Siblings top podium five times at Dive Manitoba provincial championship

From young athletes just starting their careers to veteran competitors, the Dive Manitoba summer provincials made a sizable splash this past weekend.

With 111 divers from eight clubs from across Canada participating in 73 events, the meet brought the best out of athletes ranging from the novice to master levels at Pan Am Pool.

Zita Bernatsky, 16, continued to make a name for herself in the sport after winning the girls 16-18 platform and three-metre events, which had competitors from Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Edmonton, and Montréal fighting for gold.

“This season I really focused on getting all my dives nice and consistent,” Bernatsky told the Free Press on Monday. “So that really led up to a good competition season.

Survey: 58% of Canadians not following Stanley Cup final between Oilers and Panthers

Albertans may be watching every second of the Stanley Cup final but most Canadians are not, according to a recent survey. The poll released by market research company Leger on Tuesday found that 58 per cent of Canadians are not paying close attention to the NHL final between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers. The poll surveyed 1,528 Canadians and 1,003 Americans between Friday and Sunday. Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner (74) makes a save as Florida Panthers' Sam Bennett (9) eyes the loose puck next to Oilers' Evan Bouchard (2) during second period action in Game 1 of the […]

Locking down games and dominating late has become a hallmark for the Florida Panthers

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sometimes it is not easy for the Florida Panthers to score goals, in large part because their brand of hockey is so predicated on keeping their opponent from doing so.

When they do put the puck in the net to take a lead, they are the best in the NHL at keeping it.

Forget the Comeback Cats. The Lockdown Cats have taken over the Stanley Cup Final, suffocating the Edmonton Oilers to run down the clock in Games 1 and 2 to move two victories away from the first championship in franchise history.

Coach Paul Maurice, who took over the team two years ago coming off a great regular season and aimed to turn it into a playoff machine, believes it is a product of experience.

A century ago, Cyril Walker won the U.S. Open. He died years later, penniless in a prison cell

The course that greeted Cyril Walker a century ago for the U.S. Open was a beast, the longest yet in the history of the national championship, and upon seeing it, the diminutive Englishman predicted that the winner would be “a big fellow with the physical strength to stand the strain.”

It turned out to be a man so slight a stiff breeze seemed as if it would blow him over.

Over four rounds played across two brutal days at Oakland Hills, just outside of Detroit, the unsung Walker bested defending champion Bobby Jones along with some of golf's greatest players. It was the pinnacle of his career, if not his life, because what followed was a downward spiral fueled by anger and alcohol. It ended in a New Jersey jail cell, where the penniless former pro had sought refuge from the rain and cold, only to be found the next morning dead of pneumonia.

As the U.S. Open prepares to get underway Thursday at Pinehurst, the historic Donald Ross design that famously crowned Payne Stewart its champion 25 years ago, it may be worth remembering the curious story of a most unexpected champion.

Sea Bears fall to second-half Surge

The Winnipeg Sea Bears had a nice streak going for a while but have now suffered back-to-back defeats.

The Sea Bears fell 110-78 to the Calgary Surge out west Sunday afternoon, dropping to 3-3 and fourth place in the Western Conference of the Canadian Elite Basketbal League.

Winnipeg had posted three consecutive wins before falling to the Niagara River Lions on Thursday.

After a tight first half, the Surge took control of the game after the intermission, scoring 14 straight points to take a 60-46 lead early in the third quarter in front of 2,586 fans at Calgary’s WinSport Event Centre.

England manager Gareth Southgate says Euro 2024 could be his final tournament with the Three Lions

ERFURT, Germany (AP) — Gareth Southgate accepts the European Championship could be his final act as England manager.

Southgate's contract expires after the Euros, which kick off Friday when Germany plays Scotland.

He believes it could be his final tournament unless he ends the nation's search for a first major trophy since the World Cup in 1966.

“If we don’t win, I probably won’t be here anymore,” Southgate told German newspaper Bild. “Then it might be the last chance.

Oilers’ high-powered offense held in check again, and they head home in 0-2 series hole in Cup final

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Edmonton Oilers left Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final feeling pretty good.

They were shut out three goals to none, but it took a monumental performance from Florida Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky to neutralize their offensive firepower.

The Oilers weren't shutout Monday night, but the result was the same — another loss, this one putting Edmonton in an 0-2 hole as the series shifts to Canada.

“We just have to take it one game at a time,” said Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch. “I don’t see any reason to panic or do anything drastic. If we win one of these, which I think we were capable of doing, we’re really happy. So I don’t want to get too caught up in we’re down two-nothing.”