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Game On: Morgan Rielly scores winner, Maple Leafs beat Canadiens 5-4 in OT

TORONTO - The Maple Leafs spent a large chunk of the off-season remaking the edges of their roster. Grit and veteran leadership were added to a talented group desperate to change the narrative of past...

Jan 13, 2021

North Carolina's Emily Fox, Washington State's Trinity Rodman go 1-2 in NWSL draft

U.S. international Emily Fox and Trinity Rodman, daughter of former NBA bad boy Dennis Rodman, went 1-2 in the NWSL draft Wednesday evening.Expansion Racing Louisville FC took Fox, a defender-midfield...

Jan 13, 2021

Curling Canada adds three wild-card teams to field for the Scotties and the Brier

Teams on the bubble for the so-called Calgary curling bubble could breathe a little easier Wednesday after Curling Canada expanded the field for its upcoming national championships. A maximum of 18 te...

Jan 13, 2021

Calgary Flames, Winnipeg Jets renew hostilities to start their seasons

CALGARY - Recent history built heat into Thursday's first game of the NHL season for the Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets. The last NHL game the Jets played was a 4-0 loss Aug. 6 to the Flames, which ...

Jan 13, 2021

MLS Players Association says delaying season "best solution" for Canadian teams

The executive director of the MLS Players Association says delaying the start of the 2021 season would be the "best solution" for Canadian teams given the pandemic-related border issues.Toronto, Montr...

Jan 13, 2021

Poirier: Cancellation of Canadian championships a bit of a relief amid uncertainty

TORONTO - The morning after the Canadian figure skating championships were cancelled due to COVID-19, virtually ending a season that never got off the ground, Paul Poirier went to the rink. "It was a ...

Jan 13, 2021

AP source: James Harden traded to Brooklyn Nets

HOUSTON - The Brooklyn Nets have agreed to acquire three-time scoring champion James Harden from the Houston Rockets, a deal that reunites him with Kevin Durant and gives him the move that he has soug...

Jan 13, 2021

Toronto Maple Leafs docu-series to premiere on Amazon Prime Video later this year

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have scored their own docu-series on Amazon Prime Video. The streaming service and NHL Original Productions have announced "All or Nothing: Toronto Maple Leafs," whic...

Jan 13, 2021

Jets, Canucks face potential COVID issues as NHL gears up for opening night

Hours before opening faceoff for the 2021 NHL season, potential COVID-19 concerns popped up in two Canadian markets. Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers was not at practice on Wednesday, with coach P...

Jan 13, 2021

Olympic rowing champion Kathleen Heddle dead of cancer at age 55

VANCOUVER - Three-time Olympic rowing champion Kathleen Heddle has died of cancer at age 55. Canada's Heddle and Marnie McBean won Olympic gold medals in 1992 and 1996 in the coxless pair and double s...

Jan 13, 2021