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"Brave is unbeatable" is the theme for Canada's Olympic team in Paris

"Brave is unbeatable" is the theme for Canada's Olympic team in Paris

TORONTO — Brave is unbeatable is the theme for Canada's Olympic team competing in Paris this summer. The Canadian Olympic Committee and broadcast rightsholder CBC unveiled the marketing campaign today.
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How to watch and what to expect in the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs

How to watch and what to expect in the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs

The chase for the Stanley Cup is back underway, with the NHL's top 16 teams left to duke it out through four gruelling rounds. It's also arguably the most wide open the post-season has been in years, if not decades.
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Olympic sports bodies criticize track and field's move to pay $50,000 for Paris gold medalists

Olympic sports bodies criticize track and field's move to pay $50,000 for Paris gold medalists

GENEVA (AP) — Olympic sports bodies criticized World Athletics on Friday for promising to pay $50,000 for each track and field gold medal won at the Paris Olympics.
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Flames earn 5-1 season-ending victory over league-worst Sharks

Flames earn 5-1 season-ending victory over league-worst Sharks

CALGARY — Despite a disappointing season for the Calgary Flames, it was a huge year individually for MacKenzie Weegar, who wrapped it up in style on Thursday.
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Jets take down Canucks 4-2 as both teams wrap up regular season

Jets take down Canucks 4-2 as both teams wrap up regular season

WINNIPEG — Nikita Chibrikov had a memorable NHL debut. The Winnipeg Jets forward scored the game-winner and Cole Perfetti tallied a pair of goals as the Jets defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 to close out their regular seasons on Thursday.
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NHL playoff series set after conclusion of regular season

NHL playoff series set after conclusion of regular season

The NHL post-season is now set. The playoffs begin Saturday with the Toronto Maple Leafs taking on the Bruins in Boston in opening-round action. The Vancouver Canucks open their first-round series at home against the Nashville Predators on Sunday.
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MacKinnon has 2 assists, breaks franchise's single-season points mark as Avs beat Oilers 5-1

MacKinnon has 2 assists, breaks franchise's single-season points mark as Avs beat Oilers 5-1

DENVER (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin scored twice, Nathan MacKinnon added two assists to break the franchise’s single-season points mark and the Colorado Avalanche cruised into the playoffs behind a 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.
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Sports scoreboard for Thursday, April 18, 2024

Thursday's Scoreboard NHL Winnipeg 4 Vancouver 2 Calgary 5 San Jose 1 Colorado 5 Edmonton 1 Seattle 4 Minnesota 3 Anaheim 4 Vegas 1 Los Angeles 5 Chicago 4 (OT) --- PWHL Boston 2 Toronto 1 Montreal 4 Minnesota 3 --- MLB American League Tampa Bay 2 L.
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The Dallas Stars have a big age gap with players who have come together for No. 1 seed in the West

The Dallas Stars have a big age gap with players who have come together for No. 1 seed in the West

DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Stars have quite an age gap. Top goal scorer Wyatt Johnston is only 20 years old, and was a teenager for most of the playoffs last year.
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Emily Brown and Susanna Tapani each score as Boston returns from 24-day break to beat Toronto 2-1

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Emily Brown scored her first career goal, Susanna Tapani had a goal and an assist, and Boston returned from a 24-day international break to beat Toronto 2-1 on Thursday night in Professional Women's Hockey League action.
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