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Autopsy: Pilot in Kobe Bryant crash had no alcohol, drugs

LOS ANGELES - The pilot flying Kobe Bryant and seven others to a youth basketball tournament outside Los Angeles did not have alcohol or drugs in his system, and all sustained immediately fatal injuri...

May 15, 2020

Rugby Canada cuts player payments, says it will need financial help later in 2020

TORONTO - Citing financial pressures due to the global pandemic, Rugby Canada has cancelled "training support payments" for its centralized men's and women's players as of May 1. The players get a mon...

May 15, 2020

NFL teams can reopen facilities Tuesday - with provisos

NFL teams can begin reopening their facilities on Tuesday if state and local governments will allow it. In a memo sent to the 32 teams Friday by Commissioner Roger Goodell and obtained by The Associat...

May 15, 2020

CHL settles lawsuits filed by current and former players over backpay

TORONTO - The Canadian Hockey League has settled three class-action lawsuits filed by current and former junior players seeking backpay for minimum wage. The CHL - an umbrella organization for th...

May 15, 2020

CP NewsAlert: Honda Indy pushed off scheduled dates because of COVID-19

TORONTO - The Honda Indy Toronto will not be held on its scheduled dates of July 10-12. Race promoters announced the decision on Friday after the city announced it was cancelling event permits for maj...

May 15, 2020

Canada's Alysha Newman competing in virtual "backyard" pole vault event

TORONTO - Alysha Newman is accustomed to waiting patiently between pole vault attempts. Depending on the competition, she can wait as long as half an hour between jumps. The stop-and-start pace of pol...

May 15, 2020

No quiet time during quarantine for Woodbine jockey Rafael Hernandez

TORONTO - Being in quarantine doesn't necessarily mean quiet time for jockey Rafael Hernandez. The 35-year-old native of Puerto Rico returned to Canada on Tuesday after riding in the U.S. during the w...

May 15, 2020

Canadiens centre Max Domi could finally get shot at playoffs in expanded format

Max Domi dreams of suiting up in the playoffs. If the NHL expands its post-season format to complete the 2019-20 season, the Canadiens centre might get that chance sooner than...

May 15, 2020

F1: Belgian GP gets go ahead for Aug. 30, with no fans

BRUSSELS - The Belgian Grand Prix can go ahead at its original August date, but with no fans, local authorities in the Walloon region said Friday. After Belgium last month banned all mass events in th...

May 15, 2020

Canadian defender Doneil Henry settles into life and soccer in South Korea

A Jan. 7 Instagram post shows Doneil Henry sitting on a stacked luggage cart - at Vancouver International Airport en route to South Korea. The adventure was about to begin. The 27-year-old defender fr...

May 15, 2020