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Buffalo Bisons join Triple-A East, remaining top Toronto Blue Jays affiliate

BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Buffalo Bisons will remain the Toronto Blue Jays' top minor-league affiliate after accepting Major League Baseball's invitation to be a member of its new Professional Development L...

Feb 12, 2021

Canada sending a team to Puerto Rico for final FIBA AmeriCup qualifying window

TORONTO - After missing two FIBA AmeriCup 2022 qualifying games due to restrictions around COVID-19, Canada's men's basketball team will play in next week's final window of qualifiers. Brothers Phil a...

Feb 12, 2021

Hermann rallies for 3rd straight women's skeleton title

ALTENBERG, Germany - A year ago, Tina Hermann became the first woman to win back-to-back world skeleton championships. She's done one better now. Hermann has now won three consecutive world titles, ra...

Feb 12, 2021

Ontario approves home games for AHL's Toronto Marlies, Belleville Senators

TORONTO - Ontario has given its two American Hockey League teams the green light to play in the province, clearing the way for the Belleville Senators and Toronto Marlies to play home games. Play in t...

Feb 12, 2021

Canadian speedskater Laurent Dubreuil world champion in men's 500 metres

HEERENVEEN - Canadian speedskater Laurent Dubreuil won a world championship in the men's 500 metres Friday.The 28-year-old from Levis, Que., was the Canadian first to take that sprint title since Jere...

Feb 12, 2021

Watt, Texans 'mutally' agree to split in more team upheaval

HOUSTON - J.J. Watt and the Houston Texans split Friday, ending the tenure of the face of the franchise and adding further turmoil to an off-season of upheaval. "I have sat down with the McNair family...

Feb 12, 2021

Canada's Auger-Aliassime beats Shapovalov in clash of friends at Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Australia - Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Denis Shapovalov 7-5, 7-5, 6-3 in an all-Canadian clash in the third round of the Australian Open on Friday.It was just the fifth Grand Slam meeting b...

Feb 12, 2021

Paralympic ski star Brian McKeever helps out Canada's next generation of racers

One of Canada's most decorated cross-country skiers is doing grunt work for the next generation in his sport. Brian McKeever, a 13-time Paralympic champion, is testing wax for young Canadian racers at...

Feb 12, 2021

Pucks shatter, blades break: Hockey players face off against bitter cold for cancer

SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. - Brent Saik laughs when asked how 40 players in the world's longest hockey game are handling the bitter cold on an outdoor rink. "It's been horrible," the event's founder told Th...

Feb 12, 2021

Markstrom dominant as Flames hand Canucks sixth loss in a row

VANCOUVER - Mark Giordano had a goal and an assist Thursday, helping the Calgary Flames to a 3-1 victory over the slumping Vancouver Canucks. It was a better showing for the Canucks (6-11-0), who outs...

Feb 11, 2021