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Back from Russia, Chery ready to help Canada qualify for FIBA World Cup

EDMONTON - Guard Kenny Chery is training with his Canadian national teammates, getting ready to face Venezuela and Panama in FIBA World Cup qualifiers. But about nine months ago, he was a world away f...

Nov 09, 2022

Defending-champion Blue Bombers providing big challenge for B.C. Lions

There's a big obstacle standing in the way of Nathan Rourke leading the B.C. Lions to their first Grey Cup appearance since 2011. Rourke and Co. are at IG Field on Sunday to face Winnipeg in the West ...

Nov 09, 2022

Meyer-Crothers hasn't seen proof that NHL prospect Miller has changed his ways

Isaiah Meyer-Crothers, the victim of racist bullying by Mitchell Miller, says he hasn't seen proof that the NHL prospect has changed his ways. In a statement released Wednesday by the Hockey Diversity...

Nov 09, 2022

Toronto Arrows re-sign New Zealand-born prop Lolani Faleiva for 2023 MLR season

TORONTO - One day after re-signing Isaac Salmon, the Toronto Arrows have brought fellow prop Lolani Faleiva back for the 2023 MLR season. The two Kiwis proved to be imposing bookends for the Arrows la...

Nov 09, 2022

Canadian Elite Basketball League announces expansion to Winnipeg

WINNIPEG - The Canadian Elite Basketball League says it is expanding to Winnipeg for the 2023 season. Winnipeg will be the league's fifth expansion since it launched in 2019 with six teams. The league...

Nov 09, 2022

Family first: Winnipeg Blue Bombers' success story built on caring culture

WINNIPEG - It was 2016 and Jermarcus Hardrick was rushing to the airport to catch a flight. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were heading to Vancouver for a CFL playoff game against the B.C. Lions and the of...

Nov 09, 2022

Big bet a bust in bid to allow sports gambling in California

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The most expensive ballot proposition gamble in U.S. history went bust Tuesday as California voters overwhelmingly rejected sports betting, shooting down initiatives by Native Ameri...

Nov 08, 2022

American Brittney Griner moved to a penal colony in Russia

MOSCOW (AP) - The jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner has been moved to a penal colony in Russia, her legal team said Wednesday. A Russian court rejected her appeal of her nine-year senten...

Nov 08, 2022

Kane cut on wrist by skate blade in Oilers' win vs Lightning

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Edmonton forward Evander Kane left early in the second period of the Oilers' 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning after being cut on the left wrist by a skate blade Tuesday night. T...

Nov 08, 2022

Jets soar past Stars 5-1 to keep point streak intact

WINNIPEG - Mark Scheifele scored two of the Winnipeg Jets' four unanswered second-period goals in a 5-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday. Three Winnipeg goals were scored in a span of 2:45 in ...

Nov 08, 2022