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Ken Dryden gets personal, remembering historic 1972 hockey showdown in "The Series"

Ken Dryden didn't want to write about the 1972 Summit Series. The Hall of Fame goalie has, over the past 50 years, helped with projects about the historic games between Canada and Russia, but whenever...

Aug 23, 2022

Gary Gaines, coach of 'Friday Night Lights' fame, dead at 73

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Gary Gaines, coach of the Texas high school football team made famous in the book and movie "Friday Night Lights," has died. He was 73. Gaines' family said in a statement the for...

Aug 22, 2022

Mexico crushes Canada 10-0 at Little League World Series

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - A site of many historic battles over the years, Matamoros calls itself the city of the undefeated, loyal and heroic. The Mexican Little League team from that border community...

Aug 22, 2022

Twelve-year-old Lucy Lin among CP Women's Open qualifiers

OTTAWA - Twelve-year-old Lucy Lin of Vancouver earned one of four spots into this week's 2022 CP Women's Open with a steady round of golf in Monday's final qualifier at the Marshes Golf Club. Lin, the...

Aug 22, 2022

B.C. Lions regrouping after foot injury to starter Nathan Rourke

SURREY, B.C. - He's out of action for the foreseeable future but quarterback Nathan Rourke still provided his teammates with an emotional lift by attending practice Monday. "Just to see his smile, man...

Aug 22, 2022

Bob Baffert among those to congratulate Attard following Queen's Plate win

TORONTO - Bob Baffert provided a storybook ending to trainer Kevin Attard's first $1-million Queen's Plate victory. Shortly after filly Moira's record-setting win Sunday in the opening leg of the OLG ...

Aug 22, 2022

Islanders sign defencemen Noah Dobson and Alexander Romanov

EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) - The New York Islanders have signed defencemen Noah Dobson and Alexander Romanov to three-year contracts. The Islanders also announced Monday the signing of forward Kieffer Bel...

Aug 22, 2022

Five questions with Canadian hockey 'golden-goaler' Marie-Philip Poulin

Canadian women's hockey team captain Marie-Philip Poulin is the only hockey player in the world, male or female, to score goals in four straight Olympic hockey finals. The 31-year-old from Beauceville...

Aug 22, 2022

Filly Moira captures 163rd running of $1-million Queen's Plate

TORONTO - Trainer Kevin Attard has his Stanley Cup. Moira came on strong down the stretch to earn a record-setting victory in the $1-million Queen's Plate on Sunday at Woodbine Racetrack. That secured...

Aug 21, 2022

Patrick Cantlay wins another thriller at BMW Championship

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Patrick Cantlay won another thriller Sunday in the BMW Championship, getting a great bounce on the 17th hole that set up a short birdie and led to a 2-under 69 and a one-shot v...

Aug 21, 2022