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Canada’s Rachel Homan pulled off the shot of the Olympics so far in women’s curling Tuesday, clearing three Swedish stones with a heavy-weight takeout her teammates had to convince her was even possible, then drawing for two to spark an 8-6 comeback win over previously undefeated Sweden that keeps Canada’s gold-medal hopes alive heading into…

Canada’s Marie-Philip Poulin broke the all-time Olympic women’s hockey goal-scoring record Monday night in Milan, scoring twice against Switzerland — including a historic 19th career Olympic goal — to lead Canada to a 2-1 semifinal win and a date with the dominant United States in Thursday’s gold-medal final, a rematch of a preliminary-round 5-0 American…

The Morning Lineup Good morning, sports fans. ☕ The Winter Olympics are heating up, the NBA All-Star weekend reminded us what competitive basketball looks like, and Team Canada is doing what Team Canada does best: dominating on the international stage. Grab your coffee and let’s dive into what went down while you were sleeping. 🏒…

Daily Sports Brief Good morning! Grab your coffee and settle in, because the Olympics are delivering drama, dominance, and a few controversies that are making curling the most heated sport in Milan. From McDavid on a mission to record-breaking speed skaters, here’s what went down while you were sleeping. Top Story Connor McDavid Is Built…

In one of the biggest shocks in figure skating history, Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov claimed Olympic gold after heavy favorite Ilia Malinin fell twice during his free skate performance on Friday night. The 21-year-old American, who had dominated men’s figure skating for nearly two years, saw the title slip away in an error-strewn performance that will…

Canada kicked off its Olympic men’s hockey tournament with a dominant 5-0 victory over Czechia, as Connor McDavid set the tone with a crushing hit on his first shift before adding three assists, Macklin Celebrini scored Canada’s first goal of the tournament at just 19 years old, and Jordan Binnington pitched a 26-save shutout with…

Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier captured bronze in Olympic ice dance with a free dance score of 131.56 and overall total of 217.74, giving Canada its first medal in figure skating at these Games and its first in ice dance since Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir won gold in 2018. “We’re so proud of ourselves,”…

The Toronto Blue Jays suffered a triple injury blow on the eve of spring training, with Anthony Santander headed for shoulder surgery, Bowden Francis needing Tommy John surgery, and Shane Bieber sidelined with forearm fatigue to start the season. GM Ross Atkins insists the team built depth to handle setbacks, but this is a tough…

Marie-Philip Poulin, who has scored game-winning goals in three Olympic gold medal finals, left Canada’s 5-1 win over Czechia after hobbling down the tunnel in pain and never returned to the ice, leaving the hockey world anxiously waiting to see if the most clutch performer in Olympic hockey history will be able to continue competing…

The Seattle Seahawks crushed the New England Patriots 29-13 to win Super Bowl LX behind a dominant defensive performance that sacked Drake Maye six times and forced three turnovers, including a game-sealing pick-six. At 38 years old, head coach Mike Macdonald became the third-youngest head coach ever to win a Super Bowl, while Kenneth Walker…