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Suits against Ohio State over sex abuse by doc are dismissed

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A federal judge dismissed some of the biggest remaining lawsuits over Ohio State's failure to stop decades-old sexual abuse by now-deceased team doctor Richard Strauss, saying We...

Sep 22, 2021

Long curling qualifying road to Beijing Olympics makes stop in Ottawa

Jill Brothers had been hoping there might be an outside chance her team could somehow find its way into the Home Hardware Curling Pre-Trials field next month in her hometown of Liverpool, N.S. A five-...

Sep 22, 2021

Negotiations for unsigned Canucks stars Pettersson, Hughes 'complex': GM

VANCOUVER - There'll be some glaring absences as the Vancouver Canucks return to the ice this week. Though general manager Jim Benning bolstered his roster with a flurry of moves over the off-season, ...

Sep 22, 2021

Leafs eager to move beyond past failures: 'We don't carry the burden of 54 years'

TORONTO - Kyle Dubas heard the outside noise clamouring for off-season change. The Maple Leafs general manager even took phone calls from counterparts across the NHL testing the waters to see if Toron...

Sep 22, 2021

Blue Jays place Valera on COVID-related injured list, recall Smith from Bisons

TAMPA, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays placed infielder Breyvic Valera on the COVID-related injured list on Wednesday and recalled infielder Kevin Smith from triple-A Buffalo. The moves were announced sh...

Sep 22, 2021

Canadian men drawn with South Africa at rugby sevens event in Edmonton

Canada has been drawn in Pool A with South Africa, Hong Kong and Mexico at the HSBC Canada Sevens in Edmonton this weekend. The Canadian men are coming off a sixth-place finish Sunday in Vancouver whe...

Sep 22, 2021

Forge FC ties Panama's Independiente 0-0 in CONCACAF League round-of-16 play

HAMILTON - CPL champion Forge tied FC Panama's Independiente 0-0 in the first leg of their round-of-16 tie Tuesday in Scotiabank CONCACAF League play. Forge will rue a missed penalty after defender Fr...

Sep 22, 2021

Manoah helps Blue Jays top Rays 4-2, maintain wild-card spot

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Rookie Alek Manoah rebounded from early control issues to last six innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 on Tuesday night to improve...

Sep 22, 2021

'I'm just proud of myself': SFU kicker Kristie Elliott makes college football history

VANCOUVER - Kicker Kristie Elliott is used to walking into the locker room backwards. As the lone woman on Simon Fraser University's football team, Elliott knows her male teammates could be in various...

Sep 22, 2021

Rays' Kiermaier takes, keeps Blue Jays' data card

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Rays veteran Kevin Kiermaier scooped up a data card that fell out of Toronto catcher Alejandro Kirk's wristband during Tampa Bay's 6-4 victory Monday night and refused to g...

Sep 21, 2021