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'Driving Miss Daisy' director Bruce Beresford to helm biopic on golfer Moe Norman

Oscar-nominated director Bruce Beresford has signed on to helm a film based on the life of Canadian golf legend Moe Norman. The director behind "Driving Miss Daisy" and "Tender Mercies" says in a rele...

Jul 10, 2023

Yankees' Gerrit Cole and Diamondbacks' Zac Gallen to start MLB All-Star Game

SEATTLE (AP) - The New York Yankees' Gerrit Cole will start Tuesday night's All-Star Game for the American League and Arizona's Zac Gallen will open on the mound for the NL. AL manager Dusty Baker of ...

Jul 10, 2023

Source: Redblacks have contacted Bethel-Thompson regarding CFL return

The Ottawa Redblacks have reached out to McLeod Bethel-Thompson about a potential return to the CFL. According to a league source, Ottawa (1-3) has made an inquiry to the veteran quarterback. On Satur...

Jul 10, 2023

Fernandez, partner out of Wimbledon mixed doubles with 3rd-round loss to British pair

LONDON - Canada's Leylah Fernandez and Dutch partner Wesley Koolhof lost 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 to the British tandem of Olivia Nicholls and Jonny O'Mara on Monday in third-round mixed doubles action at Wimble...

Jul 10, 2023

Canada coach Bev Priestman looks to provide balance for players at World Cup

When the Canadian women's soccer team struck gold at the Tokyo Olympics in the summer of 2021, it did so in a COVID bubble far from family and friends. And while the World Cup in Australia and New Zea...

Jul 10, 2023

Vancouver Canucks reach affiliation deal with ECHL's Kalamazoo Wings

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed a one-year affiliation contract with the ECHL's Kalamazoo Wings. It will mark the fourth time the K-Wings have acted as the Canucks' secondary minor-leagu...

Jul 10, 2023

Canadiens sign forward Mitchell Stephens to one-year, two-way contract

BROSSARD, Que. - The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Mitchell Stephens to a one-year, two-way contract. The 26-year-old from Peterborough, Ont., had 20 goals and 21 assists in 68 games with the...

Jul 10, 2023

Venus Williams granted wild card to compete at National Bank Open

MONTREAL - Venus Williams will be competing at the National Bank Open in August. Tennis Canada announced Monday that the 43-year-old has received a wild-card entry into the main draw of the tournament...

Jul 10, 2023

Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar stabbed multiple times at Florida federal prison: AP sources

WASHINGTON (AP) - Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing female gymnasts, was stabbed multiple times during an altercation with another incarcerated person at a fe...

Jul 10, 2023

U.S. trips Canada 3-2 in shootout to reach Gold Cup semifinal

CINCINNATI (AP) - Matt Turner stopped two penalty kicks, and the United States edged Canada 3-2 in a shootout after a 2-2 draw Sunday night for a berth in a CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal against Panama....

Jul 09, 2023