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Oilers forward Zach Hyman returns to injured reserve with neck injury

The Canadian Press 1 minute read 3:26 PM CDT

EDMONTON - Edmonton Oilers forward Zach Hyman is heading back to injured reserve ahead of Wednesday's Battle of Alberta against the Calgary Flames.

The 33-year-old was injured when he hit his head on the glass during Monday's 4-3 shootout loss to Detroit.

Head coach Mike Babcock said Wednesday that Hyman is dealing with a stiff neck and the team is taking a cautious approach.

Babcock confirmed the injury is unrelated to the upper-body issue that kept Hyman out of the lineup to start the season.

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Rays ace Drew Rasmussen to start World Series Game 5 on short rest against Milwaukee

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Rays ace Drew Rasmussen to start World Series Game 5 on short rest against Milwaukee

Ronald Blum, The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: 3:20 PM CDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Drew Rasmussen will start for Tampa Bay on three days' rest in Game 5 of the World Series against the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night, trying to stave off elimination for the Rays.

A 31-year-old right-hander, Rasmussen threw 89 pitches over 3 2/3 innings in Game 2 on Saturday, giving up four runs in the first inning and getting no decision as Milwaukee rallied for a 5-4 victory and a 2-0 Series lead.

“Called Ras right after he’d left the ballpark, and he was 100% on board wanting the ball,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. “He held out from throwing a bullpen yesterday with this possibly in the back of his mind that he’s going to go out and prepare. I think Ras, knowing him, he’s pretty motivated to get back out there and give us what he can. He wasn’t satisfied with how maybe Game 2 went.”

Rasmussen has had three major elbow operations in his career, including Tommy John surgeries in 2016 and 2017 and an internal brace procedure in 2023. The two-time All-Star was 16-5 with a 2.67 ERA in the regular season.

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Updated: 3:20 PM CDT

Oklahoma State forward Achol Akot reacts during an NCAA tournament game against Princeton in Los Angeles on March 21, 2026. Now with North Carolina, the Ottawa native was named to the Cheryl Miller Award pre-season watch list Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh, File)

Ottawa’s Achol Akot on watch list for top NCAA women’s basketball forward

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Ottawa’s Achol Akot on watch list for top NCAA women’s basketball forward

The Canadian Press 1 minute read 2:29 PM CDT

SPRINGFIELD - Ottawa's Achol Akot was named to the pre-season watch list for the 2027 Cheryl Miller Award, which honours the top small forward in NCAA Division I women's basketball, on Wednesday.

The six-foot-one senior is entering her first season with 12th-ranked North Carolina after transferring from Oklahoma State.

The 22-year-old Akot averaged 12.4 points and 7.2 rebounds in 2025-26, shooting 63.3 per cent from the field to rank sixth nationally.

She earned an honourable mention on the All-Big 12 team after recording 21 games with double-digit points and six double-doubles in 34 starts.

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Football

Alexander, Philpot, Singer named top players for final month of CFL season

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Alexander, Philpot, Singer named top players for final month of CFL season

The Canadian Press 2 minute read 2:01 PM CDT

TORONTO - Montreal Alouettes quarterback Davis Alexander and receiver Tyson Philpot, along with Winnipeg Blue Bombers receiver Dorian Singer, have been named the CFL's players of the month for October.

Alexander posted 843 passing yards and six touchdowns with just one interception over two games.

That included 403 yards and a career-high five touchdowns in a 44-24 win over Saskatchewan on Oct. 12.

Philpot caught 16 passes for 281 yards and one touchdown during the month, while also breaking the single-season Canadian records for receptions and receiving yards in an Oct. 3 win over Winnipeg. He finished the regular season with 124 catches for 1,809 yards and 13 touchdowns.

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Football

Argos, Lions look to make home field an advantage in CFL semifinal games

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Argos, Lions look to make home field an advantage in CFL semifinal games

Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press 4 minute read 1:37 PM CDT

Brady Oliveira and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are taking the path less travelled to the Grey Cup.

Winnipeg visits the Toronto Argonauts on Saturday afternoon in the East semifinal. Winnipeg opens the playoffs as a crossover team, having finished fourth in the West Division standings but with a better record (9-9) than the third-place Hamilton Tiger-Cats (6-12).

Winnipeg becomes the 14th crossover team — all from the West — since the CFL adopted the format in 1996. Those teams have a 5-8 all-time record in the East playoffs and none have reached the Grey Cup.

This marks the second straight year Winnipeg has been the crossover club. The Bombers lost 42-33 to the Montreal Alouettes in the 2025 East semifinal.

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Hockey

Maple Leafs winger Kirill Marchenko (right) celebrates his goal against the Ottawa Senators with teammate John Tavares in Toronto on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Toronto Maple Leafs winger Kirill Marchenko out week-to-week with lower-body injury

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Toronto Maple Leafs winger Kirill Marchenko out week-to-week with lower-body injury

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: 2:24 PM CDT

SEATTLE - The Maple Leafs are down another key forward.

