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In his home town of Mission, B.C., there’s a mural painted on the local recreation centre which bears his likeness. On the day he won his bronze medal in the 100-metre freestyle swimming race at the London Olympics in 2012, the mayor of the town declared it a civic holiday.  He even has an annual, invitational aquatic meet named in ...

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Upon reporting to work with his new employer, James Neal sensed a collective snarl among the local fan base in Edmonton. “With the summer they had here with no sun and all the rain, I think everyone was looking forward to some hockey,” says Neal, arguably the most popular man at the moment in this hockey-mad metropolis. “Thank God we’re ...

Jeff Carter had a goal and assist, Jonathan Quick made 23 saves and the Los Angeles Kings snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night. Tyler Toffoli, Anze Kopitar and Ilya Kovalchuk also scored for the Kings, who put the game out of reach with a three-goal second period. Quick got his ...

Superstar NHLer Sidney Crosby played a significant role in forming a Pennsylvanian hockey league’s first-ever all-girls hockey team. All 17 players on the 12-and-under girls Johnstown Warriors team took part in the Cole Harbour, N.S.-native’s Little Penguins Learn to Play Hockey program, which includes 10 sessions of practice as well as head-to-toe gear. On Oct. 10, the team, also known as Crosby’s Girls, ...