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Orlando still evaluating all options with No. 1 draft pick

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - College basketball season ended almost three months ago, the NBA draft lottery was more than a month ago and the draft itself is later this week. Seems like the process should be ...

Jun 20, 2022

Host Sea Dogs shake rust, Bulldogs in 5-3 Memorial Cup win

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - New jerseys, new coach and new attitude - the Saint John Sea Dogs are making the best of a fresh reset after a disappointing playoff implosion. First-round losers in the Quebec Majo...

Jun 20, 2022

Hockey Canada grilled by parliamentarians over alleged sexual assault, settlement

Hockey Canada executives were under fire Monday as parliamentarians grilled the national sport organization over its handling of an alleged sexual assault four years ago that resulted in a settled law...

Jun 20, 2022

Anderson returns for White Sox, Moncada out with injury

CHICAGO (AP) - The sputtering Chicago White Sox got Tim Anderson back on Monday night, returning the dynamic shortstop to the top of their lineup. Anderson was activated from the 10-day injured list a...

Jun 20, 2022

Champion Warriors celebrate fourth title in eight seasons

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - From the moment all those months ago that Klay Thompson uttered "championship or bust" with his team off to an 18-2 start, the Golden State Warriors seemed set to make good on his...

Jun 20, 2022

U.S. Open a reminder of what really matters in golf

BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) - A week that began with Phil Mickelson speaking without saying hardly anything ended with Matt Fitzpatrick at a momentary loss for words in his proudest moment. The U.S. Open wa...

Jun 20, 2022

International swimming's transgender athlete restrictions make waves in Canada

The world governing body of swimming's exclusion of transgender athletes is creating waves in Canada. FINA adopted Sunday a "gender inclusion policy" that went into effect Monday. Only swimmers who tr...

Jun 20, 2022

Wife of WNBA's Griner tells AP scheduled call never happened

WASHINGTON (AP) - WNBA star Brittney Griner tried to call her wife nearly a dozen times through the American embassy in Russia on the couple's fourth anniversary Saturday, but they never connected sin...

Jun 20, 2022

Canadians are blazing a trail for female drivers in male-dominated sport

MONTREAL - Demi Chalkias grew up in the country, on the outskirts of Stoufffille, Ont. The family had no cable or internet, but there were plenty of dirt bikes, ATVs and tractors to play with. "I love...

Jun 20, 2022

Russian winger Andrei Kuzmenko to sign with Canucks: player, agent

VANCOUVER - Andrei Kuzmenko has chosen the Canucks. The Russian winger's agent, Dan Milstein, tweeted Monday his client intends to sign with Vancouver when free agency opens July 13. Kuzmenko also pos...

Jun 20, 2022