| | | Hello, these are your top stories for Thursday, May 08, 2025. Get up-to-date news any time on our website. | | | | | 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. | Read more | | | | 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. | Read more | | | | 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. | Read more | | | | | 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. | Read more | | | | 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. | Read more | | | | Enjoying this newsletter? You may also like The Buzzer from CBC Sports. Get up to speed on what's happening in sports in five minutes or less. Plus other fun stuff. Delivered right to your inbox, every weekday. Sign up here | | | | | May 7 , 2025 at 04:54:21 p.m. EDT • : | | Read more | | | | | | May 7 , 2025 at 02:06:42 p.m. EDT • : | | Read more | | | | | | May 7 , 2025 at 10:47:26 a.m. EDT • : | | Read more | | | | | | May 7 , 2025 at 11:55:51 a.m. EDT • : | | Read more | | | | | | May 6 , 2025 at 08:56:01 a.m. EDT • : | | Read more | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was forwarded to you. | | | | That's all for now. Check cbc.ca/sports throughout the day for the most recent headlines. | | | | | |