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Canadian rugby sevens men and women head Down Under for third stop of the season

Maddy Grant and Breanne Nicholas return to the Canadian women's rugby sevens side for the HSBC SVNS in Perth, Australia, later this month. Grant was with the Canadian 15s team at the WXV tournament in...

Jan 18, 2024

Nikola Vucevic's double-double leads Chicago Bulls past Toronto Raptors 116-110

TORONTO - Nikola Vucevic had a double-double with 24 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Chicago Bulls past the Toronto Raptors 116-110 on Thursday. Former Raptors star DeMar DeRozan had 24 points and ...

Jan 18, 2024

Former Canadian international Phil Mack named attack coach for Canada men's 15s side

Phil Mack, a veteran of both the national sevens and 15s sides, has been named attack coach for the Canadian 15s men's rugby team. Mack, who has been serving as head coach of Rugby Canada's developmen...

Jan 18, 2024

Tim Stutzle's three-point night leads Senators over Canadiens 6-2

OTTAWA - Tim Stutzle had a goal and two assists to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 6-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. Brady Tkachuk, Rourke Chartier, Vladimir Tarasenko and Mathieu J...

Jan 18, 2024

Zach Johnson makes 10 birdies, shares 1st-round lead with Alex Noren at The American Express

LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) - Zach Johnson embraced the pressure of being the U.S. Ryder Cup captain last year, even if the experience didn't go the way anybody on his team hoped. A few months later, Johns...

Jan 18, 2024

Raptors president Masai Ujiri says Christian Koloko's health status is 'in hands of NBA'

TORONTO (AP) - Raptors president Masai Ujiri said Thursday that the health status of former Toronto center Christian Koloko "is in the hands of the NBA." Later Thursday, Shams Charania of the Athletic...

Jan 18, 2024

UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland puts on a show at UFC 297 news conference

TORONTO - As befitting its main attraction, Thursday's UFC 297 news conference was loud and raucous. Middleweight champion Sean (Tarzan) Strickland, perhaps the loosest of loose cannons in the UFC's a...

Jan 18, 2024

Furue leads Tournament of Champions with 65, defending champion Henderson four shots back

ORLANDO, Fla. - Ayaka Furue of Japan did not see any signs of a fast start coming until she opened her 2024 LPGA Tour season on Thursday with a red-hot performance. Furue made seven birdies in a round...

Jan 18, 2024

Alberta's Skrlik back as defending champ as provincial curling playdowns continue

Kayla Skrlik delivered a breakout performance as an underdog at her provincial curling championship last season. The defending champ is hoping for a repeat showing at this year's playdowns now that sh...

Jan 18, 2024

Post-game handshakes are back in Newfoundland and Labrador amateur hockey

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Hockey players in Newfoundland and Labrador will once again be lining up to shake hands after their games. Hockey NL, the governing body for amateur hockey in the province, has reve...

Jan 18, 2024