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Canadian moguls king Mikael Kingsbury gears up to add to his records

The smell of competition in the air still gets Mikael Kingsbury's adrenalin pumping, even after years of winning everything there is to win in his sport. The world's most accomplished moguls skier is ...

Nov 08, 2022

This year's World Series is 2nd-least watched on TV

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Houston Astros' six-game victory over the Philadelphia Phillies finished as the second least-watched World Series on television. The six games averaged 11,784,000 on Fox, down 1.3...

Nov 08, 2022

MLS Cup final averages combined 2.155 million viewers

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles FC's victory over the Philadelphia Union on penalty kicks in the MLS Cup final was the second highest in the league's 27-year history for combined U.S. viewers. Saturday...

Nov 08, 2022

Former Pacific FC captain Jamar Dixon moves into CPL team's front office

Former captain Jamar Dixon has moved into the Pacific FC front office as the Canadian Premier League club's manager of football and player development. Dixon, 33, announced Sept. 30 that this would be...

Nov 08, 2022

Canada Ravens women look to end Rugby League World Cup campaign on a winning note

The Canada Ravens look to end their Rugby League World Cup campaign on a winning note Wednesday against tournament debutant Brazil in Leeds, England. Having lost to Papua New Guinea (34-12) and Englan...

Nov 08, 2022

New Zealand prop Isaac Salmon returns for second season with the Toronto Arrows

TORONTO - Prop Isaac Salmon has re-signed with the Toronto Arrows for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 26-year-old from New Zealand was named the Arrows forward of the year in his debut 2022 se...

Nov 08, 2022

Ecuador keeps World Cup place after ruling by sports court

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Ecuador kept its place at the World Cup but will be deducted three points in qualifying for the 2026 tournament because of a false document being used to get a passport fo...

Nov 08, 2022

Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds confirms interest in buying Ottawa Senators

Ryan Reynolds has confirmed the rumours - he is interested in buying the Ottawa Senators. The Canadian movie star spoke about possibly taking over the NHL club on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. R...

Nov 08, 2022

World Cup ambassador: Homosexuality is 'damage in the mind'

BERLIN (AP) - An ambassador for the World Cup in Qatar has described homosexuality as a "damage in the mind" in an interview with German public broadcaster ZDF only two weeks before the opening of the...

Nov 08, 2022

Ovechkin scores again, Capitals beat Oilers 5-4 to end skid

WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin scored for a third consecutive game, Evgeny Kuznetsov had two goals and two assists and the Washington Capitals beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 Monday night to snap a four...

Nov 07, 2022