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CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie says he's taken 20 per cent pay cut

TORONTO - CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie says he has taken a 20 per cent pay cut due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ambrosie came under heavy fire earlier this week for unilaterally imposing a 20 per cent...

Jun 18, 2020

Montreal Impact get green light to resume full team workouts at training centre

MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact have been approved to resume full team workouts at their training centre. The MLS team got the green light from provincial health authorities and the league. The Im...

Jun 18, 2020

Spanish league says audiences up by nearly 50% after break

MADRID - International viewership for Spanish soccer games increased by nearly 50% after they returned from the break caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the league said Thursday. Figures for the firs...

Jun 18, 2020

Trial of Diacks exposes dark backdrop of track golden era

PARIS - As Usain Bolt set the world ablaze, making athletics the hottest ticket at the Olympic Games, the sport was also being eaten from within. That grim picture has emerged from a corruption trial ...

Jun 18, 2020

Eng forced off Canadian wheelchair basketball team by international changes

OTTAWA - A realigning of standards on who can compete in Paralympic wheelchair basketball has forced Canadian veteran David Eng off the national team. Canada's flagbearer at the 2016 Summer Paralympic...

Jun 18, 2020

No call to buck, rodeo bulls and broncs idled by COVID-19 pandemic

CALGARY - Get Smart and Stevie Knicks are lounging in the penthouse pasture. Blackstone After Party is having sex. Rodeo announcers constantly refer to bucking stock as athletes and poi...

Jun 18, 2020

Raptors Uprising rolls over Blazers, Lakers in NBA 2K League Tipoff Tournament

TORONTO - Raptors Uprising GC, unbeaten in regular-season play, kept rolling Wednesday by thumping Blazer5 Gaming and Lakers Gaming in the NBA 2K League's Tipoff esports tournament. Toronto joins seve...

Jun 17, 2020

Canada's Taylor Pendrith feels safe with Korn Ferry Tour protocols

Taylor Pendrith isn't used to his weekly nasal swabbing just yet, but he's getting there. Pendrith and his peers on the Korn Ferry Tour get tested for COVID-19 at the start of every week as part of th...

Jun 17, 2020

Canadian star Andreescu tweets in support of summer U.S Open despite pandemic

TORONTO - Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu says she supports the United States Tennis Association's decision to hold this year's U.S. Open this summer despite concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic....

Jun 17, 2020

'I just wanted it to be authentic,' Johnson weighs in on video about racism

When Hal Johnson decided he'd share his story of how the "Body Break" segment was started to combat racism, he kept the preparation to a minimum. A 10-minute shoot was ...

Jun 17, 2020