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Lions sign star defensive lineman Mathieu Betts to two-year extension

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have signed star defensive lineman Mathieu Betts to a two-year contract extension, the CFL club announced Thursday. Betts was eligible to become a free agent this February. ...

Dec 19, 2024

Yager named captain, Molendyk and Ritchie alternates for Canada's world junior team

OTTAWA - Centre Brayden Yager has been named captain of Canada's team for the upcoming world junior hockey championship. Hockey Canada announced the team's leadership group Thursday, with Tanner Molen...

Dec 19, 2024

Stanford receiver Ayomanor chasing second straight Cornish Trophy honour

Elic Ayomanor is looking to join a select group. The Stanford Cardinal receiver is a finalist for the Jon Cornish Trophy, presented annually to the top Canadian playing football in the NCAA. Ayomanor,...

Dec 19, 2024

NSL's Montreal Roses sign Canadian forward Tanya Boychuk

MONTREAL - The Montreal Roses announced the signing of Canadian forward Tanya Boychuk on Thursday. Boychuk joins the Northern Super League team after leading Swedish club Vittsj GIK with seven goals t...

Dec 19, 2024

Major League Soccer lifts the lid on how much general allocation money clubs have

Think of it as a moment of transparency in a league rife with confusing, ever-changing salary and roster rules. In a first, Major League Soccer has revealed the amount of general allocation money (GAM...

Dec 19, 2024

Lindsey Vonn hits back at critics who think she's crazy to return to ski racing at age 40

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) - Lindsey Vonn didn't just pop into the hospital one day, get a new titanium knee and then decide on the way out that she wanted to return to downhill ski racing. It's bee...

Dec 19, 2024

NHL begins production on a 2nd season of the league's all-access 'Faceoff' docuseries

NEW YORK (AP) - The NHL has begun production on the second season of an all-access, behind-the-scenes show with the makers of the popular "Formula 1: Drive to Survive" series. The league, in announcin...

Dec 19, 2024

'Special with the puck': Canadian phenom McKenna ready for liftoff at world juniors

Willie Desjardins has always cut an intense figure behind the bench. Every so often when he was guiding the Vancouver Canucks from 2014 through 2017, the razor-focused head coach would crack a smile a...

Dec 19, 2024

Canadian men unchanged at a career-high No. 31 in final FIFA rankings of 2024

The Canadian men go into 2025 unchanged at a career-high No. 31 in the FIFA world rankings. The new numbers released Thursday offer little movement. While there were 1,181 men's internationals in 2024...

Dec 19, 2024

Texas-based Friedkin Group completes purchase of Premier League team Everton

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) - The Texas-based Friedkin Group completed its 98.8% purchase of Everton on Thursday, adding the storied Premier League club to its wide-ranging portfolio of investments includ...

Dec 19, 2024