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Connor Hellebuyck should give the Winnipeg Jets a big edge in their series against the Colorado Avalanche.

JETS VS. AVALANCHE: How the teams compare at each position

Ted Wyman · Postmedia News |Updated 2 hours ago |5 min read Premium content

While the Winnipeg Jets wound up a few points ahead and wrestled away home-ice advantage from the Colorado Avalanche, there’s not that much to separate these two elite hockey teams. The Avalanche have the NHL’s most explosive offence, a ...

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.

Maple Leafs, Bruins won't tip full lineup hand before Game 1

Lance Hornby · Postmedia News |Updated 2 hours ago |4 min read Premium content

Like a Cape Cod fog bank, the Boston Bruins and Maple Leafs are shrouding their Game 1 lineups in mystery. In the one and only pre-series practice for both teams at Boston’s secondary rink on Friday, both coaches took turns being tight-lipped, Jim ...

Connor McDavid (97) of the Edmonton Oilers faces the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center on Feb. 15, 2024, in St Louis.

Connor McDavid can cement his legacy by winning a Stanley Cup with the Oilers

Gerry Moddejonge · Postmedia News |Updated 2 hours ago |4 min read Premium content

The greatest hockey player in the world has yet to experience the greatest hockey moment. There isn’t much Connor McDavid hasn’t accomplished over his first nine seasons in the NHL. It’s a resume that would be the envy of anyone who ever laced up a ...

Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Tyler Bertuzzi (59) exchanges blows with Boston Bruins defenceman Parker Wotherspoon earlier this season.

Who has the advantage in the Maple Leafs playoff matchup vs. the Boston Bruins?

Terry Koshan · Postmedia News |Updated 2 hours ago |5 min read Premium content

Let’s get to Game 1 between the Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins already. As the seconds tick by until puck drop on Saturday at 8 p.m. at the TD Garden in Boston, we delve into the specifics of the best-of-seven, first-round matchup between the ...

A WADA logo is seen at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 12, 2024.

Olympics-WADA says 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive before Tokyo Games but it accepted contamination finding

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |3 min read

(Reuters) -The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirmed reports on Saturday that 23 Chinese swimmers had tested positive for a banned drug before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but it accepted the country's findings that this was due to substance ...

Toronto Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews is on a 70-goal pace this season.  Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports

FIDDLER'S FACTS: The Prophet predicts who will win opening round of Stanley Cup playoffs

Contributed, Fred MacDonald · Columnist |Updated 19 hours ago |5 min read Premium content

A frantic final week of the NHL regular season created a buzz at sports watering holes across the country as teams fought for a post-season spot. Unfortunately, we’ll not see Sidney Crosby. That’s sad as Pittsburgh played its best hockey down the ...

Formula One F1 - Chinese Grand Prix - Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China - April 20, 2024 Red Bull's Max Verstappen in action during qualifying

Motor racing-Dominant Verstappen takes Red Bull's 100th F1 pole

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |3 min read

By Joe Cash SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Triple world champion Max Verstappen won Formula One's first sprint of the season and then secured Red Bull's landmark 100th pole position after dominating qualifying for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix. The pole was the ...

Formula One F1 - Chinese Grand Prix - Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China - April 20, 2024 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton, McLaren's Lando Norris and drivers in action during sprint

Motor racing-Hamilton second in sprint but qualifies 18th for Chinese GP

Joe Cash |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Joe Cash SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton failed to make it out of the first part of qualifying for the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix, despite having finished second in Saturday's sprint. The 39-year-old Mercedes ...

Formula One F1 - Chinese Grand Prix - Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China - April 19, 2024 Red Bull's Max Verstappen during the sprint qualifying

Motor racing-Verstappen wins first sprint race of the F1 season

Reuters |Updated 6 hours ago |3 min read

By Joe Cash SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Red Bull's triple world champion Max Verstappen won the first sprint race of the Formula One season at the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday. The Dutch 26-year-old beat Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton by 13.043 seconds in the ...

Feb 12, 2020; Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA; New York Mets bench coach Hensley Meulens (left) talks with manager Luis Rojas during the morning spring training workout. Mandatory Credit: Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

Reports: FAA investigating cockpit visit by Rockies coach

Reuters |Updated 16 hours ago |2 min read

The Federal Aviation Administration and United Airlines are looking into how a member of the Colorado Rockies traveling party got into the cockpit during a charter flight and sat in the captain's chair, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Based ...

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