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Defencemen lead the way as Oilers continue mastery over slumping Senators

OTTAWA - Goals by defenceman Darnell Nurse, Evan Bouchard and Tyson Barrie lifted the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-2 win Tuesday over the Ottawa Senators. Others took up the slack as Edmonton's big guns wer...

Feb 09, 2021

Canada's Bianca Andreescu loses second-round match at Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada's Bianca Andreescu is making a second-round exit at the Australian Open. She dropped a 6-3, 6-2 decision to Taiwan's Hsieh Su-Wei at Melbourne Park on Wednesday. The eigh...

Feb 09, 2021

McBean: Canadian athletes understand Tokyo will be unlike any other Olympics

From social distancing to careful monitoring to zero tolerance for a positive test. The International Olympic Committee's athletes "Playbook" might have been short on specifics more than five months o...

Feb 09, 2021

Rivalry Renewed: Leafs, Canadiens set to battle for North Division bragging rights

The Maple Leafs and Canadiens haven't been here in quite some time.Largely at opposite ends of the spectrum the past few decades - one always seemingly in the ascension, the other trending downwards o...

Feb 09, 2021

Former linebacker Solomon Elimimian announces his retirement after 10 CFL campaigns

Solomon Elimimian, the only pure defensive player to win the CFL's outstanding player award, is calling it a career.The veteran linebacker confirmed Tuesday he has retired.The six-foot, 225-pound Elim...

Feb 09, 2021

Montreal Alouettes GM Maciocia dips into free-agent waters to short up club's defence

Danny Maciocia held true to his word Tuesday. Last week, the Montreal Alouettes GM said he expected to look toward defensive help in CFL agency. Maciocia did just that Tuesday, signing six defensive p...

Feb 09, 2021

Bell abandoning all-sports format at radio stations in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Hamilton

Bell is dumping an all-sports format at three of its radio stations in Canada. The company said on Tuesday that TSN 1040 AM in Vancouver, TSN 1290 AM in Winnipeg and TSN 1150 AM in Hamilton will no lo...

Feb 09, 2021

Penguins hire Hextall as GM, Burke as director of hockey ops

PITTSBURGH - Mario Lemieux and the Pittsburgh Penguins are turning to a former rival to help them keep the Stanley Cup window open for Sidney Crosby and company. The team hired former Philadelphia Fly...

Feb 09, 2021

NBA names Raptors 905 top G League franchise for 2019-20 season

Raptors 905 has been named the NBA G League franchise of the year for the 2019-20 season.The NBA announced Tuesday that the Toronto Raptors' affiliate is being given the annual award for its performan...

Feb 09, 2021

Veteran defender Jake Nerwinski inks new two-year deal with Vancouver Whitecaps

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have locked up a key piece of their backline, signing veteran right back Jake Nerwinski to a new two-year contract. The agreement will see the 26-year-old from Lawr...

Feb 09, 2021