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Former Reds great Pete Rose speaks during a pregame ceremony for the unveiling of his bronze statue at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati in June 2017.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 1, 2024
MLB Hit King Pete Rose dies at 83
Rose helped the Reds win consecutive World Series in 1975 and 1976 before winning a third title with the Phillies in 1980.
Adam Scott hits an approach shot during his Presidents Cup match on Friday in Montreal.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Sep 28, 2024
Adam Scott and the International team roar back to tie Presidents Cup
After being swept in the fourball matches on Thursday, the Internationals needed nothing less than a stellar performance on Friday and they got it.
Corey Conners lines up a putt during the BMW Championship in Castle Rock, Colorado, last month.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Sep 25, 2024
Corey Conners amped for 'amazing' Presidents Cup atmosphere in Canada
The game of golf has been booming in Canada, with five golfers having won on the PGA Tour in the past two years.
Japanese Gold medalist Kaori Sakamoto waves to fans during the women's victory ceremony during the World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Mar 25, 2024
With third straight title, Sakamoto leaves her mark on skating history
Japan's other skaters didn't fare so well in Montreal, with Shoma Uno missing out on achieving the same feat.
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Jun 18, 2023
Max Verstappen on pole after wild Canadian GP qualifying
It was an unpredictable and wild afternoon of racing at a rain-swept Circuit Gilles Villeneuve as teams rolled the dice switching from wet tires to slicks as the track conditions changed.
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Apr 7, 2023
Canadiens' Denis Gurianov declines to wear Pride Night jersey for family reasons
Russian forward Denis Gurianov opted out of the Montreal Canadiens' pregame warm-up after choosing not to wear a special Pride jersey ahead of the team's seventh annual Pride Night on Thursday against Washington Capitals.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2023
Ice storm in eastern Canada leaves two dead and 1 million without power
Authorities have called for caution, advising people to stay away from downed power lines and avoid walking in wooded areas where trees laden with ice might topple.
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Apr 23, 2022
Even on the glamorous Canadiens, Guy Lafleur shone as a rock star
Panache was the word for Guy Lafleur, a towering figure in Montreal hockey history who swooped down the right wing for the Canadiens in the 1970s, golden locks flowing behind.
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Dec 29, 2021
Lightning top Canadiens in overtime as the NHL returns from pause
In the absence of goalie tandem Andrei Vasilevskiy and Brian Elliott — both in COVID-19 protocol — American Hockey League call-up Maxime Lagace made 27 saves for the win.
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Jul 8, 2021
Lightning finish off Canadiens to capture second straight Stanley Cup
The title comes just nine months after Tampa beat the Dallas Stars in six games in a quarantine bubble in Edmonton.
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Jul 6, 2021
Montreal beats Tampa Bay to keep Stanley Cup hopes alive
The Canadiens cut their series deficit against the defending champion Lighting to 3-1 after Josh Anderson scored in overtime.
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Jul 1, 2021
Blake Coleman's diving goal leads Lightning to 2-0 lead in Stanley Cup Final
Blake Coleman's diving goal that just beat the second-period buzzer for the game-winner in the Tampa Bay Lightning's 3-1 home victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday could be a defining moment in the Stanley Cup Final.
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Jun 25, 2021
Artturi Lehkonen's OT goal sends Canadiens to Stanley Cup Final
Montreal won the best-of-seven semifinal series in six games, becoming the first Canadian team to reach the final since the Vancouver Canucks in 2011.
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Jun 8, 2021
Gymnastics great Nadia Comaneci gifted NFT to commemorate 'Perfect 10' anniversary
The NFT is a digital necklace made of 10 pieces that are 3D renderings of vault, uneven bars, beam and floor moves she performed at the Montreal Olympics in 1976.
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Jun 4, 2021
NHL suspends Jets' Mark Scheifele for 4 games for hit on Canadiens' Jake Evans
Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele has been suspended four games by the NHL Department of Player Safety.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 7, 2019
Warren Cromartie still eager to pitch in to help Giants, Expos
Warren Cromartie says he's always been a team player.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 6, 2018
Warren Cromartie featured in new series on YouTube
Warren Cromartie was a star for the Montreal Expos and a league MVP and Japan Series champion (both in 1989) with the Yomiuri Giants.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 5, 2018
Canadian heat wave claims 12 lives in Montreal, five elsewhere in Quebec
Six more people have died in Montreal due to a heat wave, bringing to 12 the city's total death toll from the extreme weather conditions that have gripped central and eastern Canada, health officials said on Wednesday.
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WORLD / Society
Aug 3, 2017
Montreal's Olympic Stadium opens for asylum seekers coming from U.S.
Canadian health authorities and aid workers are using an Olympic stadium to shelter asylum seekers as a growing number of people walk into the country from the United States.

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