Canada and the United States split the box lacrosse world titles on Sunday, with the Canadians winning their sixth title 13-7 over the Americans and the U.S. beating Canada 10-7 in the inaugural women’s gold-medal game. CBC | Sports News
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3-time Olympic champ Faith Kipyegon shines at inaugural women’s-only track meet in NYC
Kenya’s Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon took a victory lap with an easy win in the 1,500 metres at the inaugural women’s-only Athlos NYC meet on Thursday, while Brittany Brown stunned Paris 200-metre gold medallist Gabby Thomas. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Utah Hockey Club will be name of NHL’s newest team for inaugural season
Utah Hockey Club will be the name of the NHL team playing its games in Salt Lake City beginning this fall, with a long-term identity still to come. CBC | World News
Read More »PWHL Toronto forward Natalie Spooner named league’s inaugural MVP
Natalie Spooner has been named the most valuable player of the inaugural Professional Women’s Hockey League season. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Inaugural PWHL season deemed a success, though challenges remain ahead of 2nd campaign
While challenges remain, PWHL advisory board member Stan Kasten could also boast on Friday how attendance figures, merchandise sales, and, most important, the on-ice product, exceeded many expectations. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Women’s hockey in spotlight as inaugural PWHL playoffs take centre stage
With the inaugural PWHL playoff matchups set, top-seeded Toronto will take on a winless-in-five Minnesota team, while Montreal expects a physical series from 3rd-place Boston. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Lysianne Proulx earns shutout in NWSL debut as Bay FC wins inaugural game
Asisat Oshoala scored the first goal in Bay FC history as the National Women’s Soccer League expansion team opened the season with a 1-0 win over Angel City on Sunday in Los Angeles. CBC | Sports News
Read More »PWHL superfan Debbie Harrison ‘living the dream’ while soaking up league’s inaugural season
The cameras on the PWHL broadcasts have lingered on the faces of the young fans in the stands. But the creation of the PWHL has been just as much of a dream come true for 64-year-old Harrison. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Sky is the limit for Poulin, Desbiens-led PWHL Montreal in inaugural season
PWHL Montreal’s first home game on Jan. 13 at Verdun Auditorium will be a homecoming Marie-Philip Poulin has waited a long time to have. The Canadian captain has played in front of a home crowd with the national team and on the Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association (PWHPA) tour. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘Focusing on us’: PWHL Ottawa aims to build on team culture heading into inaugural season
Ottawa may not have a household name like Marie-Philip Poulin or Hilary Knight on the roster, but it’s filled with players poised for breakout seasons, who may find themselves playing bigger roles than they’ve gotten the opportunity to play before. CBC | Sports News
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