Toronto announced Kirill Marchenko will be out week-to-week with a lower-body injury ahead of its game Wednesday night against the Kraken in Seattle

The 26-year-old departed Monday's 5-2 loss in Calgary after getting bumped by Flames winger Yegor Sharangovich. Marchenko fell awkwardly and appeared to be favouring his left knee as he returned to the bench.

The Russian has six goals and eight assists for 14 points across 14 games in 2026-27.

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Updated: 2:24 PM CDT

Basketball

The NBA season just started, and injuries already are a big story across the league

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The NBA season just started, and injuries already are a big story across the league

Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press 5 minute read Updated: 1:23 PM CDT

If things go the way Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves currently envision, he’ll be back from arthroscopic knee surgery in plenty of time for a playoff push and possibly making a run at winning an NBA championship.

In other words, his injury could have been worse.

Edwards is out of Minnesota's lineup for the foreseeable future, since the long-term goal — a title — obviously is far more important than anything like the individual awards that he won't be eligible to win this season because he'll miss too many games. He was playing in pain. His knee was only going to keep hurting. The decision was clear and fixing it now is the smart move.

At least Minnesota had that option. Oklahoma City wasn't so fortunate in that regard; Jalen Williams' horrific leg and ankle injuries could only be repaired by surgery that likely will be season-ending, and Thunder teammate Cason Wallace is looking at a similar long road back after shoulder surgery. Both got hurt Sunday night, creating serious early season angst for a team that was widely expected to contend for a second championship in three years.

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Updated: 1:23 PM CDT

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Ava Kemp and Yohnatan Elizarov of Canada compete in the Pairs Free Skating of the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Beijing, China, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

World junior champs Kemp, Elizarov start road to 2030 Olympics at Skate Canada

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World junior champs Kemp, Elizarov start road to 2030 Olympics at Skate Canada

Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press 5 minute read 12:31 PM CDT

Ava Kemp and Yohnatan Elizarov's road to becoming world junior figure skating champions started with a trip across the provincial border.

The Winnipeg skaters were competing in singles when COVID-19 shut down rinks in their hometown. Elizarov was prepared to leave the sport to study computer science at the University of Manitoba when coach Kevin Dawe, who saw a pairs skater in his strong build, suggested he try the discipline with Kemp.

The duo travelled to Regina for a two-week tryout in 2021, taking advantage of Saskatchewan's looser lockdown rules. By the end of the first week, they had built a short program.

"We were like, 'What is happening? We don't know anything about pairs,'" Kemp recalled. "That's kind of how it started."

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Denis Shapovalov, of Canada, serves to Ben Shelton, of the United States, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Canada’s Denis Shapovalov advances to second round at Swiss Indoors

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Canada’s Denis Shapovalov advances to second round at Swiss Indoors

The Canadian Press 1 minute read 12:00 PM CDT

BASEL - Canada's Denis Shapovalov advanced to the second round of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Swiss qualifier Remy Bertola on Wednesday.

The 27-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., had six aces while winning 80 per cent of his service points.

Shapovalov clinched the match with five straight wins in the second set.

He broke Bertola four times on nine chances while saving one of the two break points he faced.

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Football

Calgary Stampeders head coach Dave Dickenson, centre, watches drills during opening day of training camp in Calgary, Sunday, May 10, 2026.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Dave Dickenson to return as head coach and GM of the Calgary Stampeders

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Dave Dickenson to return as head coach and GM of the Calgary Stampeders

The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: 11:37 AM CDT

CALGARY - Dave Dickenson will return as coach and general manager of the Calgary Stampeders next season, getting another chance to turn the team's fortunes around after it missed the playoffs for the second time in three years.

A Stampeders official confirmed Dickenson's return to The Canadian Press on Wednesday.

Dickenson, a former star quarterback with Calgary and the B.C. Lions, has been the Stampeders' head coach since 2016. He added general manager to his duties in 2023.

Dickenson expressed a desire to return to both roles during his season-ending media availability Sunday.

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Updated: 11:37 AM CDT

Football

Davis Alexander, Tyson Philpot and Cody Fajardo named as CFL MOP finalists

The Canadian Press 3 minute read 11:04 AM CDT

TORONTO - The CFL's deadliest passing combo and a veteran quarterback coming off a career year are the finalists for the league's outstanding player award.

Montreal quarterback Davis Alexander and Alouettes receiver Tyson Philpot, along with Edmonton Elks quarterback Cody Fajardo, were announced Wednesday as the finalists for the CFL's George Reed Most Outstanding Player award.

