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First overall selection Dublanko set to make Edmonton his new football home

First overall selection Dublanko set to make Edmonton his new football home

Joel Dublanko is looking forward to calling Edmonton home. The Edmonton Elks took the rugged linebacker first overall in the CFL draft Tuesday night.
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B.C. Lions sign veteran NFL defensive lineman Christian Covington

B.C. Lions sign veteran NFL defensive lineman Christian Covington

VANCOUVER — Christian Covington is coming home. The veteran defensive lineman signed with the B.C. Lions on Wednesday. The CFL club originally drafted Covington, a Vancouver native, in the fifth round, No. 43 overall, in the 2015 CFL draft.
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Canadian pair on top of PGA Americas Tour after back-to-back wins in Latin America

Canadian pair on top of PGA Americas Tour after back-to-back wins in Latin America

Back-to-back wins by Canadians have added a bit of maple flavour to the top of the PGA Tour Americas points list.
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High-scoring Avalanche await winner of Stars-Golden Knights in next round after dispatching Jets

High-scoring Avalanche await winner of Stars-Golden Knights in next round after dispatching Jets

DENVER (AP) — The high-scoring, fast-flying Colorado Avalanche are so much more than the Nathan MacKinnon Show.
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Oilers forward Zach Hyman hoping to teach 'Shaq Hyman' how to skate: 'For free'

Oilers forward Zach Hyman hoping to teach 'Shaq Hyman' how to skate: 'For free'

EDMONTON — Zach Hyman is extending the invitation. If basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal needs to learn how to skate — for real this time — Hyman will hit the ice with him.
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Former CFL player, executive Lyle Bauer dead at age 65

Former CFL player, executive Lyle Bauer dead at age 65

WINNIPEG — Lyle Bauer, a former CFL player and executive, has died. He was 65. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the team Bauer played for and later served as CEO, announced Bauer's death on its Instagram page Wednesday.
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Montreal Alouettes release veteran CFL receiver/returner Chandler Worthy

Montreal Alouettes release veteran CFL receiver/returner Chandler Worthy

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes released veteran American receiver/returner Chandler Worthy on Wednesday. Worthy, 30, spent two seasons with Montreal (2022-23) after starting his CFL career with the Toronto Argonauts (2017, 2019, 2021).
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Rogers CEO touts Amazon NHL deal, says company will pursue rights renewal in 2026

Rogers CEO touts Amazon NHL deal, says company will pursue rights renewal in 2026

TORONTO — The chief executive of Rogers Communications Inc.
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Hurricanes avoid major injury for DeAngelo and close in on getting Pesce back for Rangers series

Hurricanes avoid major injury for DeAngelo and close in on getting Pesce back for Rangers series

The Carolina Hurricanes have avoided a major injury concern for defenceman Tony DeAngelo while veteran blue-liner Brett Pesce is nearing a return from a lower-body injury suffered in the second game of the NHL playoffs.
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Panthers head back to work, resting and waiting for Bruins-Leafs winner

Panthers head back to work, resting and waiting for Bruins-Leafs winner

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — All players and coaches were at work on Wednesday at the Florida Panthers' practice facility. Nobody was on the ice. That's a nice problem to have right now.
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