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Two of the favourites in the World Juniors will clash on Saturday when Canada faces Sweden in pre-tournament play.

Kurtis Rourke walked off the field at Notre Dame Stadium, his final NCAA game in the rearview mirror, having made the most of his time as a college football quarterback. Where does the Oakville, Ont., native go from here? Dave Naylor has more from South Bend, Ind.

London Knights forward Easton Cowan is on a 56 game regular season point streak in the Ontario Hockey League. Fifty-one of those games came after last year's World Juniors and, apparently, that's not a coincidence.

Medicine Hat Tigers phenom will start as the 13th forward when Team Canada faces Switzerland in pre-tournament opener, Mark Masters writes.

Team Canada's World Junior players took to the air in a pair of Chinook helicopters as part of a team-building exercise on Tuesday. Mark Masters has more from Petawawa, Ont.

There was an increase in penalties called in Hockey Canada-sanctioned games during the 2023-24 season for discrimination-related offences, the federation wrote in its annual report on maltreatment.

The Atlanta Falcons invested $100 million in guaranteed money when they signed Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million contract in the off-season. On Tuesday night, the team announced that Cousins has been benched, and rookie first-round pick Michael Penix has been named the starting QB moving forward.

Canadian quarterback aims to keep magical season going as he leads Hoosiers into Notre Dame Stadium on the opening night of the College Football Playoff, Dave Naylor writes.

Oliver Bonk isn't dwelling on the bad bounce last year that ended Canada's World Junior Championship early, but he is drawing lessons from how they ended up being in such a precarious position in the first place. Mark Masters has more ahead of Thursday's first pre-tournament game.