'It all starts here': Olympic champion 4x100m relay team begins journey to world championships | Marner tallies 3rd-period winner as Maple Leafs beat Panthers to claim 2-0 series lead | Red-hot Mikko Rantanen records 2nd hat trick in a row, as Stars beat Jets in Game 1
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'It all starts here': Olympic champion 4x100m relay team begins journey to world championships; From left to right, Canada's Andre De Grasse, Brendon Rodney, Aaron Brown and Jerome Blake celebrate after winning the men's 4x100m relay world title at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore\., in July of 2022\. The same men will look to book a spot at the 2025 world championships when they compete at the World Athletics Relays this weekend\.

'It all starts here': Olympic champion 4x100m relay team begins journey to world championships

May 8 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

The Canadian 4x100-metre relay team of Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney, and Jerome Blake is back where their journey to Olympic gold began, the World Athletics Relays, and are eager to once again use the event as a launching pad.

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Marner tallies 3rd-period winner as Maple Leafs beat Panthers to claim 2-0 series lead; Toronto Maple Leafs' Mitch Marner \(16\) celebrates his goal against the Florida Panthers with Jake McCabe \(left\) and Matthew Knies \(23\) during the third period of NHL playoff hockey action in Toronto on Wednesday, May 7, 2025\.

Marner tallies 3rd-period winner as Maple Leafs beat Panthers to claim 2-0 series lead

May 7 , 2025 at 10:51:42 p.m. EDT • :

Mitch Marner scored the winner in the third period and Joseph Woll made 25 saves in place of the injured Anthony Stolarz as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Florida Panthers 4-3 to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round playoff series Wednesday.

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Red-hot Mikko Rantanen records 2nd hat trick in a row, as Stars beat Jets in Game 1; Mikko Rantanen celebrates one of the three goals he scored in the second period Wednesday night against the Winnipeg Jets\. The Dallas Stars won 3-2 to take a 1-0 lead in their best-of-seven second-round series\.

Red-hot Mikko Rantanen records 2nd hat trick in a row, as Stars beat Jets in Game 1

May 8 , 2025 at 01:14:46 a.m. EDT • :

Mikko Rantanen scored a natural hat trick in the second period and the Dallas Stars took a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 1 of their second-round NHL playoff series on Wednesday.

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Gosling's 2-goal game helps Sceptres secure series opener against Frost; Sceptres players celebrate a goal during a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Frost in Toronto on Wednesday\.

Gosling's 2-goal game helps Sceptres secure series opener against Frost

May 7 , 2025 at 10:52:25 p.m. EDT • :

Julia Gosling scored twice in a 1:55 span in the second period and the Toronto Sceptres beat the defending champion Minnesota Frost 3-2 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the PWHL semifinal series.

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Chasing the Walter Cup: Trio of Canadian teams hunt for glory in PWHL playoffs; The Montreal Victoire selected the Ottawa Charge as its first-round opponent\. The series begins on Thursday at 7 p\.m ET\.

Chasing the Walter Cup: Trio of Canadian teams hunt for glory in PWHL playoffs

May 6 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

All 3 Canadian teams have a shot at the championship when playoffs begin on Wednesday. Montreal will face Ottawa, while Toronto has a rematch with Minnesota, the reigning champions.

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Woman breaks down in tears after days of cross-examination at world junior hockey sex assault trial; A court sketch shows a female lawyer cross-examining a witness via video\.  

May 7 , 2025 at 04:54:21 p.m. EDT • :

Woman breaks down in tears after days of cross-examination at world junior hockey sex assault trial

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CFL suspends Bombers QB Collaros for failing to respond to off-season drug testing; Zach Collaros has never tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug under the joint CFL/CFL Players' Association drug policy\.  

May 7 , 2025 at 02:06:42 p.m. EDT • :

CFL suspends Bombers QB Collaros for failing to respond to off-season drug testing

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Utah unveils Mammoth as permanent name of NHL team in Salt Lake City; This graphic shows the new logo and branding for Utah's NHL hockey club, now called the Mammoth\.  

May 7 , 2025 at 10:47:26 a.m. EDT • :

Utah unveils Mammoth as permanent name of NHL team in Salt Lake City

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Andreescu, Canadian teen Mboko win in straight sets, advance to Italian Open 2nd round; From left: Canadians Bianca Andreescu and Victoria Mboko prevailed in straight sets in opening-round action at the Italian Open on Wednesday in Rome\. Andreescu will next face 20th-seed Donna Vekic of Croatia, while Mboko will battle fourth seed Coco Gauff\.  

May 7 , 2025 at 11:55:51 a.m. EDT • :

Andreescu, Canadian teen Mboko win in straight sets, advance to Italian Open 2nd round

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Edmonton Oilers set playoff comeback record with Game 1 win vs. Golden Knights; Edmonton Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl \(29\) celebrates with defenceman Jake Walman \(96\) after scoring against the Vegas Golden Knights during the third period of Game 1 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Las Vegas\.  

May 6 , 2025 at 08:56:01 a.m. EDT • :

Edmonton Oilers set playoff comeback record with Game 1 win vs. Golden Knights

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