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McDavid's Oilers, Matthews' Maple Leafs ready for first of nine meetings

TORONTO - Connor McDavid collected the puck in the neutral zone and moved right as he crossed the offensive blue line. His eyes and body language suggested he was waiting for a teammate to join the ru...

Jan 19, 2021

Team Harty disappointed with Curling Alberta decision, wild-card chances slim

There was a clear but unusual path for three Alberta-based teams to play in the Tim Hortons Brier this season. Curling Alberta made a difficult choice that will send two rinks to the Calgary event and...

Jan 19, 2021

Together at last, Canadian women's hockey team reunites after pandemic separation

CALGARY - What Marie-Philip Poulin looks forward to the most at the Canadian women's hockey team camp is simply lining up for drills and seeing her teammates' faces. It's been 10 months since the nati...

Jan 19, 2021

Toronto Raptors waive centre Alex Len after just seven appearances

TAMPA, Fla. - The Toronto Raptors waived seldom-used centre Alex Len on Tuesday.The Raptors signed the seven-foot, 250-pound Len on Nov. 25, but he appeared in just seven games for Toronto, averaging ...

Jan 19, 2021

Jazmine Sullivan, Eric Church, H.E.R. to sing at Super Bowl

NEW YORK - R&B star Jazmine Sullivan and country singer Eric Church will join forces to sing the national anthem at the next month's Super Bowl, where Grammy-winning singer H.E.R. will perform "Am...

Jan 19, 2021

CPL targets season kickoff on Victoria Day Weekend, providing authorities agree

TORONTO - The Canadian Premier League is targeting the Victoria Day long weekend in May as the kickoff for its third season. However, the league acknowledges that will ultimately depend on local gover...

Jan 19, 2021

Hamilton Tiger-Cats star linebacker Simoni Lawrence signs extension with club

HAMILTON, New Zealand - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have re-signed star linebacker Simoni Lawrence. Lawrence returns to Hamilton for an eighth season after starting his CFL career in Edmonton in 2012. The...

Jan 19, 2021

Canadian slopestyle snowboard team quarantined due to two positive COVID-19 tests

LAAX, Switzerland - Canada's slopestyle snowboard team is in isolation and will not participate in this week's World Cup season opener after two members of its delegation tested positive for COVID-19....

Jan 19, 2021

Former Canada Soccer coach Rhian Wilkinson joins England women's coaching staff

Former Canadian assistant coach Rhian Wilkinson has joined the England women's team coaching staff. Wilkinson quit Canada Soccer last week, saying she was stepping aside to challenge herself and to ad...

Jan 19, 2021

3 more COVID-19 cases linked to Australian Open arrivals

Two players are among the three latest COVID-19 cases that have emerged from testing conducted on passengers who arrived on charter flights bringing people to Melbourne for the Australian Open. Tourna...

Jan 19, 2021