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Canadian Chris Johnston remains second at Elite Series finale on St. Lawrence River

CLAYTON, N.Y. - Canadian Chris Johnston remains in the hunt for his second Elite Series event on the St. Lawrence River. Johnston, of Peterborough, Ont., remained second Friday in the season-ending ev...

Aug 25, 2023

49ers trade quarterback Trey Lance to Cowboys, AP source says

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - The San Francisco 49ers have traded quarterback Trey Lance to the Dallas Cowboys less than three years after trading three first-round picks to draft him. A person familiar ...

Aug 25, 2023

Pospisil bounced from U.S. Open qualifier

NEW YORK - Vasek Pospisil's hopes of playing in the U.S. Open were dashed Friday. The Vernon, B.C., tennis star lost 6-3, 4-6, 2-6 to Zachary Svajda of La Jolla, Calif., in a match that was delayed Th...

Aug 25, 2023

CPKC Women's Open serves as measuring stick for young Canadian professionals

VANCOUVER - The CPKC Women's Open isn't just a showcase for some of the LPGA Tour's top players - it's an opportunity for Canada's youngest professional golfers to see how they measure up. Although Br...

Aug 25, 2023

Matthews says focus solely on hockey, winning after signing extension

TORONTO - Auston Matthews will be well paid to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a Stanley Cup championship. The question will be for the star centre is if his four-year US$53-million extension - formal...

Aug 25, 2023

American Megan Khang takes clubhouse lead in second round of CPKC Women's Open

VANCOUVER - Megan Khang of the United States is the clubhouse leader in the second round of the CPKC Women's Open. She was tied for 13th after the first round and shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to move i...

Aug 25, 2023

De Grasse sixth in men's 200 at worlds; LePage, Warner poised for decathlon medals

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Canada will finish without a sprinting medal at the World Athletics after reigning Olympic champion Andre De Grasse struggled to a sixth-place finish in the men's 200-metres final....

Aug 25, 2023

CF Montreal aims to get rolling against robust Revolution

MONTREAL - With 10 games left in its regular season, and all focus on landing a Major League Soccer playoff berth, CF Montreal is preparing for the New England Revolution's visit to Stade Saputo on Sa...

Aug 25, 2023

Gilgeous-Alexander has 27 points, Canada routs No. 5 France 95-65 at FIBA World Cup

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 27 points and Canada rode a big third quarter to upset No. 5 France 95-65 at the FIBA Basketball World Cup. Canada took a three-point lead into halftim...

Aug 25, 2023

Canadian women taking up golf, challenging corporate stereotypes

TORONTO - Gina Izumi was in her first corporate job out of university and told a male colleague her boyfriend enjoyed hitting the links. If Izumi stayed with him, her colleague said jokingly, Izumi wo...

Aug 25, 2023