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Canadian women's basketball team in group with Spain, Serbia, South Korea at Olympics

MIES, Switzerland - The Canadian women's basketball team will have a chance to exact revenge on Spain at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Canada was placed into Group A with Spain, Serbia and South Korea in t...

Feb 02, 2021

Gaudreau extends point streak to 8 games, adds shootout winner as Flames down Jets

WINNIPEG - Johnny Gaudreau put in a little extra work to keep his hot start going. The winger scored in regulation to extend a season-opening point streak to eight games before sealing Calgary's shoot...

Feb 01, 2021

Jeff Petry scores twice, Montreal Canadiens trounce Vancouver Canucks 6-2

MONTREAL - He may be sitting among the NHL's top scoring defencemen, but Jeff Petry is keeping his focus simple - just do what it takes to win. The veteran Montreal Canadiens blue liner had another mu...

Feb 01, 2021

MLB players reject delay, vow to start season on time

NEW YORK - Major League Baseball players rejected a proposal to delay the start of spring training and the season due to the coronavirus pandemic, vowing Monday night to report under the original sche...

Feb 01, 2021

Canadian Bianca Andreescu withdraws from Australian Open tune-up tournament

Canadian Bianca Andreescu will skip this week's Grampians Trophy and instead return to action at the Australian Open. Andreescu was scheduled to return to the court for the first time in 15 months at ...

Feb 01, 2021

Global pandemic creating no shortage of challenges for CFL teams entering free agency

The harsh reality of CFL economics helped John Hufnagel pull the trigger. On Saturday, the Calgary Stampeders president/GM dealt receiver Eric Rogers, defensive end Cordarro Law and defensive back Rob...

Feb 01, 2021

Canadian flyweight Gillian (The Savage) Robertson faces Miranda Maverick at UFC 258

TORONTO - Canadian flyweight Gillian (The Savage) Robertson will look to bounce back from a December loss when she takes on American Miranda (Fear The) Maverick at UFC 258 on Feb. 13 in Las Vegas.The ...

Feb 01, 2021

Dutch-born defender Frank Sturing enjoys first taste of life with Canada soccer team

Frank Sturing enjoyed his first camp with the Canadian soccer team. Now the Dutch-born defender hopes he made a good enough first impression to get invited back. Visiting Canada for the first time is ...

Feb 01, 2021

O'Ree's hockey stick reminds Trudeau daily of the work needed to combat racism

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he keeps a signed hockey stick from "living legend" Willie O'Ree as a constant reminder of the work that remains to combat racism. Trudeau added himself to ...

Feb 01, 2021

Edmonton Football Team hires Jaime Elizondo as new head coach/offensive co-ordinator

EDMONTON - Jaime Elizondo, Brock Sunderland and Trevor Harris are all together again. Elizondo was hired as the head coach of the Edmonton Football Team on Monday and will also serve as the offensive ...

Feb 01, 2021