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Canada beats Spain to remain undefeated in Olympic men's basketball

PARIS - Canada's men's basketball team remains perfect at the Paris Olympics after narrowly defeating Spain 88-85 to close out group play on Friday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Canadians with 20 p...

Aug 02, 2024

New England Free Jacks go into MLR championship game with distinctive Canada flavour

The Toronto Arrows are no more but there will still be a distinctive Canadian flavour to Sunday's Major League Rugby championship game in San Diego. The defending champion New England Free Jacks, who ...

Aug 02, 2024

Trampoline bronze extends Canada's medal streak to seven days at Paris Games

PARIS - A surprise bronze medal in women's trampoline Friday extended Canada's podium streak to seven days at the Paris Olympics. Competing on the eve of her 26th birthday, Sophiane Mthot of Varennes,...

Aug 02, 2024

CAS denies Canada's appeal of Olympic team figure skating medal allocation

LAUSANNE - The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed a Canadian appeal of the International Skating Union's decision to award the bronze medal in the team figure skating event from the 2022 Bei...

Aug 02, 2024

Auger-Aliassime to play for bronze in Paris after lopsided semifinal loss to Alcaraz

PARIS - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime will play for bronze in the men's singles tennis competition at the Paris Olympics after a decisive 6-1, 6-1 loss to Spain's Carlos Alcaraz on Friday. Alcaraz,...

Aug 02, 2024

Canada's Sophiane Methot wins bronze in trampoline gymnastics

PARIS - Canada's Sophiane Methot has won the bronze medal in women's trampoline gymnastics at the Paris Olympics. The 26-year-old from Varennes, Que., earned a score of 55.650 in the single-exercise f...

Aug 02, 2024

Blue Bombers upset Lions 25-0 in Winnipeg on six field goals by Castillo

WINNIPEG - Lucky Whitehead caught a 19-yard touchdown pass in his season debut and Sergio Castillo booted six field goals to help the Winnipeg Blue Bombers upset the B.C. Lions 25-0 and snap their two...

Aug 01, 2024

Bookmaker to plead guilty in gambling case tied to baseball star Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to running an illegal gambling b...

Aug 01, 2024

Olympic roundup: McIntosh strikes gold again, Canada's medal streak continues

PARIS - Summer McIntosh's suitcase is getting heavier by the day. The Canadian swimming star won her third medal and second gold of the Paris Olympics with a victory in the women's 200-metre butterfly...

Aug 01, 2024

Toronto Blue Jays sign 2024 first-round pick Trey Yesavage

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed 2024 first-round pick Trey Yesavage, the club announced Thursday. The 21-year-old right-handed pitcher spent the past three seasons playing at East Carolina...

Aug 01, 2024