National Sports

Expectations higher for Ottawa Senators this season under new coach Travis Green

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators enter the season facing mounting pressure to meet higher expectations under new head coach Travis Green.

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Vancouver Canucks eager to build on playoff experience as new season begins

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks got a taste of playoff hockey last season — now they're hungry for more.

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Calgary Flames seek stability, progress and playoffs with younger roster

CALGARY — Rebuild, retool, revamp, pick your term. The Calgary Flames are a team in transition heading into the 2024-25 NHL season.

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New faces, same goal: Edmonton Oilers reload for Cup after last year's heartbreak

EDMONTON — This summer, when Stan Bowman was hired as the new general manager of the Edmonton Oilers, he warned fans that no two editions of the team are the same.

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New Jets coach Arniel concentrating on a style that produces sustainable strong play

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets are focusing on the regular season, but many of their fans will look beyond that to gauge the team’s success.

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Five Russian climbers die in a fall on the world’s seventh highest peak

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Five Russian mountaineers who appeared to have slipped and fallen on the world’s seventh highest peak have been killed, an expedition organizer in Nepal said Tuesday.

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Five Russian climbers die in a fall on the world’s seventh highest peak

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Five Russian mountaineers who appeared to have slipped and fallen on the world’s seventh highest peak have been killed, an expedition organizer in Nepal said Tuesday.

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Sports scoreboard for Monday, Oct. 7, 2024

Monday's Scoreboard MLB Playoffs Division Series American League Detroit 3 Cleveland 0 (Best-of-five series tied 1-1) Kansas City 4 New York Yankees 2 (Best-of-five series tied 1-1) --- NFL Kansas City 26 New Orleans 13 --- NBA Pre-season New Orleans

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'Shame on you': High school football coach gets 20 years for sex assaults on students

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA — A former Winnipeg high school football coach who groomed and sexually abused nine players was sentenced to 20 years in prison Monday.

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Carpenter's 3-run homer in ninth lifts gritty Tigers to 3-0 win over Guardians

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer off Cleveland's All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase in the ninth inning, and the Detroit Tigers stunned the Guardians 3-0 in Game 2 on Monday to even their American League Division Series at one game

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