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Jury finds former Canucks forward Jake Virtanen not guilty of sexual assault

VANCOUVER - A jury has found former Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen not guilty of sexual assault. Virtanen wept openly when the verdict was read in B.C. Supreme Court on Tuesday. He clutched h...

Jul 26, 2022

Blue Jays broadcaster Martinez returns to booth after completion of cancer treatment

TORONTO - Veteran Blue Jays broadcaster Buck Martinez is set to make his return to the booth tonight when Toronto takes on the St. Louis Cardinals. Martinez, 73, stepped away from the job in mid-April...

Jul 26, 2022

Sharks hire David Quinn as new head coach

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - The San Jose Sharks have hired former New York Rangers coach David Quinn as their new head coach. The Sharks announced Tuesday that Quinn would replace the fired Bob Boughner a...

Jul 26, 2022

Edmonton Oilers add former NHL defenceman Mark Stuart to coaching staff

The Edmonton Oilers have added former NHL defenceman Mark Stuart to its coaching staff for the upcoming season. Stuart spent last season coaching at his alma mater, Colorado College. The 38-year-old p...

Jul 26, 2022

Jackie Robinson Museum opens after 14 years of planning

NEW YORK (AP) - Long dreamed about and in development for longer than the big league career of the man it honors, the Jackie Robinson Museum opened Tuesday in Manhattan with a gala ceremony attended b...

Jul 26, 2022

Trevor Harris, Andrew Harris, Gittens Jr. named CFL top performers for Week 7

Montreal Alouettes quarterback Trevor Harris is among three players to be named the top performers for Week 7 of the CFL season. Harris completed 25-of-31 passes for a season-high 341 yards along with...

Jul 26, 2022

De Grasse, Brown, Blake, LePage withdraw from Commonwealth Games following worlds

Sprinter Andre De Grasse and decathlete Pierce LePage are among the top Canadian track and field stars who have withdrawn from competing at the upcoming Commonwealth Games. De Grasse ran the anchor le...

Jul 26, 2022

Hope Solo pleads guilty to DWI, gets 30-day sentence, fine

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Former U.S. women's national team star goalkeeper Hope Solo pleaded guilty Monday to driving while impaired, almost four months after she was found passed out behind the whe...

Jul 26, 2022

Ronaldo arrives at Man United's training base, set for talks

MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Cristiano Ronaldo arrived at Manchester United's training ground with his agent on Tuesday with the Portugal great's future at the English club up in the air. Ronaldo has ye...

Jul 26, 2022

MPs begin another two days of hearings into Hockey Canada's sex assault settlement

OTTAWA - More Hockey Canada officials are appearing before a parliamentary committee this week as fallout continues over allegations that players from two World Junior Championship teams committed gro...

Jul 26, 2022