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Canadian welterweight Rory MacDonald calls an end to mixed martial arts career

Canadian welterweight Rory (Red King) MacDonald, who fought for the UFC title and won the Bellator championship, has called an end to his mixed martial arts career. The 33-year-old from Kelowna, B.C.,...

Aug 15, 2022

Lawyers appeal Griner's Russian prison sentence

MOSCOW (AP) - Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner on Monday filed an appeal against her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drug possession, Russian news agencies reported Monday. G...

Aug 15, 2022

Bouchard makes successful return to tennis with doubles win in Vancouver

VANCOUVER - After 17 long months away from the court due to injury, Eugenie Bouchard of Montreal served notice on Sunday that she's back. The 28-year-old, who looked healthy and happy, made her return...

Aug 14, 2022

Folquet scores twice, France flattens Canada 3-1 in U-20 Women's World Cup

SAN JOS, Costa Rica - Two second-half goals by Magnaba Folquet, including one off a header to snap a scoreless game, helped France defeat Canada 3-1 in the FIFA under-20 Women's World Cup on Sunday at...

Aug 14, 2022

Japan's Baba beats Canada's Chun in U.S. Women's Amateur

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) - Saki Baba routed Monet Chun of Canada 11 and 9 on Sunday to become the second Japanese winner in U.S. Women's Amateur history. The 17-year-old Baba won the last six hole...

Aug 14, 2022

Unbeaten Canadians say complacency isn't an issue ahead of game against Finland

EDMONTON - So far, it has been almost too easy for the Canadian junior team. As the squad prepares to face Finland on Monday in a game that will decide who finishes atop Group A at the world junior ho...

Aug 14, 2022

Vital has 17 points as Hamilton edges Scarborough 90-88 to win CEBL championship

OTTAWA - Christian Vital scored 17 points as the Hamilton Honey Badgers held on to beat the Scarborough Shooting Stars 90-88 in the Canadian Elite Basketball League's championship game Sunday. Hamilto...

Aug 14, 2022

Will Zalatoris gets 1st PGA Tour win in playoff at Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Will Zalatoris had the most money and the best world ranking of anyone without a PGA Tour victory. He changed that Sunday by winning the FedEx St. Jude Championship without makin...

Aug 14, 2022

Pablo Carreno Busta beats Hubert Hurkacz to win National Bank Open

MONTREAL - Pablo Carreno Busta defeated Hubert Hurkacz 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the men's singles final at the National Bank Open on Sunday. The unseeded Spaniard picked up an early break in the decisive thir...

Aug 14, 2022

Simona Halep wins third National Bank Open with victory over Beatriz Haddad Maia

TORONTO - Simona Halep has won the National Bank Open for a third time. The Romanian beat Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 on Sunday in the WTA event's final. Halep also won the title in 201...

Aug 14, 2022