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First-round draft pick scores as young Toronto FC side blanks UC Irvine
IRVINE, Calif. - First-round draft pick Ifunanyachi Achara scored as a young Toronto FC side defeated UC Irvine 2-0 on Monday. Achara, taken 25th overall in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft last ...
Feb 12, 2020
Oakland officer sues Ujiri for damages from shoving match at NBA Finals
OAKLAND, Calif. - A sheriff's deputy is suing Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri for damages, alleging he was injured in a shoving altercation at Oakland's Oracle Arena during last year's NBA ...
Feb 12, 2020
Former Canucks Daniel, Henrik Sedin have no regrets over retirement decision
VANCOUVER - There are many things Daniel and Henrik Sedin miss about playing hockey, but the Swedish twins who will be remembered as two of the best players in Vancouver Canuck history have no regrets...
Feb 12, 2020
Toronto Wolfpack see positives despite two early losses in Super League
The Toronto Wolfpack's learning curve in the Betfred Super League continues Thursday with a visit to Wigan. And with star signing Sonny Bill Williams back home in New Zealand for the birth of his four...
Feb 12, 2020
'The truth will come out:' Raps president Ujiri calls lawsuit 'malicious'
Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri says a lawsuit filed against him by a northern California sheriff's deputy is "malicious." Alan Strickland alleged in the lawsuit filed Friday in a...
Feb 12, 2020
Jay Bouwmeester's cardiac episode brings back vivid memories for two Canucks
VANCOUVER - Jordie Benn had an unwelcome flashback on Tuesday night, when news broke that defenceman Jay Bouwmeester had suffered a cardiac episode on the St. Louis Blues' bench during the first perio...
Feb 12, 2020
NHL, players schedule more labour talks for next week
The NHL and NHL Players' Association have scheduled another round of labour talks next week after concluding two days of negotiations in Toronto on Wednesday. In an email to The Associated Press, NHL ...
Feb 12, 2020
UN list targets firms linked to Israeli settlements
JERUSALEM - The U.N. human rights office on Wednesday released a list of more than 100 companies it said are complicit in violating Palestinian human rights by operating in Israeli settlements in the ...
Feb 12, 2020
A&W sees sales metric slip in Q4 after strong performance last year
VANCOUVER - A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund saw same-store sales grow for the year, even as they slipped in the most recent quarter. The fund says the key retail metric fell 1.9 per cent for the...
Feb 12, 2020
Melania Trump asks governors' spouses to tackle cyberassault
WASHINGTON - Melania Trump on Monday cited the influence of "Achy Breaky Heart" singer Billy Ray Cyrus as she asked spouses of the nation's governors to address cyberassault in their states. "I know t...
Feb 12, 2020