago |1 min read

JEREZ, Spain (Reuters) - Six-times MotoGP champion Marc Marquez claimed pole position for his home Spanish Grand Prix after edging Marco Bezzecchi of VR46 Racing and championship leader Jorge Martin in a wet qualifying session on Saturday. This ...

French canoeist Tony Estanguet holds the Olympic flame during its departure ceremony from Greece on the sailing ship Belem for the 2024 Paris Games, in the port of Piraeus, Greece, April 27, 2024.

Olympics-Paris 2024 Olympics flame sets sail for France in final relay leg

Reuters |Updated 9 hours ago |2 min read

ATHENS (Reuters) - The Paris 2024 Olympic flame sailed for France on Saturday on board a three-masted ship to mark the final sprint of preparations ahead of the Olympic Games opening ceremony on July 26. The "Belem" left the port of Piraeus in ...

Maple Leafs' William Nylander breaks past Jake DeBrusk of the Boston Bruins during the first period at Scotiabank Arena on March 4, 2024 in Toronto.

FIDDLER'S FACTS: NHL playoff injuries; controversy in MHL championship series

Contributed, Fred MacDonald · Columnist |Updated a day ago |4 min read

The Stanley Cup playoffs have just begun, and injuries are playing a big factor that could sideline some of the early favourites. In this part of the country, where Toronto Maple Leaf fans far outnumber any other team, the loss of William Nylander, ...

Apr 26, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey (center) throws the ball to first base to complete a double play after forcing out Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz (obscured) during the ninth inning at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports

MLB roundup: Brewers win on Joey Ortiz's hit in 11th

Reuters |Updated 10 hours ago |7 min read

Joey Ortiz delivered a walk-off single with one out in the 11th inning, giving the Milwaukee Brewers a 7-6 victory over the visiting New York Yankees on Friday in the opener of a three-game series. Pinch runner Owen Miller advanced to third on Brice ...

Apr 26, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Colorado Avalanche goaltender Alexandar Georgiev (40) makes a save against Winnipeg Jets center Tyler Toffoli (73) in the second period in game three of the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports

NHL roundup: Avs rally past Jets with 5 goals in 3rd

Reuters |Updated 11 hours ago |2 min read

Nathan MacKinnon and Valeri Nichushkin scored power-play goals 2:28 apart early in a five-goal third period, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the Winnipeg Jets 6-2 in Game 3 of their first-round series in Denver on Friday night. Colorado ...