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Oilers headed to Western Conference final after beating Golden Knights 1-0 in OT; Edmonton Oilers right wing Kasperi Kapanen \(42\) scores against the Vegas Golden Knights during overtime of Game 5 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Las Vegas\.

Oilers headed to Western Conference final after beating Golden Knights 1-0 in OT

May 15 , 2025 at 01:42:45 a.m. EDT • :

The Oilers, who last season made it all the way to the Stanley Cup Final before losing in seven games to Florida, will play Dallas or Winnipeg in the next round.

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Heise's OT winner helps Frost sink Sceptres, sending Minnesota back to PWHL final; Minnesota Frost forward Taylor Heise \(27\) celebrates her game-winning goal with teammates during a 4-3 \(OT\) win over the Toronto Sceptres on Wednesday\. With the win, the Frost advance to the PWHL final\.

Heise's OT winner helps Frost sink Sceptres, sending Minnesota back to PWHL final

May 14 , 2025 at 10:48:34 p.m. EDT • :

Taylor Heise scored in overtime after a two-goal effort by Kendall Coyne Schofield and the defending champion Minnesota Frost eliminated the second-seeded Toronto Sceptres with a 4-3 victory on Wednesday night.

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Panthers wallop listless Leafs 6-1 in Game 5 to take 3-2 series lead; Toronto Maple Leafs' Simon Benoit \(2\) shoots on Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky \(72\) as Jonah Gadjovich \(12\) defends during the first period of NHL playoff hockey action in Toronto on Wednesday\.

Panthers wallop listless Leafs 6-1 in Game 5 to take 3-2 series lead

May 14 , 2025 at 10:39:27 p.m. EDT • :

The Maple Leafs have gone from the driver's seat to the brink of elimination.

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PWHL players, GMs waiting to hear how expansion draft will affect existing teams; The PWHL announced in April that it would expand its footprint west, launching teams in Vancouver and Seattle ahead of the 2025-26 season\.

PWHL players, GMs waiting to hear how expansion draft will affect existing teams

May 14 , 2025 at 12:06:51 p.m. EDT • :

In the next month, the new Professional Women's Hockey League teams in Vancouver and Seattle will start to fill out their rosters. With the clock ticking, much remains unknown about that expansion draft, including how many players each team will have to expose and who can be protected.

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Athletes' injury risk altered by menstrual cycle, research indicates; Further research is urgently needed to understand the influence of the menstrual cycle on injury risk in order to prevent more injuries in sport\.

Athletes' injury risk altered by menstrual cycle, research indicates

May 14 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

A recent study from the University of Vigo in Pontevedra, Spain found that a woman's monthly hormonal changes could alter biomechanics and movement patterns, creating a higher chance for injury.

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Woman's testimony ends after 9 gruelling days of questions at world juniors sex assault trial  ; A court sketch shows a witness appears by video during cross-examination\. Judge Maria Carroccia is on the left\.  

May 14 , 2025 at 05:10:40 p.m. EDT • :

Woman's testimony ends after 9 gruelling days of questions at world juniors sex assault trial

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Canucks promote Adam Foote to head coach, replacing Rick Tocchet, who joins Flyers; Adam Foote, left, was believed to be the preferred candidate of Canucks captain Quinn Hughes\.  

May 14 , 2025 at 01:50:45 p.m. EDT • :

Canucks promote Adam Foote to head coach, replacing Rick Tocchet, who joins Flyers

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Marathoners headline initial Canadian squad for World Athletics Championships in Tokyo; Canadian record holders Cam Levins and Natasha Wodak will lead the marathon team into the World Athletics Championships in September in Tokyo\.  

May 13 , 2025 at 08:51:31 p.m. EDT • :

Marathoners headline initial Canadian squad for World Athletics Championships in Tokyo

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FIFA's recognition of Afghanistan women's soccer team doesn't go far enough; Farkhunda Muhtaj, who plays for the Calgary Wild of the Northern Super League, is also the captain of the Afghanistan women's national team\. Here she talks to her teammates during a 2021 training session in Portugal\.  

May 13 , 2025 at 12:23:28 p.m. EDT • :

FIFA's recognition of Afghanistan women's soccer team doesn't go far enough

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CBC Sports' Shireen Ahmed awarded 2nd place in international sports column writing; Shireen Ahmed accepts her award at the International Sports Press Association gala on Tuesday in Rabat, Morocco\. Presenting the award was Nawal El Moutawakel, whose victory in the 400-metre hurdles at the 1984 L\.A\. Olympics made her the first Arab-African woman to win an Olympic gold medal\.  

May 13 , 2025 at 04:59:13 p.m. EDT • :

CBC Sports' Shireen Ahmed awarded 2nd place in international sports column writing

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