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Source: CFL reaches agreement to sell Montreal Alouettes franchise

MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes ownership issue has been resolved. According to a source, the CFL has reached an agreement to sell the franchise and will make the formal announcement Friday at a new...

Mar 09, 2023

Raptors guard VanVleet fined by NBA for public criticism of officiating

Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet has been handed a US$30,000 fine for public criticism of the officiating, the league announced on Thursday. VanVleet made a series of comments following the Raptors...

Mar 09, 2023

Canada's Fernandez, American Townsend advance in women's doubles at Indian Wells

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Canada's Leylah Fernandez and American Taylor Townsend advanced Thursday to the second round of women's doubles at the Indian Wells tournament. The duo defeated Latisha Chan and...

Mar 09, 2023

Ramey grabs Players lead in his debut at golf's fickle test; Canada's Pendrith tied for third

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Chad Ramey managed to avoid stress and bogeys Thursday in The Players Championship for an 8-under 64, making him an unlikely leader on a TPC Sawgrass course that rarely ...

Mar 09, 2023

Canada falls 5-3 in World Baseball Classic tune-up against MLB's Seattle Mariners

PEORIA, Ariz. - Kaden Polcovich's two-run homer in the eighth inning lifted the Seattle Mariners to a 5-3 win over Canada on Thursday in an exhibition game leading up to the World Baseball Classic. Do...

Mar 09, 2023

Blue Jays beat Braves, lose to Rays in split-squad spring training games

George Springer hit a two-run homer as a Toronto Blue Jays split squad beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 in spring training baseball action Thursday. Another Jays split squad was defeated 6-1 by Tampa Bay a...

Mar 09, 2023

St-Onge, COC respond to letter calling for hard ban of Russian, Belarusian athletes

Canada's sport minister and the Canadian Olympic Committee have restated that Russia and Belarus should be excluded from the next Olympics, but differ on if athletes from those countries could be allo...

Mar 09, 2023

Split verdict for ex-Fox execs in soccer rights bribe case

NEW YORK (AP) - A former Fox executive was convicted Thursday of paying tens of millions of dollars in bribes to nab broadcasting rights to the World Cup and other top soccer matches. A second ex-exec...

Mar 09, 2023

Prospects Taylor, Brodrique set for their CFL audition at national combine

Jake Taylor won't have to venture far to participate in the CFL's national combine. The versatile University of Alberta Golden Bear will be among 87 prospects participating in the combine March 21-25 ...

Mar 09, 2023

Northern Ontario's Tanner Horgan books playoff ticket at Tim Hortons Brier

LONDON, Ont. - Northern Ontario coach Mike Harris didn't say a word when Tanner Horgan vented some frustration by smacking the top of a water bottle a few times after giving up a mid-game steal on Thu...

Mar 09, 2023