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Unhappy birthday: Brad Marchand, who turned 36 on Saturday, out for Game 4 against Florida with upper body injury
Brad Marchand probably didn’t want to spend his birthday this way. The Boston Bruins captain, who turned 36 on Saturday, was injured during Friday’s Game 3 loss to the Florida Panthers and did not play in Game 4 of their Stanley Cup Playoffs ...
‘One point is better than zero’: After starting season 0-3, Wanderers pick up draw with Cavalry
It may not have been a victory in the standings but the Halifax Wanderers’ 1-1 draw against visiting Cavalry FC on Saturday afternoon could be deemed a moral victory. Giorgio Probo scored his first Canadian Premier League goal in the 78th minute to ...
FIDDLER'S FACTS: Maple Leafs deserved a better fate
The Toronto Maple Leafs’ season came to an earlier-than-expected end with a seventh-game overtime loss to the Boston Bruins in Round 1 of the NHL playoffs, but they deserved a better fate. This year’s team was built for a long playoff run. The ...
P.E.I.'s Charlottetown Knights name new head coach
A familiar face behind benches in eastern P.E.I. is continuing to progress up the ranks to the New Brunswick/P.E.I. Major Under-18 Male Hockey League next season. Will Zafiris of Stratford has been named head coach of the Charlottetown Bulk Carriers ...
HARNESS RACING: Tobins Brownie wins feature race in sloppy conditions
A wet night led to a front-end victory for Tobins Brownie in the feature at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park on May 9. The $3,700 Fillies and Mares Preferred Pace had Tobins Brownie and trainer-driver David Dowling ...
‘I’m going to Paris with no regrets’: Decorated gymnast Ellie Black reflects on her record-breaking Olympic journey
When Ellie Black steps into Paris’s Bercy Arena for the gymnastics competition at this summer’s Olympic Games, she will add her name to the Canadian record book. Already Canada’s most decorated female artistic gymnast, the 28-year-old from Halifax ...
TOSH senior keeps promise to coach of returning to rugby pitch after suffering serious injury
It has been a long 12 months for Carter Lawless, but the Three Oaks Senior High School senior has kept his promise. Lawless broke two bones in his leg – the tibia and fibula – in an all-terrain vehicle accident in mid-May 2023. Despite surgery – ...
Goin’ down the road: Tennis wunderkind Colburne partakes in Canadian U15 camp, will join brother in Montreal this fall
The time has come for Joni Colburne to leave Nova Scotia behind to further her tennis aspirations. In August, the 12-year-old will move to Montreal with her family and reunite with her older brother Caden, one of the country’s top up-and-coming ...
P.E.I.'s Scott Morrison enjoys first season as Utah Jazz assistant coach
Scott Morrison said his first year as an assistant coach with the NBA’s Utah Jazz was a great experience. “It was good to be back in the front of the bench and have a big role, and I feel like Coach (Will) Hardy, and I have a really good relationship ...
Raising autism acceptance: NBA coach from P.E.I. and his wife form To The Max Foundation in honour of their son
What started as a small gesture has turned into much more, on and off the basketball court, for a family from P.E.I. living in Salt Lake City. Scott Morrison, who is from Morell, recently concluded his first season as an assistant coach with the ...
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