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Sweden takes bronze at world junior hockey championship with 3-1 win over Czechia

EDMONTON - Isak Rosen scored the game-winner for Sweden in a 3-1 victory over Czechia to take the bronze medal at the world junior men's hockey championship Saturday. After Sweden's Fabian Lysell scor...

Aug 20, 2022

Ticket prices, Hockey Canada scandal led to low attendance at world juniors: IIHF

EDMONTON - Tickets for Edmonton's world junior men's hockey championship haven't been a hot commodity this summer and International Ice Hockey Federation officials say the high price of admission, the...

Aug 20, 2022

Ireland's Bennett wins second Vuelta stage, Teunissen grabs overall lead

UTRECHT, Netherlands (AP) - Dutch fans got a surprise treat as Mike Teunissen grabbed the overall leader's red jersey in the Spanish Vuelta, and Sam Bennett of Ireland won the sprint finish in the sec...

Aug 20, 2022

Canada's Poulin, Fillier each score four goals in world warmup win over Denmark

HERNING, Denmark - Canada's Marie-Philip Poulin and Sarah Fillier each scored four goals in a 14-1 win over Denmark in an international women's hockey exhibition game Saturday. The first meeting of th...

Aug 20, 2022

B.C. Lions taking more time to evaluate quarterback Nathan Rourke's injured foot

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions had little to say Saturday regarding the status of quarterback Nathan Rourke. The 24-year-old from Victoria, who leads the CFL in passing yards (3,281) and touchdowns (25), ...

Aug 20, 2022

CFL star returner DeVonte Dedmon returns to Redblacks after NFL stint

OTTAWA - CFL all-star DeVonte Dedmon has returned to the Ottawa Redblacks following his release from the NFL's Miami Dolphins. The 26-year-old from Williamsburg, Va., was named the CFL's most outstand...

Aug 20, 2022

QB Rourke injures foot as Lions extend win streak with 28-10 victory over Roughriders

REGINA - The B.C. Lions picked up a costly 28-10 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday night as starting quarterback Nathan Rourke went down with a foot injury early in the fourth quarte...

Aug 19, 2022

Auger-Aliassime drops quarterfinals match in straight sets to Coric in Cincinnati

CINCINNATI - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime lost 6-4, 6-4, to Borna Coric Friday in the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open Masters-level tennis tournament. The Montreal native fired 12 a...

Aug 19, 2022

Yankees blanked again, Gausman pitches Blue Jays to 4-0 win

NEW YORK (AP) - Kevin Gausman tossed seven sharp innings and the Toronto Blue Jays became the latest team to shut out the New York Yankees, beating the AL East leaders 4-0 Friday night. The Yankees we...

Aug 19, 2022

Elks dominate second half, snap three-game skid with 30-12 win over Redblacks

OTTAWA - Taylor Cornelius threw two touchdown passes and the Edmonton Elks scored 21 unanswered points in the second half of a 30-12 win over the Ottawa Redblacks on Friday. Cornelius completed 16-of-...

Aug 19, 2022