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Atletico Ottawa appoints Spain's Carlos Gonzalez as CPL team's second head coach

OTTAWA - Atletico Ottawa has named Spain's Carlos Gonzalez its new coach on a two-year contact. The 35-year-old succeeds fellow Spaniard Mista, the Canadian Premier League team's inaugural coach whose...

Feb 24, 2022

Canada's Shapovalov advances to Dubai semifinals with win over Berankis

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Canada's Denis Shapovalov advanced to the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a 7-6 (4), 6-3 win over Lithuanian qualifier Ricardas Berankis on Thursday. Sh...

Feb 24, 2022

Canadian Football Hall of Fame to induct 2020 and 2021 classes together June 17

The Canadian Football Hall of Fame will induct the 2020 and '21 classes together June 17. The 13 newest members will formally be inducted the night before the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Calgary Stampeder...

Feb 24, 2022

Laval gets third chance to host AHL All-Star Classic after last two events postponed

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Laval Rocket are getting a third chance to host the American Hockey League's All-Star Classic. The AHL said in a release Thursday that the 2023 all-star showcase will take pla...

Feb 24, 2022

O'Neill learns his way on roller-coaster soccer journey that has led him to Toronto FC

TORONTO - Just 28, Shane O'Neill has moved from Major League Soccer to Cyprus, Belgium, England, the Netherlands and back again. Now part of a revamped Toronto FC defence, the Irish-born Colorado-rais...

Feb 24, 2022

Close to 2 years on as VP of culture and inclusion, Raptors' Wiggins has just begun

John Wiggins has been preparing for what he's doing now his whole life. Even if he wasn't aware of it. The important work the Toronto Raptors do off the court that John helps spearhead has been someth...

Feb 24, 2022

McGregor named captain of Canada's Para hockey team for upcoming Paralympics

Tyler McGregor has been named captain of Canada's Para hockey team for the upcoming Beijing Paralympics. It will be the third time the 27-year-old from Forest, Ont., has suited up for Canada at the Pa...

Feb 24, 2022

Canadian cricketers wrap up T20 World Cup qualifier with win over Bahrain

MUSCAT, Oman - Captain Navneet Dhaliwal hit a swashbuckling 54 and Harsh Thaker took four wickets as Canada defeated Bahrain by seven wickets Thursday to finish fifth at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qu...

Feb 24, 2022

AP Source: UEFA to move Champions League final out of Russia

UEFA will no longer stage this season's Champions League final in St. Petersburg after Russia attacked Ukraine, The Associated Press has learned. An extraordinary meeting of the UEFA executive committ...

Feb 24, 2022

Suzuki scores two, Montrembeault grabs first shutout; Canadiens crush Sabres

MONTREAL - Confidence couldn't possibly be higher in the Montreal Canadiens locker room. Seven games into Martin Louis' tenure as interim head coach, the Canadiens have found their first winning strea...

Feb 23, 2022