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Ottawa Redblacks sign kicker Lewis Ward to two-year contract

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks have signed kicker Lewis Ward to a two-year contract. The 30-year-old has been with the Redblacks since signing with the CFL team before the 2018 season after going undra...

Dec 09, 2022

Plane believed to be carrying Griner lands in US

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A plane believed to be carrying Brittney Griner landed in the United States early Friday, nearly 10 months after the basketball star was detained in Russia and became the most high-...

Dec 09, 2022

Kerri Einarson defeats Clancy Grandy 8-4 at Grand Slam of Curling's Masters

OAKVILLE, Ont. - Kerri Einarson kept her undefeated run going with a third straight win, defeating Clancy Grandy 8-4 at the Grand Slam of Curling's Masters competition on Thursday night. Einarson of C...

Dec 08, 2022

Pierre-Luc Dubois scores twice, Jets beat Blues 5-2

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Pierre-Luc Dubois scored twice and had an assist, Connor Hellebuyck made 29 saves and the Winnipeg Jets beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Thursday night. Kyle Connor, Blake Wheeler and ...

Dec 08, 2022

Marner scores to extend point streak to 21 games as Maple Leafs topple Kings 5-0

TORONTO - Mitch Marner extended his franchise-record point streak to 21 games with a second-period goal as the Toronto Maple Leafs earned a 5-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday. With Toronto...

Dec 08, 2022

CEBL commission Morreale says BCLA is another chance to showcase Canadian basketball

Mike Morreale says the importance of the Brampton Honey Badgers' participation in the Basketball Champions League Americas is simple. "We need more basketball in the country," Morreale said. Morreale,...

Dec 08, 2022

Canadian international Koné 'grateful' to MLS team that gave him his start

MONTREAL - In March of 2021, a 19-year-old Ismael Kon was invited to CF Montreal's first-team training camp. A year and a half later, the Canadian international's profile has skyrocketed, earning a ca...

Dec 08, 2022

WADA decision leaves Canadian luge team short-handed for hometown World Cup

Brooke Apshkrum returned to luge excited about the prospect of "track blazing" a whole new discipline. Days before racing her first women's doubles World Cup race in Whistler, B.C., though, the 23-yea...

Dec 08, 2022

Penguins' Letang returns to practice 10 days after stroke

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang returned to practice with his teammates Thursday, just 10 days after suffering the second stroke of his career. The 35-year-old Letang rema...

Dec 08, 2022

N.S. hockey leagues give young referees green armbands to reduce verbal abuse

HALIFAX - Minor hockey associations in Nova Scotia are the latest to embrace a program aimed at eliminating verbal abuse of young referees by identifying them on ice with a green armband. Jason Clark,...

Dec 08, 2022