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Cavalry FC star striker Tobias Warschewski relishes life in Canadian Premier League

The Canadian Premier League has proved to be a valuable launching pad for domestic talent. But it has also offered a fresh start to overseas players like Tobias Warschewski. The 27-year-old German for...

Feb 12, 2025

Former Blue Jays star slugger Bautista named to Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame

ST. MARYS,ONTARIO, CANADA - Former Toronto Blue Jays star slugger Jos Bautista is among the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame's class of 2025. The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced its ...

Feb 12, 2025

Russians Andreeva, Shnaider down top seeds Dabrowski, Routliffe at Qatar Open

DOHA - Top seeds Gabriela Dabrowski of Ottawa and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand were emphatically eliminated from the women's doubles competition at the Qatar Open tennis tournament with a 6-2, 6-1 lo...

Feb 12, 2025

Education Department rescinds Biden memo that threatened to upend college NIL payments

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Education Department is scrapping a policy from the Biden administration that threatened to upend colleges' plans to pay athletes for their name, image and likeness by makin...

Feb 12, 2025

Winner of the Boston Marathon, legendary Canadian runner Jerome Drayton dies at 80

TORONTO - Legendary long-distance runner Jerome Drayton, who won the Boston Marathon in 1977 and held the Canadian men's marathon record for 43 years, has died. He was 80. Drayton died unexpectedly on...

Feb 12, 2025

Education Department rescinds Biden memo that threatened to upend college NIL payments

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Education Department is scrapping a policy from the Biden administration that threatened to upend colleges' plans to pay athletes for their name, imagine and likeness by mak...

Feb 12, 2025

Blue Bombers, Stampeders open second day of free agency with early moves

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Calgary Stampeders opened the second day of CFL free agency with moves. For a second straight day, Winnipeg kicked things off by agreeing to terms on a one-year contract ...

Feb 12, 2025

Storylines galore as Toronto Blue Jays kick off spring training in Florida

DUNEDIN - Question marks hover over the Toronto Blue Jays as the team kicks off spring training Thursday when pitchers and catchers hold their first official workout at the club's player development c...

Feb 12, 2025

Swiss skiers Franjo von Allmen and Loic Meillard win gold in the combined team event at worlds

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) - Swiss skiers Franjo von Allmen and Loic Meillard won gold in the new team combined event at the Alpine world championships on Wednesday. They led a Swiss sweep of ...

Feb 12, 2025

A giant schnauzer named Monty has won the top prize at the Westminster Kennel Club

NEW YORK (AP) - A giant schnauzer named Monty won the top prize at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday night. Monty bested six other finalists to take best in show at Madison Square Garden. T...

Feb 11, 2025