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Raptors president Ujiri hopes his team can play in Toronto as COVID-19 cases spike

TORONTO - Raptors president Masai Ujiri says he hopes his team will play the next NBA season at Scotiabank Arena, despite rising COVID-19 cases both in Toronto and in the United States. Speaking Thurs...

Nov 12, 2020

Alberta plans joint men's and women's curling championship, no "bubble"

SYLVAN LAKE, Alta. - Alberta intends to hold its provincial men's and women's curling championships jointly in January. Curlers won't "bubble" at the Jan. 25-31 events at Sylvan Lake's NexSource Centr...

Nov 12, 2020

Howard, Boston lead AP women's basketball All-America team

Rhyne Howard is rewriting the record books at Kentucky and she is only a junior. Now the Wildcats star is the first player from the school to be honoured as a preseason All-American by The Associated ...

Nov 12, 2020

Cleveland's Shane Bieber unanimously wins AL Cy Young Award

Cleveland Indians ace Shane Bieber was the unanimous winner of the AL Cy Young Award on Wednesday night, capping an impressive rise by the right-hander to one of the game's best pitchers. Using a vers...

Nov 11, 2020

Rourke enjoying the chance to watch younger brother set own path at Ohio University

Nathan Rourke is living this football season vicariously through his younger brother, Kurtis. The B.C. Lions rookie quarterback has been relegated to the role of football fan since August when the CFL...

Nov 11, 2020

Former MP Tootoo takes on position of Nunavut Curling Association president

Hunter Tootoo remembers the pride he felt when Team Nunavut made its Tim Hortons Brier debut in 2016. A Liberal MP at the time, Tootoo said it was quite emotional to be on hand at Ottawa's TD Place Ar...

Nov 11, 2020

Thunder promote assistant Daigneault to head coach

OKLAHOMA CITY - Much of the credit for Mark Daigneault's quick ascent to NBA head coach goes to the man he is replacing. The Oklahoma City Thunder promoted Daigneault to head coach on Wednesday, handi...

Nov 11, 2020

Toronto FC's Alejandro Pozuelo one of five finalists for MLS MVP award

Toronto FC playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo is one of five finalists for the Landon Donovan MVP Award while Toronto's Greg Vanney is up for Major League Soccer coach of the year. TFC fullback Justin Morrow...

Nov 11, 2020

NHLers weigh in on the idea of an all-Canadian division: 'It would be pretty unique'

Mitch Marner was asked recently about the possibility of the NHL going with an all-Canadian division next season. The league finished its pandemic-delayed 2019-20 campaign with tightly-controlled bubb...

Nov 11, 2020

Montreal Impact extend Luis Binks' loan agreement with Bologna through 2021

MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact have extended defender Luis Binks' loan from Italy's Bologna through December 2021. The 19-year-old has been a fixture at centre back this season, starting 20 games for ...

Nov 11, 2020