Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Ex-Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura says he will sell cannabis edibles
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura has announced he is entering the cannabis market as a seller, as the state still figures out retail sales of the drug on the heels of legalizing ...
Mar 28, 2024
Sports betting won't be legal in Georgia after lawmakers couldn't agree on how to spend taxes
ATLANTA (AP) - An effort to authorize sports betting in Georgia has failed for another year, after lawmakers couldn't agree on how to spend money collected on taxes. Neither a proposed state constitut...
Mar 28, 2024
OPINION: Regina Pats coach sets poor example after loss to Moose Jaw
Losing badly is no excuse for being a bad loser. In my junior year of high school, I joined the wrestling team at Marion Graham Collegiate in an effort to lose some weight. But the coach had a rule: I...
Mar 28, 2024
Blades prepare for Raiders to begin quest for Ed Chynoweth Cup
The WHL’s regular season is over, and it was quite a year for the Saskatoon Blades. The Blades won 50 games, finished with the best record in the WHL and saw a couple of players reach regular-se...
Mar 27, 2024
Saskatoon Blazers win second straight provincial title against Regina Pat Canadians
The Saskatoon Blazers are U18 AAA hockey champions for a second consecutive season. The Blazers completed a sweep of the Regina Pat Canadians on Tuesday night at SaskTel Centre, defeating them 5-3 to ...
Mar 26, 2024
Scotties-winning skip Skylar Ackerman steps back from curling to focus on school
The 22-year-old skip who claimed the Viterra Scotties title this year is stepping back from the sport to focus on her schooling. Skylar Ackerman, who curls out of the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon,...
Mar 26, 2024
Regina Pats reflect on disappointing season
The Regina Pats cleared out their lockers on Sunday as their WHL season came to an end. Regina finished the year with a 22-40-4-2 record, meaning the Pats didn't qualify for the playoffs. "I think the...
Mar 25, 2024 Pats captain Tanner Howe is set to be drafted by an NHL team this off-season. (Keith Hersmiller Photography)
Saskatoon Blazers eyeing back-to-back U18 AAA championships
Winning the last game of the season is extremely difficult, but doing it in back-to-back seasons is even tougher. That's the challenge ahead for the Saskatchewan Male AAA Hockey League's Saskatoon Bla...
Mar 22, 2024
Firing of Ohtani's interpreter highlights how sports betting is still illegal in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The firing of Shohei Ohtani's interpreter by the Los Angeles Dodgers over allegations of illegal gambling and theft has highlighted an issue many outside of California don't ...
Mar 21, 2024
Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate picks out-of-state team to win NCAA tournament
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Republican businessman Eric Hovde wants to be a U.S. senator representing Wisconsin. But he's picking a team from Indiana to win the NCAA basketball tournament. "At the end of the...
Mar 21, 2024
OPINION
Sarah Mills: It's a dream come true - I get to see England in the World Cup
After months of waiting and wading through FIFA's Kafkaesque ticket-buying process, Sarah Mills finally has tickets to s...
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8:30 - Farming season is a short and precious one here in Saskatchewan, and cold spring storms can cause harmful delays ...