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Denis Shapovalov, Felix Auger-Aliassime eliminated at Madrid Open

MADRID - Canada's Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime are out of the singles draw at the Madrid Open after suffering losses on Tuesday. The 11th-seeded Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., los...

May 04, 2021

Edmonton Oilers clinch playoff spot with 5-3 win over Vancouver Canucks

VANCOUVER - Connor McDavid had four points and the Edmonton Oilers clinched a playoff spot with a 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday. The Oilers captain had two goal and two assists and Jess...

May 03, 2021

Cole Caufield scores his second OT winner, Canadiens edge Leafs 3-2

MONTREAL - Cole Caufield scored at 4:43 of overtime as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 in a potential North Division playoff preview Monday.The rookie sniper took a pass fr...

May 03, 2021

Zaitsev scores winning goal to lead Ottawa Senators past slumping Winnipeg Jets 2-1

OTTAWA - Nikita Zaitsev scored with 1:13 left in the third period to earn the Ottawa Senators a 2-1 win over the struggling Winnipeg Jets on Monday night. Zaitsev's third of the season earned Ottawa (...

May 03, 2021

Canada futsal team opens World Cup qualifying at CONCACAF tourney in Guatemala City

Delayed by a year due to the pandemic, Canada finally gets its chance Tuesday to kick off qualifying for the FIFA Futsal World Cup.The Canadian men open against Haiti in a CONCACAF Futsal Championship...

May 03, 2021

Canadian UFC fighter upset at disqualification, say opponent 'oversold' situation

Veteran Canadian strawweight Randa (Quiet Storm) Markos, disqualified after an illegal kick on a UFC Fight Night card, says Brazilian opponent Luana Pinheiro made the most of the situation Saturday ni...

May 03, 2021

Toronto FC faces herculean task in Champions League rematch with Mexico's Cruz Azul

Trailing 3-1 on aggregate, Toronto FC faces a herculean task Tuesday against Mexico league leader Cruz Azul in the second leg of their Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal. Cruz Azul is u...

May 03, 2021

Einarson struggles continue in women's world curling, Canada loses fourth straight

CALGARY - Stress levels of the host team rose Monday at the women's world curling championship in Calgary. Canada's Kerri Einarson was dangerously close to missing the playoffs with a fourth straight ...

May 03, 2021

Former Boston College tight end Burt excited to get chance to play football in Canada

The CFL is presenting Jake Burt a new lease on his pro football life. The former Boston College tight end is regarded as one of the top prospects in a wide-open '21 CFL draft, which goes Tuesday night...

May 03, 2021

Bobby Unser, 87, Indy 500 champ in great racing family, dies

Bobby Unser, a three-time Indianapolis 500 winner and part of the only pair of brothers to win "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" has died. He was 87. He died Sunday at his home in Albuquerque, New Me...

May 03, 2021