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Canada's Denis Shapovalov and Bianca Andreescu advance at Wimbledon

LONDON - Canada's Denis Shapovalov defeated Gregoire Barrere of France 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7) in second-round men's singles play Thursday at Wimbledon. Shapovalov, the No. 26 seed from Richmond Hill, Ont.,...

Jul 06, 2023

Prepping the body for the bucking; more rodeo athletes buckle down

CALGARY - Coy Robbins once thought running long distances was good training for riding a bull. When he attended a spring training camp organized by the Canadian Pro Rodeo Sport Medicine Team, the 24-y...

Jul 06, 2023

Work just beginning for the point man of new women's professional hockey league

A league name and logo, cities where teams will be located and a game schedule top Stan Kasten's to-do list. The Los Angeles Dodgers' president, whose boss and Dodgers owner Mark Walter is the financi...

Jul 06, 2023

NHL-er Michael Stone retires, joins Calgary Flames in player development role

CALGARY - Canadian hockey player Michael Stone has retired and joined the Calgary Flames as a staff member. Calgary says Stone has joined as the newest member of their player development team. Stone, ...

Jul 05, 2023

Blue Jays-White Sox game postponed, to be made up Thursday as part of doubleheader

CHICAGO (AP) - The scheduled game between the Chicago White Sox and Toronto Blue Jays was postponed because of rain and is set to be made up as part of a doubleheader on Thursday. Toronto's Jos Berros...

Jul 05, 2023

Prosper leads Canada over Dominican Republic at Women’s AmeriCup hoops tournament

LEN, Mexico - Cassandre Prosper had 13 points as Canada downed the Dominican Republic 88-48 on Wednesday at the FIBA Women's AmeriCup basketball tournament. Prosper shot 75 per cent from the floor and...

Jul 05, 2023

Jets sign defenceman Samberg to two-year contract

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Dylan Samberg to a two-year, US$2.8-million contract. The 24-year-old from Hermantown, Minn., had two goals and six assists in 63 regular-season gam...

Jul 05, 2023

Harris expects players to step up as injury-riddled Riders host Elks

REGINA - Trevor Harris sees an opportunity for players to step up as the injury-riddled Saskatchewan Roughriders prepare to host the Edmonton Elks. The Riders currently have 13 players on their injure...

Jul 05, 2023

Some hits and misses over Henderson's seven-year run as Curling Canada CEO

Katherine Henderson will use the next six weeks to help with the transition at Curling Canada before she moves on to her new job as Hockey Canada president and chief executive officer. There were some...

Jul 05, 2023

Communication is key for Alouettes to improve their offence, says coach Maas

MONTREAL - After a three-point outing last week, Montreal Alouettes head coach Jason Maas emphasized one area the team's offence needs to improve on heading into Sunday's game visiting the B.C. Lions....

Jul 05, 2023