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Canadian bobsled pilot Christine de Bruin suspended for doping violation

OTTAWA - Canadian bobsledder and Olympic bronze medallist Christine de Bruin has been suspended for three years for a doping violation. De Bruin tested positive for the banned substance Ligandrol in o...

Nov 04, 2022

Hockey Canada governance review calls for more oversight, accountability

Hockey Canada finds itself at "a crossroads" that requires reimagined leadership coupled with more oversight and transparency, a third-party governance review has found. The 221-page document released...

Nov 04, 2022

Auger-Aliassime continues scorching season-ending run with win over Tiafoe in Paris

PARIS - Felix Auger-Aliassime's brilliant end to his tennis season continued Friday with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Frances Tiafoe in the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters. The 22-year-old from Montreal cli...

Nov 04, 2022

Veteran running back Harris resumes practising with Toronto Argonauts

TORONTO - Andrew Harris has resumed practising with the Toronto Argonauts. The veteran Canadian running back was back on the practice field Friday after missing Toronto's final 10 regular-season games...

Nov 04, 2022

Revellers return to Hong Kong 7s for 1st time since pandemic

HONG KONG (AP) - Thousands of revellers returned to Hong Kong Stadium on Friday to enjoy a highly anticipated international rugby sevens tournament for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began...

Nov 04, 2022

Senators Sports & Entertainment say process is underway to sell NHL team

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators are on the market. The board of directors of Senators Sports & Entertainment says a process has been initiated for the sale of the NHL club. Galatioto Sports Partners,...

Nov 04, 2022

Montreal Force kicks off expansion season in Premier Hockey Federation women's league

Montreal is about to drop the puck in women's professional hockey with the expansion Force upping the Premier Hockey League's Canadian content to two clubs. The Force and third-year Toronto Six open t...

Nov 04, 2022

Kuzmenko nets hat trick as Vancouver Canucks down Anaheim Ducks 8-5

VANCOUVER - Andrei Kuzmenko scored his first NHL hat trick and added an assist Thursday as the Vancouver Canucks posted a crucial 8-5 victory over the visiting Anaheim Ducks. Elias Pettersson had a go...

Nov 03, 2022

Oilers falter in third period as Devils in fifth in a row behind 4-3 comeback victory

EDMONTON - Miles Wood notched two goals and an assist as the New Jersey Devils engineered a late third-period comeback for a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. Ryan Graves and Jesper Br...

Nov 03, 2022

Verlander gets World Series win, Astros lead Phillies 3-2

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Justin Verlander overcame an early jolt to grit out the World Series win that long eluded him, rookie Jeremy Pea hit a go-ahead home run and the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphi...

Nov 03, 2022