CALGARY — Ten-year-old Kade Heisler walked into the Calgary Flames dressing room to meet his idol, handed him a birthday balloon, and apologized. “Sorry for what?” asked Dustin Wolf, beaming at the sight of the young viral-video sensation. “For losing your focus,” responded Heisler, alluding to the two goals scored on Wolf after Tuesday’s stick …
There’s been a slight change to the UFC Winnipeg card. The flyweight bout between Mitch Raposo and Allan Nascimento has been removed from Saturday’s Fight Night card as Raposo deals with an illness, the UFC announced Thursday. Their fight will now take place on a June 20 Fight Night card at the UFC Apex in …
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Ludvig Aberg swapped out some sloppy mistakes at the Masters with pure iron play at Harbour Town in warm, swirling wind that produced an 8-under 63 for an early one-shot lead Thursday in the RBC Heritage. Aberg moved ahead of Harris English and Viktor Hovland with an 8-iron to about …
MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — Unemployed and left to his own devices as pitchers and catchers reported to club facilities across MLB this spring, Patrick Corbin had to figure out his own training progression towards a regular season he was determined to pitch in. He wasn’t sure where or with. Only that he needed to be ready. …
BROSSARD, Que. — Juraj Slafkovsky stood stunned, with his voice tremoring and his eyes locked in a 1000-yard stare. “We just have to play better, and we will,” Slafkovsky kept saying after sobering losses to the Washington Capitals last April. His demeanour betrayed the confidence he wanted to portray following the first two games of …
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Aleksander Barkov intends to play hockey sooner rather than later. The Florida captain, who missed the entirety of the Panthers’ season because of a major knee injury suffered 20 minutes into his first practice of training camp, plans to accept an invitation to play for his native Finland at the world …
The long, painful journey to the final game of this lost Toronto Maple Leafs season has come to an end. Now comes the truly difficult part — pinning down how exactly it all went off the rails, and finding a way to get the organization back on track. Thursday marked the first step in that process, …
With the final day of the NHL regular season here, all 16 playoff spots have now been locked up. All matchups in the Eastern Conference have been set, but some first-round opponents in the West are yet to be known due to the unresolved Pacific Division. The Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks …
Canadian swimmer Sydney Pickrem announced her retirement from competition Thursday after more than a decade with the national team. The 28-year-old competed at three Olympic Games and won a bronze medal in the women’s medley relay at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. She won seven medals at long-course world championships and six at short-course worlds, …
DENVER — The bruise and redness under his right eye taught Jared Bednar an important lesson: Keep your hands out of your suit pockets while on the bench. The Colorado Avalanche coach is off the injured list and back with the team for the regular-season finale Thursday against Seattle after taking a puck to the …