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Biles returns to competition with a bronze medal and a smile

TOKYO - Simone Biles returned to the competition at the Tokyo Olympics in style, and will leave with another medal. What color it is really isn't the point. That she delivered a tense, heart-pounding ...

Aug 03, 2021

Blue Bombers finally get to unfurl Grey Cup banner, with a familiar foe watching

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers finally get to unfurl their Grey Cup banner Thursday, some 620 days after earning it. Waiting to knock heads when the season-opening festivities end at IG Field are the Hamil...

Aug 03, 2021

A look at five memorable moments from Kyle Lowry's time in Toronto

TORONTO - Star point guard Kyle Lowry is leaving the Raptors to sign with the Miami Heat, ending a successful nine-season run in Toronto that included seven straight playoff appearances and the franch...

Aug 02, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Toronto point guard Kyle Lowry has signed with the Miami Heat

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry has signed with the Miami Heat, ending his time with the Canadian team. Lowry spent nine seasons with the Raptors and posted confirmation of the news, which had ...

Aug 02, 2021

Blue Jays fall 5-2 to Cleveland in extra-inning loss

TORONTO - The Blue Jays revelry in their Rogers Centre return ended with an extra-inning defeat to Cleveland on Monday. Toronto's 5-2, 10th-inning loss halted a three-for-three start in their return t...

Aug 02, 2021

Record-holding Canadian sprinter, Olympic medallist Angela Bailey dies at 59

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Angela Bailey, the Canadian women's record holder in the 100 metres sprint and an Olympic 4x100 relay silver medal winner, has died after battling cancer under complicated conditio...

Aug 02, 2021

Blue Jays trade Axford to Brewers for cash considerations

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays say they have traded John Axford to the Milwaukee Brewers for cash considerations. The 38-year-old right-handed pitcher has a 0.84 ERA over 10 2/3 innings in Triple-A, ...

Aug 02, 2021

Raptors announce trio of new coaches, including ex-Suns head coach

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors say a trio of new coaches has joined the team ahead of the 2021-2022 NBA season. The team says Trevor Gleeson, Nathaniel Mitchell and former Phoenix Suns coach Earl Watso...

Aug 02, 2021

Canadian winger Theo Corbeanu joins Sheffield Wednesday on loan from Wolves

SHEFFIELD, United Kingdom - Canadian international Theo Corbeanu has joined League One's Sheffield Wednesday on a season-long loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers of the Premier League. The 19-year-old w...

Aug 02, 2021

Canada's Tajon Buchanan wins Youth Player Award at CONCACAF Gold Cup

LAS VEGAS - Canadian Tajon Buchanan has won the Youth Player Award at the Gold Cup. CONCACAF called the 22-year-old from Brampton, Ont., "the catalyst for Canada's impressive run to the semifinals." T...

Aug 02, 2021