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American players Knight, Keller and Frankel sign 3-year deals with Boston's PWHL team

BOSTON - Forward Hilary Knight, goaltender Aerin Frankel and defender Megan Keller have signed three-year contracts with the Boston franchise of the Professional Women's Hockey League. The trio helped...

Sep 07, 2023

Ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir to enter Canada's Sports Hall of Fame

OTTAWA - Decorated ice dance duo Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir and mixed martial arts star Georges St-Pierre are among the 2023 inductees into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Randy Ferbey's curling team, ...

Sep 07, 2023

French actor Dujardin set for starring role at Rugby World Cup opening ceremony

PARIS (AP) - Award-winning French actor Jean Dujardin's involvement in the Rugby World Cup opening ceremony on Friday might prove a lucky omen for his nation when it takes on New Zealand. Dujardin wil...

Sep 07, 2023

MATCHDAY: Ronaldo reflects on Messi rivalry ahead of playing for Portugal in Euro 2024 qualifying

A look at what's happening in European Championship qualifying on Friday: GROUP J Cristiano Ronaldo has been in reflective mood as he brings up 20 years in Portugal's national team, saying he and grea...

Sep 07, 2023

Latvia tops Italy, moves into 5th-place game at Basketball World Cup

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Latvia will play either Slovenia or Lithuania for fifth place at the Basketball World Cup. Latvia earned its trip to that game by topping Italy 87-82 on Thursday in the star...

Sep 07, 2023

Wild-Card Hopes: Toronto Blue Jays on playoff bubble entering stretch drive

TORONTO - Back-to-back series wins over the Colorado Rockies and Oakland Athletics have given the Toronto Blue Jays some momentum for the stretch drive. A three-game set against another lowly opponent...

Sep 07, 2023

Carlos Alcaraz averts an early challenge from Alexander Zverev to return to the US Open semifinals

NEW YORK (AP) - Carlos Alcaraz found himself in a hint of a predicament 35 minutes into his U.S. Open quarterfinal against Alexander Zverev on Wednesday night. At 3-all in the first set under the ligh...

Sep 06, 2023

Ottawa Senators sign defenceman Jake Sanderson to eight-year, US$64.4M extension

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Jake Sanderson to an eight-year, US$64.4-million extension, the team announced Wednesday. Sanderson had four goals and 28 assists in 77 games as a r...

Sep 06, 2023

Canada coach names four uncapped players in tour roster for England test matches

Canada coach Kevin Rouet has named four uncapped players in his 32-woman roster for test matches later this month against top-ranked England. Caroline Crossley, Julia Omokhuale, Krissy Scurfield and A...

Sep 06, 2023

Carlos Pérez and Kevin Smith homers power Athletics to a 5-2 win over Blue Jays

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Carlos Prez broke out of a lengthy batting slump with a two-run homer off Hyun Jin Ryu and the Oakland Athletics avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 ...

Sep 06, 2023