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Bucks fire coach Adrian Griffin after 43 games despite one of NBA's top records, AP source says

MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Milwaukee Bucks have fired Adrian Griffin as coach after just 43 games despite having one of the league's top records midway through the season, a person familiar with the decisio...

Jan 23, 2024

Defender Paris Gee signs with Vancouver FC, returns to B.C. to be closer to family

Family has brought Paris Gee home after two successful seasons with York United FC. The 29-year-old defender from Burnaby, B.C., one of six York players who left the Toronto CPL club in December, has ...

Jan 23, 2024

Ottawa Redblacks re-sign American defensive lineman Bryce Carter

OTTAWA - Bryce Carter is staying put. The American defensive lineman, who terrorized CFL quarterbacks last season, signed a one-year extension with the Ottawa Redblacks. He was slated to become a free...

Jan 23, 2024

Tanner Pearson, Arber Xhekaj return to Canadiens lineup against Senators

MONTREAL - Forward Tanner Pearson and defenceman Arber Xhekaj will return to the Montreal Canadiens lineup Tuesday against the Ottawa Senators. Pearson missed 19 games with an upper-body injury and ha...

Jan 23, 2024

NBA suspends Canadian Tristan Thompson 25 games on doping violation

NEW YORK - Cleveland Cavaliers centre Tristan Thompson has been suspended 25 games by the NBA for violating its anti-drug program. Thompson, from Brampton, Ont., tested positive for a growth hormone s...

Jan 23, 2024

CFL's Calgary Stampers name former OL Jay McNeil as team president

CALGARY - Jay McNeil is the new president of the Calgary Stampeders. The former Stampeders offensive lineman was promoted to the post Tuesday. He succeeds John Hufnagel, who will remain with the organ...

Jan 23, 2024

Heat are trading Kyle Lowry to the Hornets for Terry Rozier, AP source says

MIAMI (AP) - Kyle Lowry is being traded by the Miami Heat to the Charlotte Hornets for Terry Rozier in a swap of point guards, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press on Tue...

Jan 23, 2024

Canadian tight end Tanner McLachlan to miss Senior Bowl with injury

Theo Johnson will be the lone Canadian tight end at the 2024 Reese's Senior Bowl. Jim Nagy, the Senior Bowl's executive director, said in an interview Tuesday that Tanner McLachlan, of Lethbridge, Alt...

Jan 23, 2024

Veteran Canadian midfielder Jonathan Osorio named captain of Toronto FC

Canadian midfielder Jonathan Osorio has been named captain of Toronto FC. The 31-year-old from Toronto succeeds veteran midfielder Michael Bradley, who retired at the end of last season. Osorio, who j...

Jan 23, 2024

WWE's 'Raw' is moving to Netflix next year in a major streaming deal

WWE's weekly television show "Raw" will move to Netflix next year as part of a major streaming deal. "Raw," which debuted in 1993, has produced 1,600 episodes to date and features wrestlers such as Co...

Jan 23, 2024