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Jim Midgley was the head coach of the Halifax Mooseheads in 2017-18. - Halifax Mooseheads

Mooseheads fire head coach Jim Midgley and assistant coach Liam Heelis

Jim Midgley is out again as head coach of the Halifax Mooseheads. The QMJHL team announced his dismissal on Tuesday, along with assistant coach Liam Heelis. Assistant coach Brad MacKenzie will remain with the team. "After lengthy discussions with ...

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Sidney Crosby on Penguins' state of affairs: 'We need some help'

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Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby prepares his stick before a face-off during Monday's game against the Nashville Predators at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. - Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

BASKETBALL: St. F.X.'s Reddick, Thomas and Dal's Christie get pro opportunities

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Trevor Reddick’s nephew Dondre Reddick is the newest family star athlete suiting up for X-Men’s basketball. Dondre and his teammates went to the national final recently before falling to the Carleton University Ravens. File

‘We were very unlucky not to get a point out of this’ – Wanderers lose 1-0 in season opener at Pacific FC

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Missing a bone in her arm, Katie Pegg is a shot put champion, possible Paris Paralympian

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Sidney Crosby hitting new career heights while making miracles for Penguins

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St. John’s native Travis Crickard made sure to stop at Leo’s Restaurant and Take-Out in St. John’s on Tuesday with the Memorial Cup. Crickard was an assistant coach with the Saint John Sea Dogs team that won the 2022 Memorial Cup earlier this summer. Nicholas Mercer/The Telegram St. John’s native Travis Crickard was recently named the head coach of the Saint John Sea Dogs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Crickard spent last season as an assistant coach with the Sea Dogs and helped lead the team to the Memorial Cup championship. Nicholas Mercer/Telegram file photo

N.L. Sports Notepad: Travis Crickard is heading back to Team Canada bench

Nick Mercer · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 25 minutes ago |7 min read

As the snow continues to disappear, winter sports will soon start to give way to the sports that come along with a warmer climate. Still, some noteworthy items to be shared before we close the book on the winter season. Crickard going international ...

American long-distance runner Fiona O'Keeffe poses for a portrait during the Team USA media summit ahead of the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, at an event in New York, U.S., April 16, 2024.

Olympics-O'Keeffe relying on support team after shock U.S. marathon trials win

Amy Tennery |Updated 58 minutes ago |2 min read

By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fiona O'Keeffe is leaning on her coaches and support crew after an astonishing win at the U.S. Olympic marathon trials sees her leading the American charge for the podium in Paris. The 25-year-old was the ...

Alberta skip Brendan Bottcher during the 2021 Tim Hortons Brier final in Calgary.

‘BOTTCHER BOMBSHELL:’ Alberta curling foursome set to move forward without skip

Ted Wyman · Postmedia News |Updated 2 hours ago |3 min read

Marc Kennedy calls it the Brad Gushue Effect. “He’s been absolutely dominant and the teams under him are going to do everything they can to try to beat him,” two-time Olympian Kennedy said Tuesday. “We felt we had to do something in order to ...

Brooklyn Dodgers legend Carl Erskine plays the harmonica prior to the Los Angeles Dodgers' final game at Dodgertown against the Houston Astros in Vero Beach, Florida March 17, 2008. The team said goodbye to their spring training home for the past 61 years with plans to move to Arizona next year.

Dodgers great Carl Erskine dies at 97

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

Carl Erskine, who made the move from Brooklyn to Los Angeles with the Dodgers, died Tuesday at his home in Anderson, Ind. He was 97. The Indianapolis Star reported he succumbed after a brief illness. One of the "Boys of Summer," as immortalized by ...

Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford Western Capitals right-winger Blake Eastman, right, carries the puck into the offensive zone while the Yarmouth Mariners’ Fabrice Bourgeois, 24, defends. The action took place during a game in the opening round of the Maritime Junior Hockey League playoffs at the Island Petroleum Energy Centre. Jason Simmonds • The Guardian

MHL PLAYOFFS: Western Capital transitions from tough-guy role in major junior to point-producer in junior A

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated 6 hours ago |7 min read

The opportunity for Blake Eastman to play his final year of junior hockey with the Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford Western Capitals has provided much more than a chance to win a championship. It provided the hulking six-foot-four, 200-pound ...

Jul 22, 2023; Cooperstown, NY, USA; Hall of Famer Whitey Herzog during the Parade of Legends. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports

Hall of Fame skipper Whitey Herzog dies at 92

Reuters |Updated 3 hours ago |3 min read

Whitey Herzog, the Hall of Fame manager of the 1982 World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals, died Tuesday at the age of 92. "On behalf of the entire St. Louis Cardinals organization, I would like to offer our condolences to the family and many ...

Apr 9, 2023; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics forward Blake Griffin (91) addresses the fans prior to a game against the Atlanta Hawks at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

Former No. 1 pick Blake Griffin retires after 14 seasons

Reuters |Updated 3 hours ago |2 min read

Former Oklahoma star and No. 1 overall NBA draft pick Blake Griffin retired after 14 seasons on Tuesday. Griffin announced his retirement on social media, expressing how appreciative he was despite the ups and downs throughout his career. "I'm ...

Dec 24, 2022; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys CEO Stephen Jones before the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

Cowboys VP Stephen Jones 'holding money back' to re-sign big-ticket stars

Reuters |Updated 3 hours ago |2 min read

All-in can be relative, or at least the meaning applies in different ways according to Cowboys senior vice president Stephen Jones. From Jones' front office seat, he still views the Cowboys as all-in for 2024 despite passive spending in free agency, ...

David Lewis, who runs Queer Hockey Nova Scotia, said that reaching out to Pride organization throughout the province is a goal for the organization, especially reaching out to rural communities where queer sports organizations aren't available or as accessible as in the city. CONTRIBUTED

Queer hockey coming to Pictou County: Creating a safe space for athletes and fans alike

Angela Capobianco · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 4 hours ago |5 min read

Pictou County Pride and Queer Hockey Nova Scotia have come together to create a safe space for 2SLGBTQ+ hockey fans and players alike. On April 20, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Pictou County Wellness Centre, queer hockey fans and allies are ...

A view shows the Eiffel Tower and the Luxor Obelisk as people work on the Olympic and Paralympic construction site of The Urban Park venue at the Place de la Concorde ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, March 27, 2024.

Olympics-Eiffel Tower countdown turns to 100 days to Paris 2024

Reuters |Updated 5 hours ago |1 min read

PARIS (Reuters) - The Eiffel Tower's countdown clock to the Paris 2024 Olympics turned to 100 days on Tuesday as preparations for the Games entered the final straight. The Olympic torch was lit in ancient Olympia earlier in the day. It will reach ...