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Hockey Canada says almost 1,900 maltreatment complaints received in 2022-23

TORONTO - Hockey Canada says a new independent third-party complaint mechanism received information on almost 1,900 potential cases of maltreatment during its first season. The data is contained in th...

Nov 30, 2023

Australian women focused on Olympic qualification as they take on Canada in B.C.

LANGFORD, B.C. - While Olympic champion Canada celebrates captain Christine Sinclair's international swansong with a Summer Games berth already secured, Australia is still focused on getting to Paris....

Nov 30, 2023

Cristiano Ronaldo faces $1B class-action lawsuit after promoting for Binance NFTs

NEW YORK (AP) - Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has been hit with class-action lawsuit seeking at least $1 billion in damages for his role in promoting cryptocurrency-related "non-fungible to...

Nov 30, 2023

Following Adam Johnson's death, the UK hockey league and its 'import' players play on

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) - Kirsty Charles always takes a peek when she spots a Nottingham Panthers' team-branded Fiat around town. She wants to see which one of the players is driving. "You do get a b...

Nov 30, 2023

Canadian men fall three places to No. 48 in latest FIFA world rankings

Canada has dropped three places to No. 48 in the latest FIFA world rankings in the wake of its CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal loss to Jamaica. The Reggae Boyz remained at No. 55 after winning th...

Nov 30, 2023

Sanders wins Sportsperson of Year award from Sports Illustrated for starting turnaround at Colorado

DENVER (AP) - Deion Sanders reinvigorated a fanbase and put a downtrodden football program back on the map in his first season at Colorado. For that, the Buffaloes coach was named Sportsperson of the ...

Nov 30, 2023

Decorated curling Scot Kelly Schafer to wear Maple Leaf at world mixed championship

Kelly Schafer is now on the other side of curling's intense rivalry between Canada and Scotland. A regular podium contender for the Scots for two decades, Schafer will represent Canada for the first t...

Nov 30, 2023

Jimmy Vesey breaks tie with 4:15 left, Rangers rally to beat Red Wings 3-2

NEW YORK (AP) - Jimmy Vesey broke a tie with 4:15 left and the New York Rangers rallied to beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 Wednesday night. K'Andre Miller had a goal and an assist, Artemi Panarin also ...

Nov 29, 2023

Siakam, Barnes help Raptors upset Suns 112-105; Phoenix's win streak ends at seven

TORONTO - Pascal Siakam scored 22 points and pulled down nine rebounds as the Toronto Raptors upset Phoenix for a 112-105 win on Wednesday, snapping the Suns' seven-game win streak. Scottie Barnes had...

Nov 29, 2023

Joel Armia's third-period goal lifts Canadiens over Blue Jackets 4-2

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Joel Armia scored the go-ahead goal with three minutes left in the third period to rally the Montreal Canadiens over the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 on Wednesday night for their th...

Nov 29, 2023