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Canadian rider Derek Gee finishes second again at Giro d'Italia

CASSANO MAGNAGO, Italy (CP-AP) - Canadian Derek Gee, continuing to impress in his first Grand Tour event, came within half a wheel of winning Stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday. The 25-year-old...

May 20, 2023

Canada's Leylah Fernandez falls to Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo in Madrid

MADRID - Canada's Leylah Fernandez lost in straight sets to Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo, 6-2, 7-5, in the W100 Madrid Open semifinal on Saturday. Fernandez was successful on just 55 per cent of her fi...

May 20, 2023

Canada loses to Switzerland, US qualifies for quarters after 5th win at ice hockey worlds

RIGA, Latvia (AP) - Switzerland rallied from a goal behind to top Canada 3-2 in a clash of two undefeated teams at the ice hockey world championship on Saturday. Tyler Toffoli put Canada ahead midway ...

May 20, 2023

Switzerland beats Canada 3-2 to stay perfect at world hockey championship

RIGA, Latvia - Andres Ambuhl scored the game-winning goal as Switzerland defeated Canada 3-2 on Saturday to stay perfect at the men's world hockey championship. Nico Hischier and Dario Simion also sco...

May 20, 2023

Canadian rugby sevens men score late win to keep World Series hopes alive

LONDON - Brock Webster's late try and conversion lifted Canada to a dramatic 21-19 comeback win over Uruguay on Saturday at the HSBC London 7s, preserving the Canadian men's hopes of escaping relegati...

May 20, 2023

Ryan Mountcastle's three-run homer powers Orioles past Blue Jays 6-2

TORONTO - Ryan Mountcastle's three-run homer lifted the Baltimore Orioles over the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Friday. Adam Frazier had a late two-run blast in the ninth and Anthony Santander added a sol...

May 19, 2023

Simona Halep faces 2nd doping charge over biological passport; had failed drug test at US Open

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has been accused of a second doping offense by the International Tennis Integrity Agency for irregularities in her Athlete Biological Passport. The charge ann...

May 19, 2023

Calgary Stampeders get on with season prep while waiting for the smoke to clear

CALGARY - Smoke in the air threw a wrench into the early days of Calgary Stampeders' training camp, but there were still jobs to be earned and important pre-season reps to accomplish. "When it comes d...

May 19, 2023

All-time NFL great running back, social activist Jim Brown dead at 87

Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, the unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor as well as a prominent civil rights advocate during the 1960s, has...

May 19, 2023

CF Montreal look to get back to winning against New York Red Bulls

MONTREAL - Despite losing 3-0 to FC Cincinnati on Wednesday, CF Montreal is staying positive heading into Saturday's road match against the New York Red Bulls. "We're going to stay calm, we're going t...

May 19, 2023