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Powell, Raptors regroup after blowing lead, beat Heat 101-81

TAMPA, Fla. - Norman Powell scored 23 points, OG Anunoby added 21 and the Toronto Raptors recovered in the second half after blowing a 21-point lead to beat the Miami Heat 101-81 on Friday night. Pasc...

Jan 22, 2021

Canada's Nick Taylor in the mix at PGA's The American Express

LA QUINTA, Calif. - Canada's Nick Taylor shot a second round of 6-under 66 Friday to put him in the mix at the PGA's The American Express. Taylor, from Abbotsford, B.C., was in second place among Frid...

Jan 22, 2021

Dabrowski plans to 'wing it' with new partner as hard 14-day quarantine limits plans

Gabriela Dabrowski's original plan for the Australian swing was to practise with her new doubles partner and get some training in during a two-week quarantine period in Melbourne. A hard hotel room lo...

Jan 22, 2021

Forge FC-Toronto FC Canadian Championship final to be played before April 6

While an exact date for the Canadian Championship final between Toronto FC and Forge FC has yet to be determined, the teams now have a deadline to meet for the matchup. CONCACAF confirmed Friday that ...

Jan 22, 2021

Penny Oleksiak, Kylie Masse among six swimmers named early to Canadian Olympic team

Strange times in sport create unorthodox decisions. The COVID-19 pandemic interrupting training and decimating the competition calendar led Swimming Canada to invoke the unforeseen circumstances claus...

Jan 22, 2021

Winnipeg Jets forwards Patrik Laine, Nate Thompson head to injured reserve

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have placed forwards Patrik Laine and Nate Thompson on injured reserve.Laine has missed the past three games with an upper-body injury.The second overall pick in the 2016 ...

Jan 22, 2021

Saskatchewan Roughriders add to depth at quarterback with signing of Tom Flacco

REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American quarterback Tom Flacco. Flacco joins the Roughriders after two strong seasons at Towson University in Maryland. In his senior year, Flacco wa...

Jan 22, 2021

Canadian rankings to be used to determine final wild-card spots at Scotties and Brier

Curling Canada has decided to use the national ranking system as its selection criteria for the final wild-card berths at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts and Tim Hortons Brier. The announcement clea...

Jan 22, 2021

Hank Aaron, baseball's one-time home run king, dies at 86

ATLANTA - Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth but went on to break the career home run record in the pre-steroids era, died early Friday. He was 8...

Jan 22, 2021

Canadian women strike gold on return to World Cup speedskating

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Canadian women won a World Cup speedskating gold medal in team pursuit in their first international races in months Friday. Ottawa's Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann and...

Jan 22, 2021