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Canadian tennis up-and-comer Victoria Mboko off to torrid start in 2025

Canadian tennis up-and-comer Victoria Mboko off to torrid start in 2025

Victoria Mboko is winning so many trophies, she can hardly get them home. The up-and-coming Canadian tennis star is off to a stellar start this season with a 27-1 record and five tournament wins in singles on the second-tier ITF Tour.
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Rugby Canada names 28-player roster for U-20 women's tour of Ireland in May

Rugby Canada names 28-player roster for U-20 women's tour of Ireland in May

LANGFORD, B.C. — Coach Dean Murten has named his 28-player Canadian under-20 women’s rugby squad for a tour of Ireland in May. The young Canadians will play their Irish counterparts on May 10 and May 17 at the IRFU High Performance Centre in Dublin.
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Azteca Stadium has changed its name ahead of its third men's World Cup next year

Azteca Stadium has changed its name ahead of its third men's World Cup next year

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Azteca Stadium has been renamed Banorte Stadium before it hosts its third men's World Cup next year.
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Min Woo Lee and Akshay Bhatia grab early lead at Players Championship

Min Woo Lee and Akshay Bhatia grab early lead at Players Championship

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Min Woo Lee and Akshay Bhatia shared the lead at The Players Championship with vastly different finishes Friday morning on a TPC Sawgrass course that didn't let anyone get too far ahead of the pack.
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Vegas Golden Knights sign goalie Adin Hill to a 6-year, $37.5 million contract extension

Vegas Golden Knights sign goalie Adin Hill to a 6-year, $37.5 million contract extension

Two years since backstopping the Vegas Golden Knights to the Stanley Cup, Adin Hill has become their undisputed No. 1 goaltender. Now he has the contract to show for it. Hill on Friday signed a six-year extension worth $37.5 million.
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Vancouver Whitecaps look to continue white-hot start to MLS campaign

Vancouver Whitecaps look to continue white-hot start to MLS campaign

The Vancouver Whitecaps are getting noticed. The attention is warranted with the way the ‘Caps have started the season — three straight wins in Major League Soccer play and a big result over a LIGA MX giant.
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CF Montreal looks to end season-opening skid against D.C. United

CF Montreal looks to end season-opening skid against D.C. United

CF Montreal goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois insists his team still has belief despite stumbling to start the Major League Soccer season.
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Calgary Flames say captain Mikael Backlund out week to week with upper-body injury

Calgary Flames say captain Mikael Backlund out week to week with upper-body injury

CALGARY — Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund will be out on a week-to-week basis with an upper-body injury, the NHL team said Friday. Backlund was hurt in the first period of a 4-3 shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night.
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Vancouver Whitecaps loan goalkeeper Max Anchor to CPL's Pacific FC

Vancouver Whitecaps loan goalkeeper Max Anchor to CPL's Pacific FC

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have loaned up-and-coming goalkeeper Max Anchor to Canadian Premier League side Pacific FC through the 2025 season.
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Bid to launch women's DI hockey at Michigan moving forward, regent Denise Ilitch tells the AP

Bid to launch women's DI hockey at Michigan moving forward, regent Denise Ilitch tells the AP

University of Michigan regent Denise Ilitch told The Associated Press she believes there’s enough support for the Big Ten school to launch a Division I women’s hockey program that it’s only a matter of when, not if, it will happen.
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