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Canadian running Chase Brown receives Senior Bowl honour

MOBILE, Ala. - Canadian Chase Brown made quite an impression this week at the Senior Bowl. Jim Nagy, the Senior Bowl's executive director, tweeted Friday that the Illinois star was voted as the Nation...

Feb 03, 2023

Halifax Wanderers sign former CF Montreal homegrown player Tomas Giraldo

Halifax Wanderers have signed teenage midfielder Tomas Giraldo to a one-year contract with club options for 2024 and 2025. Giraldo, who signed with Montreal as a homegrown player in June 2020, was sid...

Feb 03, 2023

Canadian goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair set to start MLS season as Minnesota's No. 1

When opportunity knocked, Dayne St. Clair was ready last season. The Canadian goalkeeper got his chance in Minnesota United's third game of the year after starter Tyler Miller was sidelined by the flu...

Feb 03, 2023

Swimmer Markus Thormeyer banned 12 months after doping violation

OTTAWA - Canadian swimmer Marks Thormeyer has been banned from competition for 12 months following a doping violation. However, because Thormeyer accepted a voluntary provisional suspension on Feb. 15...

Feb 03, 2023

Andreescu through to semifinals at Thailand Open with win over Kostyuk

HUA HIN, Thailand - Canada's Bianca Andreescu advanced to the semifinal of the Thailand Open tennis tournament with a 6-0, 7-6 (3) win over Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk on Friday. Andreescu, the tournament...

Feb 03, 2023

Star Canadian centre Zach Edey starring in NCAA with mother supporting nearby

Zach Edey has been a driving force for the top-ranked Purdue Boilermakers, but it's been his mother's presence that has helped carve out his journey to NCAA basketball stardom. The seven-foot-four, 30...

Feb 03, 2023

Toronto Six player founds hockey club in Canada to inspire, support young Black girls

Growing up in Oshawa, Ont., professional hockey player Saroya Tinker was often the only Black player on the ice. "I was always a little bit of an outsider in hockey in regards to the comments I would ...

Feb 03, 2023

Canada's Kingsbury continues torrid pace with World Cup silver in moguls

DEER VALLEY RESORT, Utah - Canadian moguls star Mikael Kingsbury continued his torrid pace at the World Cup season earning a silver medal on Thursday. It's the third medal of 2023 alone for the Deux-M...

Feb 02, 2023

Kyrgios pleads guilty to assault, has no conviction recorded

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Nick Kyrgios had suffered severe depression, suicidal ideation and insomnia in the past, a psychologist told a court on Friday when the Australian tennis star pleaded guilty...

Feb 02, 2023

Ian Millar tabbed as technical advisor of Canadian show jumping team

OTTAWA - Ian Millar has been named the newest technical advisor of the national show jumping team, Equestrian Canada announced Thursday. Millar of Perth, Ont., is a 12-time national champion and compe...

Feb 02, 2023