Alexander threw for 5,257 yards and 35 TDs this season, joining Alouettes offensive co-ordinator Anthony Calvillo as the only two Montreal players to crack the 5,000-yard plateau. Alexander also sported a 72.1 completion percentage and had a CFL-high 37 completions of 30-plus yards.

Philpot, of Delta, B.C., led the CFL in catches (124), yards (1,809), 30-plus yard receptions (14) and yards after the catch (750) and was tied with teammate Tyler Snead for most TD grabs (both 13). Philpot also set league marks for most catches and yards in a season by a Canadian player and is a finalist for the league's top Canadian award.

Football

Elks extend head coach Mark Kilam through 2029 after best season in a decade

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Elks extend head coach Mark Kilam through 2029 after best season in a decade

The Canadian Press 2 minute read 10:32 AM CDT

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks have extended head coach Mark Kilam's contract through the CFL 2029 season after he led the club to its best regular season in more than a decade.

The 47-year-old from Lethbridge, Alta., guided the Elks to a West Division-best 13-5 record in 2026, including an 8-1 mark at Commonwealth Stadium.

Those are Edmonton's best regular-season and home records since its last Grey Cup season in 2015, when the club went 14-4 with a 7-1 mark at Commonwealth.

The Elks clinched their first playoff berth since 2019 this season and will host a playoff game for the first time since 2015 in the West Division final on Nov. 7.

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Soccer

Emergency services work at the scene of a collision between two trains in Urda, Spain, on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Spanish soccer federation postpones 24 Copa del Rey games after train crash, clubs show solidarity

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Spanish soccer federation postpones 24 Copa del Rey games after train crash, clubs show solidarity

Tales Azzoni, The Associated Press 2 minute read 9:45 AM CDT

MADRID (AP) — The national soccer federation has postponed all 24 Copa del Rey games scheduled for Wednesday because of the train accident that killed more than 60 people in central Spain.

Clubs across the country sent messages of solidarity and support to the victims of the accident, which also left dozens injured after a high-speed train slammed into the rear of another one that had stopped on the tracks.

“Shocked by the tragic railway accident,” the federation said.

It said it ordered the postponement of the games “in solidarity with the victims."

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Hockey

New York Islanders defenceman Matthew Schaefer (48) controls the puck against the Anaheim Ducks in Elmont, N.Y., on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

‘Unflappable guy’: Matthew Schaefer off to strong sophomore start for Islanders

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‘Unflappable guy’: Matthew Schaefer off to strong sophomore start for Islanders

Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press 5 minute read 9:30 AM CDT

Pete DeBoer spent a lot of time watching video.

Out of the NHL most of last season, the veteran bench boss, in a supporting role on Canada's staff for the league's return to Olympic hockey, was tasked with a large chunk of the scouting work.

An 18-year-old defenceman turning heads early in his professional career forced himself into the conversation.

Matthew Schaefer was ultimately left off the roster that settled for a gut-wrenching silver medal at February's Milan Cortina Games. DeBoer, however, would still get a chance to work alongside the blue-line phenom after being hired by the New York Islanders with four games left in the 2025-26 campaign.

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Soccer

FIFA politics around Infantino re-election push Japanese official to resign

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FIFA politics around Infantino re-election push Japanese official to resign

Graham Dunbar, The Associated Press 4 minute read Updated: 12:28 PM CDT

GENEVA (AP) — Two-time World Cup coach Takeshi Okada resigned as Japanese soccer federation vice president in protest at the politics around FIFA during Gianni Infantino’s campaign to be re-elected.

Japan’s soccer body on Wednesday published Okada’s resignation statement dated last Saturday — 24 hours after the Asian Football Confederation had performed a U-turn by publicly supporting Infantino, who seeks a fourth and final presidential term at an election in March.

Infantino has faced a backlash since July over his failed World Cup sell-off plan and broader management style including ties to U.S. President Donald Trump, provoking a furor from soccer leaders in Europe, North America and — initially — in Asia.

The 70-year-old Okada, who coached Japan at the World Cups of 1998 and 2010, wrote of his belief “that sports should embody integrity.”

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Updated: 12:28 PM CDT

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Minister of Sport and Physical Activity Carla Qualtrough rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, May 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Former Paralympian, sport minister Carla Qualtrough elected Swimming Canada president

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Former Paralympian, sport minister Carla Qualtrough elected Swimming Canada president

The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: 8:59 AM CDT

OTTAWA - Former federal cabinet minister Carla Qualtrough has been elected president of Swimming Canada, the organization announced Wednesday.

The former Paralympic swimmer won three bronze medals representing Canada at the 1988 Seoul and 1992 Barcelona Games.

She also won six medals at the 1990 world championships, including four silver and two bronze.

Qualtrough later served as an MP for Delta, B.C., and held several federal cabinet posts, including minister of sport and physical activity.

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Updated: 8:59 AM CDT

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