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QMJHL Awards: Cape Breton Eagles’ Jacob Newcombe nominated for Paul Dumont Trophy
SYDNEY, N.S. – Cape Breton Eagles forward Jacob Newcombe has been nominated for the Paul Dumont Trophy, presented to the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League’s personality of the year. The 19-year-old Newcombe’s nomination comes for his return to ...
MLB roundup: Red Sox's Tanner Houck blanks Guardians
Tanner Houck pitched a three-hit shutout to help the Boston Red Sox end a two-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday. Houck (3-1) struck out nine and didn't walk a batter. It was the first complete game of ...
NHL roundup: Nikita Kucherov's 100th assist lifts Lightning
NHL point leader Nikita Kucherov made history by recording his 100th assist of the season as the Tampa Bay Lightning topped the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 6-4 on Wednesday. In the regular-season finale for both teams, Kucherov, who has 144 points ...
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Bound for the third round: Cape Breton Eagles sweep Chicoutimi Saguenéens, advance to QMJHL semifinals for first time in 17 years
CHICOUTIMI, QUE. – For the first time in 17 years, the Cape Breton Eagles are heading back to the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League semifinal series. Cape Breton secured its spot in the third round of the playoffs on Wednesday night, defeating ...
O.J. Simpson cremated during private Las Vegas gathering a week after his death
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - O.J. Simpson, the onetime football star infamously tried and acquitted of double-murder charges, was cremated on Wednesday during a private gathering of friends and family in downtown Las Vegas, according to the ...
Trevor Lawrence not distracted by looming deal with Jaguars
As he enters his fourth NFL season, Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence is eligible for a contract extension for the first time and expressed his desire to remain in Jacksonville "for as long as possible." Speaking to the media on Tuesday at the ...
WTA roundup: Coco Gauff downs another American in Stuttgart
No. 3 seed Coco Gauff outlasted Sachia Vickery for a 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 win on Wednesday in an all-American, second-round match at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany. Gauff overcame a 4-2 deficit in the third set and 15 double faults for ...
Edmonton Oilers youngsters benefitting from static standings
Locked into second place in the Pacific Division after the Vancouver Canucks clinched things Tuesday night, the future becomes the key for the Edmonton Oilers as they finish up the regular-season schedule this week. And that means focusing on the ...
Olympics-U.S. athletes praise Paris Games prize money plan
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - World Athletics' (WA) plan to offer prize money to Olympic gold medallists is a much needed step in the right direction, said American track and field athletes, with the high costs of training and competition ...
Bill Belichick joining Pat McAfee for NFL draft-day coverage
Bill Belichick, known as a man of few words while the head coach of the New England Patriots, apparently is ready to share his thoughts about next week's NFL draft. Belichick will be part of the team on "The Pat McAfee Show Draft Spectacular," to air ...