59 h. ago Cory Stillman to serve as Canadian coach at U18 men’s world hockey championship

CALGARY — Cory Stillman will serve as coach of the Canadian team at the IIHF U18 men’s world championship, Hockey Canada said Saturday. He’ll be joined by associate coach Travis Crickard, assistant coach Mathieu Turcotte and goaltending consultant Dan De Palma at the April 23-May 3 tournament in Frisco and Allen, Texas. Stillman recently finished […]

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4 d. ago Penguins’ Kyle Dubas to serve as GM of Canadian team at men’s worlds

CALGARY — Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas will serve as general manager of the Canadian men’s team at the IIHF World Championship next month. The tournament is set for May 9-25 in Stockholm, Sweden and Herning, Denmark. Dubas, as director of player personnel, recently helped the Canadian team win the championship at the 4 […]

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4 d. ago CONMEBOL president makes official proposal to expand men’s 2030 World Cup to 64 teams

Alejandro Dominguez, the president of South American soccer’s ruling body CONMEBOL, made an official proposal on Thursday to expand the men’s 2030 World Cup from 32 teams to 64. FIFA is aware of the proposal that was first introduced last March by a delegate from Uruguay during an online meeting of the ruling council of […]

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4 d. ago A video shows men identified as Russian troops holding Ukrainian POWs. Then the killing begins

ROME — The Ukrainian soldiers clambered from the ruined house at gunpoint — one with arms raised in surrender to the Russian troops — and lay face-down in the early spring grass. Two drones — one Ukrainian and one Russian — recorded the scene from high above the southern Ukrainian village of Piatykhatky. The Associated […]

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5 d. ago Nigeria struggles to rein in a widespread meningitis outbreak that has killed at least 150

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian health authorities are struggling to contain a rapidly spreading meningitis outbreak that has so far killed 151 people across the west African nation, mostly in remote parts of the northern region with children affected the most. While cases first recorded in October have spread to 23 of Nigeria’s 36 states, […]

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6 d. ago Ukraine captured 2 Chinese men fighting with Russian forces, Zelenskyy says

It was unclear whether the Chinese had joined the fight on their own initiative and enlisted in the Russian military, or if China supplied the soldiers to Russia

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7 d. ago World's best curlers back at it quickly with Players' Championship on tap

It’s quite the quick turnaround for a handful of the teams just finished up at the men’s curling worlds. Back on the ice at the 2025 AMJ Players’ Championship, the final event — and crown jewel — of the Grand Slam of Curling calendar, only hours after challenging for global supremacy. Included is Scotland’s Bruce […]

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8 d. ago Canada’s Jacobs wins bronze at world men’s curling playdowns

Canada's Brad Jacobs beat China on Sunday to win the bronze medal at the BKT World Men's Curling Championship in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.

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8 d. ago Canada’s Eliot Grondin closes snowboard cross season with World Cup gold

BEAUPRE — Canada’s Eliot Grondin struck World Cup gold in men’s snowboard cross to wrap up the season at Mont-Sainte-Anne on Sunday. France’s Aidan Chollet and Loan Bozzolo grabbed silver and bronze, respectively. Grondin, from Sainte-Marie, Que., won silver in Saturday’s final to clinch his second consecutive Crystal Globe, the overall season title. He needed […]

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9 d. ago Canada, Brad Jacobs ousted by Scotland in semifinal of men's curling worlds

The Great Scots got the best of the Great White North at the 2025 BKT World Men’s Curling Championship Again. Canada only lost two games in pursuit of gold during the nine-day event in Moose Jaw, Sask. But both came at the hands of Scotland, including one Saturday that saw it cut short Team […]

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1 week ago 5 Burning Questions at curling worlds with Canada looking sharp for playoffs

It’s like déjà-vu of Uijeongbu. Yes, Brad Jacobs and his Canadian crew are humming along in Saskatchewan just like Rachel Homan was in South Korea. Whether it results in a take of the title at the 2025 BKT World Men’s Curling Championship remains to be seen. And we’re only two days away from finding that […]

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1 week ago Canada's Team Jacobs pushing towards playoff bye and clinching Olympic berth at worlds

A triumph Thursday morning by Canada ran its record to 8-1 at the 2025 BKT World Men’s Curling Championship. That’s first place for Team Jacobs from Calgary, although that top spot is on the line later in the day against Switzerland, which held a 7-2 record rolling into massive meet-up (9 p.m. ET, TSN). Regardless, […]

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1 week ago Brad Jacobs and Canada roll to comfortable win over China at world men’s curling playdowns

Round-robin play continues through Friday night. The top six teams will make the weekend playoffs.

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1 week ago Police find 2023 Nashville school shooter sought notoriety, hid mental health

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The shooter behind the fatal 2023 Nashville elementary school shooting that left six people dead, including three children, had been planning the attack for years while hiding their mental health issues from medical providers and hoping the carnage would bring notoriety and fame, a new report released Wednesday reveals. The nearly 50-page […]

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1 week ago Don’t Drop the Ball: Movember Urges Men to ‘Know Thy Nuts’ This Testicular Cancer Awareness Month

TORONTO, April 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Testicular Cancer Awareness Month is here, and Movember – the world’s leading men’s health charity – is asking men to get hands-on with their health during its annual ‘Know Thy Nuts’ campaign. The ballsy initiative is an important reminder that testicular cancer remains the number one cancer among […]

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2 w. ago 'Confident' Brad Jacobs won't be rattled by tight loss to Scotland at curling worlds

The roll has been real for Brad Jacobs and his decorated curling crew from Calgary. Real strong Real confident And real sincere for a few well-timed months now. Peaking at just the right time, Team Jacobs — a.k.a. Canada at the 2025 BKT World Men’s Curling Championship in Moose Jaw, Sask. — […]

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2 w. ago 'Premier of Saskatchewan' Ben Hebert emotional about curling worlds

Canada's star-studded lead stoked to play not far from home in front of 'best sport fans in the country'

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2 w. ago Jacobs shines in victory over Japan on Day 1 of the World Men’s Curling Championship

The first day of the World Men’s Curling Championship finally arrived Saturday for Brad Jacobs. It’s been a long wait — in fact, a dozen years — since Draw 1 of his last push-off from the hack at the high-profile event in the bid for global supremacy. And there was no holding back to open […]

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2 w. ago 'Hungry' Brad Jacobs skips Canada to big first day at curling worlds

The first day of the World Men’s Curling Championship finally arrived Saturday for Brad Jacobs. It’s been a long wait — in fact, a dozen years — since Draw 1 of his last push-off from the hack at the high-profile event in the bid for global supremacy. And there was no holding back to open […]

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2 w. ago Moose Jaw prepares to welcome the world for curling championships

Moose Jaw is set to welcome visitors from across the globe as the World Men's Curling Championship kicks off Saturday.

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