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Herdman says Toronto FC players are ready for redemption after dismal 2023 season

Coach John Herdman says Toronto FC players are looking for redemption after a dismal 4-20-10 season saw them finish in the Major League Soccer basement. The former Canada coach was on the sideline for...

Jan 11, 2024

Canadian international forward Ike Ugbo joins Sheffield Wednesday on loan

SHEFFIELD, United Kingdom - Canadian international forward Ike Ugbo has joined Sheffield Wednesday in England's second-tier Championship on loan from French Ligue 2 side Troyes for the rest of the sea...

Jan 11, 2024

Some Newfoundland and Labrador hockey teams defying ban on end-of-game handshakes

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The head of a minor hockey association in Newfoundland says some teams have been practising end-of-game handshakes despite a ban on the custom for many amateur teams. Brock Seaward,...

Jan 11, 2024

Canadian men and women learn Perth draw as rugby sevens series goes Down Under

Canada's men have been drawn in Pool A with Argentina, South Africa and Spain for the Perth Sevens later this month. The Jan. 26-28 Australian event is the third of eight stops on the HSBC World Rugby...

Jan 11, 2024

Bud Harrelson, scrappy Mets shortstop who once fought Pete Rose, dies at 79

NEW YORK (AP) - Bud Harrelson, the scrappy and sure-handed shortstop who fought Pete Rose on the field during a playoff game and helped the New York Mets win an astonishing championship, died Wednesda...

Jan 11, 2024

Veteran sports, broadcasting executive Keith Pelley confirmed as MLSE president, CEO

TORONTO - Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment has confirmed Keith Pelley, a veteran sports and broadcasting executive, as its new president and CEO. Pelley, who has been CEO of golf's European Tour Gr...

Jan 11, 2024

Patriots parting with Bill Belichick, who led team to 6 Super Bowl championships, AP source says

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Six-time NFL champion Bill Belichick has agreed to part ways as the coach of the New England Patriots on Thursday, bringing an end to his 24-year tenure as the architect of th...

Jan 11, 2024

Key moments in Bill Belichick's coaching career

A timeline of key moments in Bill Belichick's career: 1976 - He joined the Detroit Lions as an assistant special teams coach. He was fired along with the rest of Tommy Hudspeth's coaching staff at the...

Jan 11, 2024

Bill Belichick by the numbers

A look at some significant numbers from Bill Belichick's coaching career: 1 - Belichick is the only head coach in NFL history with seven seasons of 13-plus wins. George Seifert is next with three. 8 -...

Jan 11, 2024

Business mindset urged for Canadian curling clubs at crossroads

The three-sheet Strait Area Community Curling Club has come to grips with the challenges that face other curling clubs across the country. The 60-year-old club's membership in Port Hawkesbury, N.S., i...

Jan 11, 2024