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Toronto Six extend head coach Geraldine Heaney through 2023-24 PHF season

TORONTO - The Toronto Six have extended the contract of head coach Geraldine Heaney through the 2023-24 Premier Hockey Federation season. Heaney took over the role before the 2022-23 season and led th...

Jun 07, 2023

Lionel Messi says he's joining Inter Miami and coming to Major League Soccer

MIAMI (AP) - Lionel Messi says he is coming to Inter Miami and joining Major League Soccer. After months of speculation, Messi announced his decision Wednesday to join a Miami franchise that has been ...

Jun 07, 2023

Revamped offence key as Roughriders ready for redemption season

REGINA - Changes were expected with the Saskatchewan Roughriders after a 2022 season that started with thoughts of playing for a Grey Cup in front of a vocal home crowd before quickly going south. The...

Jun 07, 2023

Cycling Canada cites budget in firing track endurance coach Jenny Trew

Jenny Trew was looking forward to coaching Canada's track cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. But Cycling Canada fired her from her job as lead endurance coach for what she was told were bu...

Jun 07, 2023

Canada coach says Messi landing in Major League Soccer would be an 'absolute coup'

Canada coach John Herdman says signing Lionel Messi would be an "absolute coup" for Major League Soccer. The Argentine star has been linked to Inter Miami CF with reports Wednesday suggesting it's a d...

Jun 07, 2023

Canada's Aiemann Zahabi looking forward to date with Mongolian Murderer at UFC 289

A date with the Mongolian Murderer sounds daunting at best. But Canadian bantamweight Aiemann Zahabi is looking forward to Saturday's matchup with China's Qileng Aori at UFC 289 in Vancouver. The 35-y...

Jun 07, 2023

FIFA made false claims about 'carbon-neutral' World Cup in Qatar, Swiss regulator says

ZURICH (AP) - FIFA made false claims about last year's World Cup in Qatar being carbon neutral, an advertising regulator in Switzerland said Wednesday. FIFA was "not able to provide proof that the cla...

Jun 07, 2023

Veteran Nick Arbuckle set to start Redblacks season-opening contest

The Ottawa Redblacks will open the 2023 regular season minus quarterback Jeremiah Masoli and linebacker Jovan Santos-Knox. Masoli continues to recover from a knee injury that forced him to miss most o...

Jun 07, 2023

After singles exits, Fernandez and Andreescu still making noise at French Open

PARIS - Two Canadians who failed to make big runs in singles action at the French Open are making noise in doubles competition. Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., advanced to the semifinals of the women...

Jun 07, 2023

Harvard women's hockey coach retires amid allegations she verbally abused, hazed players

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - One of the most decorated coaches in women's hockey history has stepped down after nearly 30 years leading Harvard's women's hockey program in the shadow of allegations by play...

Jun 07, 2023