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Canadian kicker Lirim Hajrullahu gets shot with NFL's Carolina Panthers

Canadian kicker Lirim Hajrullahu has signed with the Carolina Panthers and will join the NFL team's practice squad.The 29-year-old resident of Oakville, Ont., was cut in training camp by the Los Angel...

Dec 09, 2020

Former Canadian Hockey League players detail allegations of abuse, hazing

TORONTO - Fourteen former Canadian Hockey League players have submitted affidavits detailing alleged abuse and hazing in a class-action lawsuit filed by two other ex-players. Former NHL player Daniel ...

Dec 09, 2020

Canada's Alphonso Davies returns from injury, back in Bayern Munich starting 11

MUNICH - Canadian Alphonso Davies returned from injury Wednesday, resuming his normal role of left back for defending champion Bayern Munich against Locomotiv Moscow in Champions League play. The 20-y...

Dec 09, 2020

Canada's Dwayne De Rosario included on list of Major League Soccer's '25 Greatest'

Canadian Dwayne De Rosario, former Toronto FC forward Sebastian Giovinco and global star David Beckham have made Major League Soccer's list of "The 25 Greatest." The honour roll is part of the league'...

Dec 09, 2020

AP source: Big Ten expected to let Ohio State play for title

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Big Ten athletic directors support removing the conference's six-game minimum requirement for teams to be eligible to play for the league championship, and a vote is expected Wedn...

Dec 09, 2020

Blue Jays extend affiliation invitations to four teams, including Vancouver Canadians

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have issued affiliation invitations to four minor-league clubs as part of Major League Baseball's player development overhaul. The club announced Wednesday that invitat...

Dec 09, 2020

Forge FC loses to CD Marathon in bid to qualify for CONCACAF Champions League

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Forge FC's long-distance Scotiabank CONCACAF League campaign ended Tuesday in an ill-tempered 1-0 loss to Honduras's CD Marathon that saw both captain Kyle Bekker and coach Bob...

Dec 09, 2020

AP source: NHL players balk at changing CBA, league moves on

NHL players have balked at changing the collective bargaining agreement and the league is preparing to open the season Jan. 13 after starting training camp on New Year's Day, a person with knowledge o...

Dec 08, 2020

Things remain quiet on Blue Jays' front but that could change at any time

A quick signing at the start of baseball's free-agency period has been followed by a month-long period of relative inactivity for the Toronto Blue Jays. Baseball's ongoing virtual winter meetings coul...

Dec 08, 2020

Raptors able to practise despite COVID-19 cases

His symptoms of COVID-19 were bad. His worry over his wife and kids was significantly worse. New Toronto Raptors forward Aron Baynes was diagnosed with COVID-19 last summer, and suffered symptoms that...

Dec 08, 2020