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The WHL champs move on to the Memorial Cup Final
Surrey’s Tyler Wotherspoon tied the game and Ty Rattie scored the winner in the third as Portland edged London 2-1 in the Memorial Cup semi-final. Delta’s Nicolas Petan assisted on both goals.
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Nurse moonlighting on Royals’ fan entertainment crew revives girl, 14, who collapsed in stands
A pediatric nurse said Friday she was in the right place at the right time to revive a 14-year-old girl who collapsed while dancing in the upper deck during a Kansas City Royals game. Sam Sapenaro, 26, was working her second job as a member of Kauffman Stadium’s K-Crew on Thursday night when a nearby
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Sentencing hearing for former CFL all-star player Joffrey Reynolds
CALGARY – The Crown says a former Canadian Football League all-star should spent two to three years in jail for assaulting his one-time girlfriend. Joffrey Reynolds was found guilty earlier this year of assault causing bodily harm, common assault and unlawfully being in a dwelling. His former girlfriend testified at his trial that he tried
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Toronto FC growing pains continue: Will it get worse before it gets better?
TORONTO – As anyone who has ever tried cleaning a basement or garage filled with junk knows, things get worse before they get better. Toronto FC is at that messy stage of the clean-up. A year ago at this time, the perennial MLS underachiever was 1-10-0 in the league basement and had just fired manager
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Lions add former Blue Bomber Joey Elliott
The BC Lions have added a fifth quarterback for training camp in Kamloops. The Leos have agreed to terms with former Blue Bomber Joey Elliott who is expected to battle for the team back up job.
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Former CFL player sentenced for assaulting ex-girlfriend
Joffrey Reynolds will serve his 90-day jail sentence on weekends and will be on probation for two years once he’s completed his sentence. Reynolds played for the Calgary Stampeders for eight years.
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Giro organizers say 2007 winner Danilo Di Luca tested positive for EPO before this year’s race
ROME – Former Giro d’Italia winner Danilo Di Luca tested positive for EPO in a surprise test at his home before this year’s race, organizers announced Friday. If confirmed in a backup “B” sample, Di Luca risks a lifetime ban since this is his third offence. “I wasn’t expecting this. It was a surprise for
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Knights thump Blades 6-1 in Memorial Cup tiebreaker game to advance to semifinal
SASKATOON – Bo Horvat scored on a short-handed penalty shot in the first period and Jake Patterson made 32 saves Thursday as the London Knights defeated the host Saskatoon Blades 6-1 in the tiebreaker game at the MasterCard Memorial Cup. London will now take on the Portland Winterhawks in Friday’s semifinal, while Saskatoon’s up-and-down season
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Red Wings beat Blackhawks 2-0, take 3-1 series lead with 3rd straight victory
DETROIT – Jakub Kindl scored on a power play in the second period, Daniel Cleary had an empty-net goal and Jimmy Howard made 27 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings hold on for a 2-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night, putting the NHL’s best team during the regular season on the
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Thursday’s Scoreboard
Thursday’s Games NHL Playoffs Eastern Conference semifinal New York Rangers 4 Boston 3 (OT) (Boston leads series 3-1) Western Conference semifinal Detroit 2 Chicago 0 (Detroit leads series 3-1) San Jose at Los Angeles (Series tied 2-2) – Memorial Cup at Saskatoon Tiebreaker Saskatoon vs London – Baseball American League Toronto 12 Baltimore 6 Cleveland
