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Vernon Adams Jr. throws 3 touchdowns as Lions win final pre-season game

VANCOUVER - Kieran Burnham kicked the game-winner as the B.C. Lions survived a second-half comeback from the Calgary Stampeders to win 25-22 at B.C. Place on Thursday. Vernon Adams Jr. threw for 213 y...

Jun 01, 2023

Avon's OT winner lifts Petes to 5-4 win over Blazers, Memorial Cup semifinal berth

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - J.R. Avon scored the game-winning goal 10:54 into overtime and the Peterborough Petes beat the Kamloops Blazers 5-4 on Thursday, earning a semifinal berth at the Memorial Cup. Connor ...

Jun 01, 2023

Jokic gets triple-double, Murray drops 26 as Nuggets beat Heat in Game 1 of Finals

DENVER (AP) - Nikola Jokic got a triple-double in his NBA Finals debut, Jamal Murray scored 26 points and the Denver Nuggets had little trouble with the cold-shooting Miami Heat on the way to a 104-93...

Jun 01, 2023

Quarterbacks Adams, Crum lead Redblacks to 34-23 exhibition win over Argonauts

GUELPH, Ont. - Quarterbacks Tyrie Adams and Dustin Crum both threw TD passes and ran for another to lead the Ottawa Redblacks past the Toronto Argonauts 34-23 in CFL exhibition action Thursday night a...

Jun 01, 2023

NCAA champ Zhang makes impressive LPGA Tour debut, Henderson tied 5th at Mizuho Americas Open

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) - Two-time NCAA champion Rose Zhang made her professional debut Thursday on the LPGA Tour, a solid opening round in the Mizuho Americas Open. The 20-year-old from Stanford who d...

Jun 01, 2023

Riley leads, Canada's Hadwin tied for 3rd after tough day at Memorial

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - Davis Riley opened with a 67 at the Memorial to finish atop the leaderboard after the opening round for the second straight year. And that's where the similarities end. Riley birdi...

Jun 01, 2023

COC supports national safe-sport inquiry, national fencing execs grilled in Ottawa

Canadian Fencing Federation executives were the latest sport leaders called on the carpet by a parliamentary committee to answer for its safe sport record, while the Canadian Olympic Committee's chief...

Jun 01, 2023

Minnesota United waives Canadian international defender Doneil Henry

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - Minnesota United has waived Canadian international defender Doneil Henry. Minnesota acquired the 30-year-old from Brampton, Ont., in December on waivers. Henry finished out the ...

Jun 01, 2023

Goaltender Thomas Milic starring for Thunderbirds at Memorial Cup

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Thomas Milic has a cool, calm presence to him that's been evident both on and off the ice. And the Seattle Thunderbirds star has used it to shine bright at the Memorial Cup. The six-f...

Jun 01, 2023

Pride Toronto director says Bass apology a first step, encourages talk with community

TORONTO - Pride Toronto executive director Sherwin Modeste says Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass's apology for supporting anti-2SLGBTQ+ boycotts on social media was a "first step," but adds it's importa...

Jun 01, 2023