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Australia coach fired for supporting a South Korean swimmer at the Olympics

SYDNEY (AP) - Swimming Australia has fired coach Michael Palfrey over comments made at the Paris Olympics where he said he hoped a South Korean athlete would beat Australian swimmers. Palfrey told Sou...

Sep 05, 2024

Ronaldo scores 900th goal and San Marino earns first competitive win. Spain held by Serbia

MADRID (AP) - With his 900th career goal, Cristiano Ronaldo got the best of Luka Modric in the duel of veterans in the Nations League on Thursday. The 39-year-old Ronaldo became the first man to reach...

Sep 05, 2024

Midnight Mascot installed as early favourite for $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes

FORT ERIE, Ont. - Midnight Mascot has been installed as the early 5-2 favourite for the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes. The second jewel of the OLG Triple Crown will be run Tuesday at Fort Erie Racet...

Sep 05, 2024

League-leading Alouettes host Lions as Rourke begins to find his groove

MONTREAL - B.C. Lions head coach Rick Campbell believes Nathan Rourke is just getting rolling since returning from the NFL last month. Rourke will make his fourth consecutive start when the Lions (6-6...

Sep 05, 2024

Canadians Paralympians strike gold twice, with one bronze on Day 8

PARIS - Canada earned three medals, with two golds courtesy of two of its biggest names at the Paralympic Games on Day 8. Wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos earned gold in the men's T53 800 metres on the ...

Sep 05, 2024

Elite Series anglers Gustafson, Gallant fine with new FFS changes for 2025

Jeff Gustafson is good with the Elite Series' new forward-facing sonar (FFS) rules but remains unsure about the impact they'll have on pro bass fishing's premier circuit. Starting next year, competito...

Sep 05, 2024

Leafs sign defenceman Marshall Rifai to two-year contract extension

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Marshall Rifai to a two-year contract extension, the club announced Thursday. The deal begins in 2025-26 and carries an average annual value of...

Sep 05, 2024

Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos wins Paralympic gold medal

PARIS - Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos has won a Paralympic Games gold medal. The 44-year-old from Dorval, Que., won the men's T53 800 metres. Lakatos collected his second medal in Paris afte...

Sep 05, 2024

Court hearing legal arguments in sex assault case of five hockey players

LONDON, Ont. - A London, Ont., court is hearing legal arguments in the sexual assault case of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team. Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Fo...

Sep 05, 2024

Alex Morgan retires from professional soccer and is expecting her second child

Two-time Women's World Cup champion Alex Morgan announced she is pregnant with her second child and is retiring from professional soccer. Over the course of a 15-year career with the United States, Mo...

Sep 05, 2024