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Club Leon match in Leagues Cup seen as chance to compare Vancouver to benchmark

VANCOUVER - Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini previously declared Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC the best team in this year's CONCACAF Champions League. But it fell at the final hurdle to Va...

Jul 20, 2023

Fleetwood among British Open leaders. McIlroy among the survivors.

HOYLAKE, England (AP) - The British Open showed again Thursday that even after 163 years, golf's oldest championship can still deliver a few surprises. It started with Christo Lamprecht, the South Afr...

Jul 20, 2023

Equestrian Ben Asselin handed 14-month sanction for doping violation

OTTAWA - Equestrian Ben Asselin was handed a 14-month ban by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport on Thursday for an anti-doping rule violation. The Calgary native was found to have the presence of...

Jul 20, 2023

Guerrero's seventh inning lifts Blue Jays over Padres 4-0; Toronto avoids sweep

TORONTO - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. made a sharp defensive play and hit a home run in the seventh inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the San Diego Padres 4-0 on Thursday afternoon to avoid a three-game ...

Jul 20, 2023

Canadian sprinter Almond Small eyes continued rise in young career

Canadian sprinter Almond Small didn't expect to be at this point. It wasn't until he was in Grade 12 at Toronto's Northern Secondary School that he thought he could go somewhere in track and field. He...

Jul 20, 2023

Cycling Canada says athletes can compete as chosen gender in non-UCI events

Cycling Canada says athletes will be able to compete according to their currently identified gender for the rest of the year in Canadian competitions that are not sanctioned by the world cycling gover...

Jul 20, 2023

Bronze-medal finish 'a motivator' for Canadian diver McKay heading into Olympic year

Caeli McKay's bronze-medal performance at the World Aquatics Championships is still sinking in. "I woke up this morning, I was like, 'did I dream that? Or did I actually do that yesterday?'" said the ...

Jul 20, 2023

Rookie Powell to start at quarterback for Ticats versus unbeaten Argos

HAMILTON - Taylor Powell was the definition of calm Thursday. The rookie quarterback will make his first CFL start Friday night when Hamilton (2-3) hosts the archrival Toronto Argonauts (4-0). Followi...

Jul 20, 2023

Auger-Aliassime looks to put injury woes behind him

Felix Augier-Aliassime admits his tennis season hasn't gone the way he wanted. Illness, injuries and early round exits have all played a role. But he says he feels in a good space mentally and is read...

Jul 20, 2023

Maple Leafs hire Guy Boucher, Mike Van Ryn as assistant coaches

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Guy Boucher and Mike Van Ryn as assistant coaches, the team announced Thursday. The hirings round out head coach Sheldon Keefe's staff going into the 2023-...

Jul 20, 2023