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Emily Clark scores OT winner as Charge edge Frost in Game 1 of PWHL Finals; Ottawa Charge players celebrate Emily Clark's game-winning goal in overtime during Game 1 of the PWHL Finals against the Minnesota Frost on Tuesday\.

Emily Clark scores OT winner as Charge edge Frost in Game 1 of PWHL Finals

May 20 , 2025 at 10:38:05 p.m. EDT • :

Emily Clark scored at 2:47 of overtime on Tuesday night to lead the Ottawa Charge to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Frost. With the win the Charge take a 1-0 lead in the Professional Women's Hockey League best-of-five championship series for the Walter Cup.

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NFL owners unanimously approve player participation in 2028 Olympic flag football; Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson, middle, is chased down by Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James during a flag football game at the Pro Bowl in February\. On Tuesday, NFL owners unanimously approved player participation in flag football at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles\.

NFL owners unanimously approve player participation in 2028 Olympic flag football

May 20 , 2025 at 04:53:56 p.m. EDT • :

NFL owners unanimously approved allowing players to participate in flag football for the 2028 Olympics. No more than one player per NFL club would be permitted. Olympic rosters will be selected by the national committee for each country.

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PWHL Finals preview: Ottawa Charge looking to become 1st Canadian PWHL champions; The third-seeded Ottawa Charge take on the fourth-seeded Minnesota Frost in Game 1 of the Walter Cup finals on Tuesday at 7 p\.m\. ET\.

PWHL Finals preview: Ottawa Charge looking to become 1st Canadian PWHL champions

May 20 , 2025 at 12:37:20 p.m. EDT • :

The Charge take on the reigning Walter Cup-winning Minnesota Frost in Game 1 of the best-of-5 series on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

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Hamilton-born artist-turned-fighter to represent Canada at Muay Thai world championship; Fehn Foss after winning the 2024 Thai Boxing Association Tournament of Champions in Ohio\.

Hamilton-born artist-turned-fighter to represent Canada at Muay Thai world championship

May 21 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

If, as a kid, Fehn Foss knew she'd one day be fighting in a world Muay Thai championship, she says she wouldn't have believed it.

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Canada wins Group A at men's hockey worlds, will face Denmark in Thursday quarterfinal; Canada's Macklin Celebrini, third from right, celebrates his second-period goal against Sweden on Tuesday in Stockholm\.  The Canadians will face Denmark in Thursday's quarterfinals in Sweden\.

Canada wins Group A at men's hockey worlds, will face Denmark in Thursday quarterfinal

May 20 , 2025 at 10:23:37 a.m. EDT • :

Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and two assists as Canada finished atop its group at the world hockey championship with a 5-3 win over co-host Sweden on Tuesday in Stockholm.

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Canada's Zach Edey named to NBA All-Rookie 1st team, joining Grizzlies teammate; The Grizzlies' Zach Edey, left, and Jaylen Wells, not pictured, were named to the NBA All-Rookie team on Tuesday\. It's the first time a club has had multiple players named to the first team since the Grizzlies did it in 2019-20 with Brandon Clarke and Ja Morant\.  

May 20 , 2025 at 04:49:44 p.m. EDT • :

Canada's Zach Edey named to NBA All-Rookie 1st team, joining Grizzlies teammate

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'It's time': U.S. women's hockey star Hilary Knight says 2026 Olympics will be her last; United States forward Hilary Knight, seen celebrating the women's world championship trophy in 2023, announced Tuesday that the 2026 Winter Olympics will be the final of her career\.  

May 20 , 2025 at 09:35:32 p.m. EDT • :

'It's time': U.S. women's hockey star Hilary Knight says 2026 Olympics will be her last

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RECAP | Crown suggests inconsistencies in NHLer Brett Howden's testimony at trial of ex- world junior players; A court sketch\.  

May 20 , 2025 at 09:54:03 a.m. EDT • :

RECAP | Crown suggests inconsistencies in NHLer Brett Howden's testimony at trial of ex- world junior players

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Much-maligned Marner mum on Maple Leafs future after 2nd-round playoff exit; Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner says he will spend the coming weeks discussing the future with his family\. He is set to become an unrestricted free agent July 1\.  

May 20 , 2025 at 01:20:30 p.m. EDT • :

Much-maligned Marner mum on Maple Leafs future after 2nd-round playoff exit

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Long weekend recap: Men's hockey worlds heat up; Sidney Crosby's Canadian team is headed to the quarterfinals at the men's hockey world championship\.  

May 20 , 2025 at 04:39:42 p.m. EDT • :

Long weekend recap: Men's hockey worlds heat up

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