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Chipper Jones joins ESPN lineup as game analyst
BRISTOL, Conn. - Hall of Fame third baseman Chipper Jones has joined the ESPN lineup. The former Atlanta Braves star will work as a major league analyst, primarily on weeknight and holiday games. He'l...
Mar 03, 2020
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Matt Shoemaker looks good in return
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Toronto right-hander Matt Shoemaker enjoyed a strong return from a long-term knee injury, leading the Blue Jays to a 4-0 pre-season win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Mo...
Mar 03, 2020
Canadian alpine skier Dustin Cook to race one more time before retirement
CALGARY - Canadian alpine skier Dustin Cook says he's retiring at the end of this season. After 12 years on the national team, the 31-year-old from Ottawa intends to make Sunday's super giant slalom i...
Mar 03, 2020
Canadian world championships survive new coronavirus cancellations so far
Upcoming world championships in Canadian cities have so far avoided cancellation, but the new coronavirus continues to lay waste to other sporting events around the world and impact Can...
Mar 03, 2020
NHL sticking with emergency backup goalie rule despite wild scene in Toronto
BOCA RATON, Fla. - Dale Tallon had a sinking feeling. With his team chasing Toronto for the Atlantic Division's final playoff spot, the Florida Panthers' general manager - like most fans and ...
Mar 03, 2020
Kohlenberg "living the big dream" with Team Nunavut at the Tim Hortons Brier
KINGSTON, Ont. - New to the territory, longtime curler Dale Kohlenberg walked into the Iqaluit Curling Club last fall and said he'd like to join a league and play on a competitive curling te...
Mar 03, 2020
Draisaitl has 4 goals, 5 points as Oilers beat Predators 8-3
NASHVILLE - Teams don't score five goals in one period very often. Leon Draisaitl found a way to make the night even more memorable. The NHL's scoring leader had the first four-goal game of his career...
Mar 03, 2020
Perspective helps Canadian Mackenzie Hughes excel at Honda Classic
Canadian Mackenzie Hughes never lost faith in his game, even as he struggled through five consecutive missed cuts to start 2020. But Hughes' professional troubles paled in comparison to the suffering ...
Mar 03, 2020
Veteran Diana Matheson survives painful toe injury, returns to Canada fold
Diana Matheson won the last of her 203 caps for Canada in a 1-0 win over Scotland at the Algarve Cup in March 2019. A year later, the 35-year-old veteran is finally ready to step back on the field as ...
Mar 03, 2020
Veteran defensive back Johnson signs one-day contract with Blue Bombers
WINNIPEG - Veteran defensive Jovon Johnson signed a one-day contract with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Tuesday to retire as a member of the CFL club. Johnson, 36, spent six of his 12 CFL seasons with ...
Mar 03, 2020