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Forge FC owner upset at Canada Soccer's timing of Canadian Championship final
Forge FC owner Bob Young says the Canadian Premier League champions will be playing the Canadian Championship final against Toronto FC at a disadvantage. In an open letter on social media, Young says ...
Mar 06, 2021
Wayne Middaugh leads Howard rink to victory in its opening game of Tim Hortons Brier
CALGARY - When Wayne Middaugh first joined Glenn Howard's team as a fifth, a utilityman role was planned: a veteran backup who could help strategize, provide guidance and have a little playing time mi...
Mar 06, 2021
Dick Smyth, Canadian maestro of news radio commentary, dies at 85
TORONTO - Radio and television personality Dick Smyth, whose booming commentary filled Canadian airwaves for decades with hot takes on the day's topics, has died at 85. His daughter Tracy Smyth said h...
Mar 06, 2021
Wayne Gretzky remembers his father, Walter, as man with 'a heart of gold' at funeral
BRANTFORD, Ont. - Walter Gretzky's family thought the end was coming quickly in the middle of February.The father of hockey's greatest player had suffered a serious hip injury, and after battling Park...
Mar 06, 2021
Wayne Gretzky remembers his father, Walter, as man with 'a heart of gold' at funeral
BRANTFORD, Ont. - Walter Gretzky's family thought the end was coming quickly in the middle of February. The father of hockey's greatest player had suffered a serious hip injury, and after battling Par...
Mar 06, 2021
Silver: NBA may return to normal in '21-22, virus permitting
The NBA is expecting arenas to be filled again next season and a return to its normal calendar, commissioner Adam Silver said Saturday. But Silver cautioned again every plan is continge...
Mar 06, 2021
Larson settled in at Hendrick one month into new job
LAS VEGAS - Kyle Larson was out of NASCAR long enough to wonder if he'd still feel comfortable in a Cup car. He raced in nearly 100 events last year, just not in 3,400-pound stock cars. Would it feel ...
Mar 06, 2021
Barzal shines as Islanders beat Sabres for 4th straight win
UNIONDALE, N.Y. - Mathew Barzal and Scott Mayfield each had a goal and an assist, and the New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Saturday for their fourth straight win. Semyon Varlamov made...
Mar 06, 2021
Rolling Rangers sweep Devils, hand NJ 5th straight loss
NEWARK, N.J. - Ryan Strome scored twice and streaking New York Rangers beat the Devils 6-3 Saturday, sending New Jersey to its fifth straight loss and eighth in nine games. Adam Fox, Ryan Strome, Kevi...
Mar 06, 2021
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama gets vaccine shot
DHARMSALA, India - The Dalai Lama, the 85-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader, was administered the first shot of the coronavirus vaccine on Saturday at a hospital in the north Indian hill town of Dharm...
Mar 06, 2021