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Saskatchewan Roughriders extend American receiver D'haquille Williams

REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have locked up American receiver D'haquille Williams ahead of CFL free agency. The club announced Saturday it has signed the 28-year-old Williams to a contract ex...

Feb 05, 2022

Kerri Einarson and Team Canada down Tracy Fleury, advance to Scotties semifinals

Kerri Einarson's dream of a three-peat remains alive at the Canadian women's curling championships. The Team Canada skip made a takeout in the sixth end to score four points, then stole two more in th...

Feb 05, 2022

Canada into FIBA World Cup after Belarus withdraws from qualifying tournament

OSAKA, Japan - Canada's women's basketball team has apparently qualified for the FIBA World Cup before its qualifying tournament has even tipped off. Belarus has pulled out of the four-team tournament...

Feb 05, 2022

Weidemann, Kingsbury earn Canada's first medals at Beijing Games

BEIJING - Canada made its mark on the medal table early at the Beijing Olympics, as speedskater Isabelle Weidemann raced to bronze in the women's 3,000 metres on Saturday. The 26-year-old from Ottawa ...

Feb 05, 2022

Canadian Kingsbury wins moguls silver at Beijing Olympics

ZHANGJIAKOU, China - Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury has been dethroned. Kingsbury, the defending champion, settled for moguls silver with a score of 82.18 at the Beijing Olympics after bein...

Feb 05, 2022

CP NewsAlert: Canadian Mikael Kingsbury wins silver in men’s moguls

BEIJING - Canada's Mikael Kingsbury has won men's moguls silver at the Beijing Olympics. More to come. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 5, 2022. The Canadian Press

Feb 05, 2022

Hedman, Kyrou, Aho win big in Vegas NHL skills competition

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Tampa Bay's Victor Hedman won the Hardest Shot competition and St. Louis' Jordan Kyrou was the Fastest Skater during an NHL All-Star skills competition with a distinct Vegas flavor Fr...

Feb 04, 2022

Pascal Siakam's 21-point first-quarter explosion extends Raptors win streak to five

TORONTO - Pascal Siakam scored 21 points in the first quarter on way his way to 33 for the evening as the Toronto Raptors extended their winning streak to five with a 125-114 victory over the Atlanta ...

Feb 04, 2022

NASCAR bet more than $1 million to bring cars into Coliseum

LOS ANGELES (AP) - NASCAR's top stars have seen the Los Angeles Coliseum on television and they know what it looks like as a football stadium. But as a racetrack? This they had to see right away, up c...

Feb 04, 2022

Davies, Sinclair among five Canadians up for CONCACAF Player of the Year Award

Canadians Alphonso Davies, Jonathan David, Jessie Fleming, Stephanie Labbe and Christine Sinclair are up for CONCACAF Player of the Year. The men's and women's winners will be determined in voting by ...

Feb 04, 2022