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Canada coach not surprised by level of social media abuse directed at female players

Canada coach Bev Priestman was not surprised at a report detailing the social media abuse female players encounter these days. One in five players (152) at the Women's World Cup this summer received "...

Dec 12, 2023

OHL suspends former Attack coach Greg Walters for remainder of season

TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League has suspended former Owen Sound Attack head coach Greg Walters for the remainder of the season. The league announced the suspension Tuesday after conducting an inve...

Dec 12, 2023

Pascal Siakam: Toronto Raptors down but not out despite on-court struggles

TORONTO - Pascal Siakam can't deny that the Raptors have taken some hard knocks during slump that has seen Toronto lose six of their past seven games. But Siakam says there's a lot more fight left in ...

Dec 12, 2023

Alouettes re-sign DB Ruffin, OL McGloster to two-year contracts

MONTREAL - The Grey Cup-champion Montreal Alouettes signed American defensive back Diont Ruffin and American offensive tackle Jamar McGloster to two-year contracts on Tuesday. Ruffin, 24, had 23 defen...

Dec 12, 2023

Canadians dominate first Professional Women's Hockey League rosters

TORONTO - The six teams in the Professional Women's Hockey League have declared their rosters for the PWHL's inaugural season starting Jan. 1. Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, New York, Boston and Minnesota...

Dec 12, 2023

Ohtani's Dodgers contract has $680 million deferred, lowering tax value to $46 million annually

NEW YORK (AP) - Shohei Ohtani will receive just $20 million of his $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers over the next 10 years, with $680 million payable from 2034-43 in an unusual struc...

Dec 12, 2023

Canada's RJ Barrett applying lessons from FIBA World Cup to NBA's New York Knicks

RJ Barrett can't help but smile when he talks about playing for Canada's men's basketball team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. "It's going to be fun, it's going to be exciting," Barrett said in a recent i...

Dec 12, 2023

Federal sports minister Carla Qualtrough says registry of offenders coming in March

Canada's sports minister says the target date to establish a registry of offenders is March 2024. Carla Qualtrough was questioned in Ottawa on Tuesday by Heritage committee members of Parliament after...

Dec 12, 2023

Canada coach says Gold Cup will be crucial for Olympic team selection

With the Paris Olympics less than eight months away, Canada coach Bev Priestman has roster decisions to make. And she expects more than a few players to put up their hand at the inaugural CONCACAF W G...

Dec 12, 2023

St. Louis: Caufield, Canadiens need to 'get on the inside' to end scoring slump

BROSSARD, Que. - Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis had one main message for his forwards amid some offensive slumps: get on the inside. The Canadiens rank last in the NHL in goals by forw...

Dec 12, 2023