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Top-seed Sabalenka, past champ Keys advance in Charleston

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka won for the first time since late February, outlasting American Alison Riske 7-6 (3), 6-4 on Wednesday to start the weather-delayed Credit One Charle...

Apr 06, 2022

Canadian Rory (The Red King) MacDonald returns to action at PFL 3 on May 6

TORONTO - Canadian welterweight Rory (The Red King) MacDonald will meet American Brett (Fudoshin) Cooper at PFL 3 on May 6 at Esports Stadium Arlington in Arlington, Texas. Lightweight champion Kayla ...

Apr 06, 2022

Baseball for brunch: New Sunday morning games on Peacock

NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball and NBC agreed to a new Sunday morning package of broadcast streams that will start at 11:30 a.m. and noon EDT. The deal that requires all other big league games ...

Apr 06, 2022

Canada's Conners hopes to build on top 10 finishes over past two years at Masters

Corey Conners has been in contention at the Masters the past two years. This week, he's ready to finally don the green jacket. Conners, from Listowel, Ont., is one of three Canadians competing at Augu...

Apr 06, 2022

Canadian Premier League hopes to ride Canada soccer wave into new season

TORONTO - The Canadian Premier League kicks off its fourth season Thursday with soccer in the spotlight in the wake of the men's World Cup qualification. After two seasons disrupted by the pandemic, t...

Apr 06, 2022

"Back where we belong" — Raptors playoff-bound after soul-sapping season in Tampa

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors faced obstacles unlike any other NBA franchise last season, roadblocks so unwieldy that Nick Nurse said they were more like "cement walls." And so, when the Raptors clinc...

Apr 06, 2022

Blue Jays revamp Rogers Centre for 2022 with new scoreboard, lights, and concessions

TORONTO - Fans of the Toronto Blue Jays will see their team in a new light at Rogers Centre this season - literally. Hundreds of new lights as well as a brand new 8,000 square foot videoboard, featuri...

Apr 06, 2022

Canada star Alphonso Davies makes return from myocarditis in Champions League match

VILLARREAL, Spain - Alphonso Davies has been named to Bayern Munich's starting 11 for its Champions League quarterfinal Wednesday against Spain's Villarreal, marking the Canadian star's first match si...

Apr 06, 2022

NHL playoff race a tale of two conferences in 2021-22

Playoff races coming down to the final days and hours of an NHL season have largely been the norm in the league's salary cap era. There's usually edge-of-your-seat moments as the schedule churns towar...

Apr 06, 2022

Robin McKeever named cross-country coach after successful stint with Para Nordic team

CANMORE, Alta. - Robin McKeever has been named head coach of Canada's cross-country ski team following 12 years coaching the country's decorated Para Nordic program. Nordiq Canada announced Wednesday ...

Apr 06, 2022