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'A huge moment for us': NHL exec. on players speaking out about social justice

Kim Davis lists off a range of emotions. They're the ones she's gone through since seeing the video of life slowly draining out of George Floyd's body as a white police office...

Jun 06, 2020

Bayern wears Black Lives Matter armbands, keeps winning

BERLIN - Wearing "Black Lives Matter" armbands, Bayern Munich came from a goal down to beat Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 and take another step towards a record-extending eighth consecutive Bundesliga title on...

Jun 06, 2020

Raptors Uprising down Nets GC to improve to 7-0 in NBA 2K league esports play

TORONTO - Raptors Uprising GC continued its perfect start to the NBA 2K League esports season, sweeping Nets GC in its best-of-three series Friday to improve to 7-0. The Raptors raced out to an e...

Jun 05, 2020

Canadian Felicia Spencer makes weight ahead of UFC 250 title bout with Nunes

LAS VEGAS - Canadian challenger Felicia (Feenom) Spencer and featherweight champion Amanda (Lioness) Nunes both made weight Friday ahead of their 145-pound title clash Saturday night at UFC 250. Nunes...

Jun 05, 2020

Canada's James Hinchcliffe ready for Genesys 300 as IndyCar takes the stage

IndyCar is returning to live competition virtually unopposed on television and Canada's James Hinchcliffe is ready to take full advantage. The Oakville, Ont., native will be on the grid Saturday ...

Jun 05, 2020

Former Lions player Dante Marsh says Canada, CFL were good to him

Canada and the CFL were good to Dante Marsh. The five-foot-10, 190-pound cornerback spent 11 of his 12 seasons of professional football with the B.C. Lions (2004-14). Marsh came north after one s...

Jun 05, 2020

Saturday night's alright for pro bowling, finally, after pandemic-related hiatus

Pro bowling is back, with strikes aplenty expected in its return Saturday after an 11-week-plus absence due to the pandemic. The first-ever PBA Strike Derby, a televised tournament in Jupit...

Jun 05, 2020

Dive In: Canadian swimmer Savard makes acting debut in Cannes-selected film

Canada's Katerine Savard approached her first acting performance with an intensity normally reserved for a big swim meet. It paid off in her debut appearance in "N...

Jun 05, 2020

Torch passed at Hockey Canada, Davidson reflects on move to Own The Podium

CALGARY - Melody Davidson says she's received a few text messages telling her "I didn't see this coming." After more than a quarter century as a coach, manager and mentor in women's hockey d...

Jun 05, 2020

Racial unrest achingly familiar for Jenkins, other Canadian black athletes

TORONTO - As a black baseball player in 1960s America, Fergie Jenkins was often banned from the hotels of his white teammates. There were cities in which he couldn't dine alon...

Jun 05, 2020