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De Grasse tops men's 200m leaderboard at East Coast Relays in outdoor season debut

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Andre De Grasse enjoyed a successful outdoor season debut in the men's 200 metres at the East Coast Relays on Friday. De Grasse of Markham, Ont., ran 20.11 seconds in the opening ...

Apr 26, 2024

Retiring CFL star Harris talks new documentary, overcoming mental health struggles

WINNIPEG - Andrew Harris is leaving football as one the greatest running backs in CFL history. But he says that he once went from the exhilaration of winning the 2019 Grey Cup with the Winnipeg Blue B...

Apr 26, 2024

Blue Jays pitching prospect Ricky Tiedemann out with nerve inflammation in elbow

TORONTO - Blue Jays pitching prospect Ricky Tiedemann will miss about seven to 10 more days with a sore elbow. Toronto manager John Schneider says that the 21-year-old left-hander has ulnar nerve infl...

Apr 26, 2024

Canada's Syla Swords eyes Olympic chance after closing impressive high school career

Following the recent end of an impressive high school career, the goal for Syla Swords has shifted to making the Canadian women's basketball team heading to Paris. Swords, from Sudbury, Ont., is a fiv...

Apr 26, 2024

Canadian women's rugby team opens Pacific Four Series against U.S. in California

The Canada women's rugby team sees its first action of 2024 on Sunday when it opens the Pacific Four Series against the ninth-ranked United States in Carson, Calif. The game is the first for the fourt...

Apr 26, 2024

Spence has two goals and assist, Canada thumps Czechia 6-0 at U18 hockey worlds

VANTAA, Finland - Malcolm Spence had two goals and an assist as Canada thumped Czechia 6-0 in a penalty-filled affair Friday at the world men's under-18 hockey championship. Tij Iginla also had two go...

Apr 26, 2024

Giannis Antetokounmpo ruled out of third game in Bucks-Pacers playoff series

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has been ruled out of Game 3 of the NBA playoff series against the Indiana Pacers. Bucks coach Doc Rivers said Thursday that Antetokounmp...

Apr 26, 2024

Schmidt returns to lineup for Jets in Game 3, fellow defenceman Stanley to sit

DENVER - The Winnipeg Jets are making a lineup change after splitting the first two games of their first-round NHL playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche. Head coach Rick Bowness says that Nate...

Apr 26, 2024

William Nylander practises with Leafs ahead of Game 4 against Bruins

TORONTO - Maple Leafs winger William Nylander appears on course to suit for the first time in this spring's Stanley Cup playoffs. The 27-year-old was a full participant at today's practice after missi...

Apr 26, 2024

Voice of 'Hockey Night in Canada' Bob Cole never considered moving out of St. John's

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Legendary sportscaster Bob Cole was a Newfoundlander through and through, and his daughter says his connection to the province was "everything" to him. Megan Cole says her father wa...

Apr 26, 2024