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Caster Semenya win highlights need for change in athletics: Canadian professor

Champion runner Caster Semenya's legal victory on Tuesday is a "huge victory for human rights," says a professor from the University of Toronto. The European Court of Human Rights decided that Semenya...

Jul 11, 2023

Roughriders quarterback Harris earns CFL weekly honours

TORONTO - Trevor Harris of the Saskatchewan Roughriders was named the top quarterback in the CFL's weekly honour roll Tuesday. Players in nine specific positions are highlighted based on data points r...

Jul 11, 2023

Opoku 'feels at home' as CF Montreal looks to rediscover form against Chicago Fire

MONTREAL - With its goalless streak reaching 333 minutes after a 1-0 loss to Atlanta United on Saturday, CF Montreal must quickly shift its focus to a midweek game on the road against the Chicago Fire...

Jul 11, 2023

Ottawa Redblacks sign American quarterbacks Dunniway, Pigrome

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks signed American quarterbacks Tyrrell Pigrome and Jake Dunniway on Tuesday. The moves come a day after the CFL club announced starter Jeremiah Masoli required surgery afte...

Jul 11, 2023

Canadian swimmers Pickrem, Zavaros pull out of world championships

Veteran Canadian swimmers Sydney Pickrem and Mabel Zavaros have pulled out of the upcoming World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Swimming Canada says Zavaros, 23, will miss the event due to ...

Jul 11, 2023

Montreal Canadiens sign forward Alex Newhook to four-year contract extension

BROSSARD, Que. - The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Alex Newhook to a four-year contract extension, the team announced Tuesday. The deal carries an annual average value of $2.9 million. Newhoo...

Jul 11, 2023

Olympic champion Caster Semenya wins appeal against testosterone rules at human rights court

Double Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya won an appeal against track and field's testosterone rules on Tuesday when the European Court of Human Rights ruled she had been discriminated against. Th...

Jul 11, 2023

Julio Rodríguez hit a record 41 homers in the Home Run Derby's first round to beat Pete Alonso

SEATTLE (AP) - Mariners star Julio Rodrguez hit a record 41 homers in the first round before his hometown fans, advancing to the semifinals of the All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday night along with Ta...

Jul 10, 2023

Blue Jays select Canadians O'Halloran, Shaw on Day 2 of MLB draft

The Toronto Blue Jays selected two Canadians on the second day of the Major League Baseball Draft. Toronto took University of Michigan left-hander Connor O'Halloran, from Mississauga, Ont., in the fif...

Jul 10, 2023

Blue Jays reinstate Springer from paternity list

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have reinstated outfielder George Springer from the paternity list, the team announced Monday. Springer had missed Toronto's last two games against the Detroit Tigers a...

Jul 10, 2023