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Saskatchewan's Jason Ackerman improves to 6-0 at mixed curling nationals

SAINT CATHARINES, Ont. - Saskatchewan's Jason Ackerman remained undefeated on Wednesday with a 7-4 win over Newfoundland and Labrador's Trent Skanes at the Canadian mixed curling championship. After g...

Nov 06, 2024

Controversial Australian Olympic breaker retires from competition

SYDNEY (AP) - Australian breaker Rachael Gunn has told a Sydney radio station that she plans to retire from competition just three months after her unconventional routine at the Paris Olympics led to ...

Nov 06, 2024

Fan's death overshadows Bayern's win in Champions League as fans refrain from singing

MUNICH (AP) - Bayern Munich is mourning the death of a fan who attended the team's 1-0 win over Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday. The Bavarian club said early Thursday morning that it rece...

Nov 06, 2024

Used to fast starts, stumbling Boston Bruins in unfamiliar territory

Jim Montgomery turned to his right and trudged down the tunnel towards the visitors locker room at Scotiabank Arena. The Bruins head coach and his players moved past the windows of the rink's exclusiv...

Nov 06, 2024

Kelly, Argos have shot at redemption in East Division final rematch with Alouettes

Chad Kelly and the Toronto Argonauts can flip the script versus the Montreal Alouettes. Toronto visits Montreal on Saturday in an East Division final rematch. Last year, the Alouettes forced nine turn...

Nov 06, 2024

Swimming Canada CEO Ahmed El-Awadi steps down to pursue other opportunities

TORONTO - Ahmed El-Awadi is stepping down as the chief executive officer of Swimming Canada. The governing body said Wednesday that El-Awadi is leaving to pursue other opportunities and spend more tim...

Nov 06, 2024

Democrat Elissa Slotkin wins Michigan's open Senate seat, defeating the GOP's Mike Rogers

DETROIT (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin has won Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, giving Democrats a bittersweet victory in a swing state that also backed Republican President-elect Donald ...

Nov 06, 2024

Dutch defender Klomp finds home with Calgary's Cavalry FC in Canadian Premier League

Daan Klomp, his club career stalling in his native Netherlands, was considering quitting football for a day job in 2020. Klomp's contract with NAC Breda had come to an end and the club's new coach had...

Nov 06, 2024

Canada's Aaron Cockerill's steady improvement takes him to DP World Tour playoffs

Aaron Cockerill has been carefully working away at his golf game like a master craftsman, just chipping away with a hammer and chisel. The result is that he's in the midst of his best-ever season as a...

Nov 06, 2024

Blues' Dylan Holloway escapes serious injury after being struck in neck by puck

ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis Blues forward Dylan Holloway was back at the team's practice facility Wednesday and appeared to escape serious injury a day after being struck in the neck by a puck and leav...

Nov 06, 2024