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Redblacks victory would clinch CFL playoff berth for defending-champion Alouettes

TORONTO - They're idle, but the Montreal Alouettes could still cement a CFL playoff berth this week. Montreal (10-1) would secure an East Division post-season spot if the Ottawa Redblacks (7-2-1) defe...

Aug 27, 2024

Canadian Tevaughn Campbell among final cuts of NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars

Veteran defensive back Tevaughn Campbell was among the Jacksonville Jaguars final cuts Tuesday. The 31-year-old Toronto native was signed by Jacksonville off the Las Vegas Raiders practice squad Oct. ...

Aug 27, 2024

Auger-Aliassime eliminated at U.S. Open with first-round loss to Mensik

NEW YORK - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime is out of the U.S. Open after dropping a 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 decision to Czechia's Jakub Mensik in first-round action Tuesday. Mensik scored his sixth break in th...

Aug 27, 2024

Alouettes sign all-star wide receiver Austin Mack to four-year contract extension

MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have signed all-star wide receiver Austin Mack to a four-year contract extension, the club announced Tuesday. The deal is set to keep the 26-year-old with the team th...

Aug 27, 2024

Redblacks quarterback Brown, Lions defensive lineman Covington net CFL weekly honours

TORONTO - Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Dru Brown and tackle Christian Covington of the B.C. Lions were the top offensive and defesive players in the CFL honour roll Tuesday. Brown captured top offensi...

Aug 27, 2024

Midfielder Niko Sigur named to Canadian men’s roster for September friendlies

Head coach Jesse Marsch has named midfielder Niko Sigur to Canada's roster for friendlies against the United States and Mexico during the September FIFA international window. The Canadian men's nation...

Aug 27, 2024

Hoops player Anderson, swimmer Roxon named Canada's Paralympic flag-bearers in Paris

PARIS - Basketball player Patrick Anderson and swimmer Katarina Roxon have been named Canada's flag-bearers for the opening ceremonies of the Paralympic Games in Paris. Anderson of Fergus, Ont., will ...

Aug 27, 2024

CF Montreal transfers midfielder Mathieu Choinière to Swiss club Grasshopper Zurich

MONTREAL - Mathieu Choinire is heading to Europe. CF Montreal announced Tuesday that Choinire is joining Switzerland's Grasshopper Club Zurich, ending a months-long saga after the homegrown midfielder...

Aug 27, 2024

Paralympic Games in Paris will stand out for veteran goalball captain Amy Burk

PARIS - Amy Burk doesn't know if her fifth Paralympic Games will be her last, but she does know Paris will feel monumental to her. Her sons Lucas, 10, and five-year-old Ryan have albinism and visual i...

Aug 27, 2024

'So ridiculous': Canada's air guitar world champ on letting loose with invisible axe

After being named the world's top air guitarist in Finland, a 34-year-old Canadian man is trying to drum up interest back home for his tongue-in-cheek craft. Zachary Knowles, also known as "Ichabod Fa...

Aug 27, 2024