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Griner's drawn-out drug trial in Russia resumes

KHIMKI, Russia (AP) - American basketball star Brittney Griner returns Tuesday to a Russian courtroom for her drawn-out trial on drug charges that could bring her 10 years in prison if convicted. The ...

Jul 26, 2022

'It's an enormous game': Whitecaps relish chance to take on TFC in CanChamps final

VANCOUVER - When the Vancouver Whitecaps next take the field, it will be for the club's most important game in years, says head coach Vanni Sartini. The 'Caps have a chance to hoist the Voyageurs Cup ...

Jul 25, 2022

Toronto midfielder Michael Bradley named MLS player of the week

NEW YORK - Toronto FC midfielder Michael Bradley has been named the Major League Soccer's player of the week for his two-goal performance in a 4-0 win over Charlotte FC on Saturday. Bradley scored the...

Jul 25, 2022

Dubois denies making trade request, says Montreal comments 'blown out of proportion'

WINNIPEG - Pierre-Luc Dubois says he never asked the Winnipeg Jets for a trade and comments that he wants to play in Montreal were blown out of proportion. The five-year NHL forward spoke with the med...

Jul 25, 2022

MLB players' union rejects international draft proposal

NEW YORK (AP) - The players' association rejected what Major League Baseball called its final offer for an international draft, a move that will keep direct draft-pick compensation in place for free a...

Jul 25, 2022

Flames' newest faces Huberdeau, Weegar 'excited' for season following shock of trade

CALGARY - With the initial shock having finally subsided after learning late that they had been traded from the Florida Panthers to Calgary , Jonathan Huberdeau and MacKenzie Weegar are ready to get s...

Jul 25, 2022

Lawyers make closing submissions in sex assault trial for former Vancouver Canuck

VANCOUVER - A defence lawyer for former Vancouver Canuck Jake Virtanen says the woman who claims he sexually assaulted her nearly five years ago wasn't a reliable or trustworthy witness. Brock Martlan...

Jul 25, 2022

Hockey Canada releases plan to combat 'toxic' culture ahead of parliamentary hearings

Hockey Canada has released a plan to combat the "toxic" culture in its sport a day before the start of a second round of parliamentary hearings into the organization's handling of sexual assault compl...

Jul 25, 2022

PHF expansion Montreal signs first seven players for upcoming season

MONTREAL - The Premier Hockey Federation's newest expansion team in Montreal has signed its first seven players for the upcoming 2022-23 season. Montreal signed forwards Ann-Sophie Bettez, Kim Deschen...

Jul 25, 2022

Habs forward Paul Byron helps save pilot after weekend floatplane crash in Quebec

Montreal Canadiens forward Paul Byron helped rescue a pilot of a floatplane that crashed Saturday in a lake in Quebec's Laurentians region, northwest of Montreal. The crash and the rescue occurred Sat...

Jul 25, 2022