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Mike Weir ready to take on Champions Tour as 50th birthday approaches

As far as Mike Weir is concerned, 50 is the new 20. The Canadian golfing legend will reach his half-century mark on Tuesday and qualify to join the PGA Tour Champions, the senior circuit for professio...

May 11, 2020

Curling has several challenges to overcome as sport looks ahead to next season

Before the pandemic hit, the last great Canadian sporting hurrah was one of the strongest editions of the Tim Hortons Brier in recent memory. Fans would pack Kingston's Leon's Centre for games&nb...

May 11, 2020

AP source: MLB owners approve plan to start season, Jays might play home games in Florida

NEW YORK - Major League Baseball owners gave the go-ahead Monday to making a proposal to the players' union that could lead to the coronavirus-delayed season starting around the Fourth of July weekend...

May 11, 2020

Rugby Canada creates 'return to play' working group to help plan for future

TORONTO - Rugby Canada and its provincial unions have formed a working group tasked with developing a countrywide "return to play" strategy. The national governing body says the formation of the group...

May 11, 2020

Death of CFL player Mike Labinjo considered suspicious, say Calgary police

CALGARY - The death of CFL player Michael Labinjo has been deemed suspicious, according to Calgary police. Labinjo, who played 44 games for the Calgary Stampeders between 2007 and 2010, was found...

May 11, 2020

After several delays, Canadian UFC bantamweight Sarah Moras ready to rumble

After being booked in January to fight American Sijara (Sarj) Eubanks, Canadian bantamweight Sarah (Cheesecake) Moras has had to bide her time during the pandemic. That meant training in the garage an...

May 11, 2020

Riders' defensive end Jordan Reaves hopeful for a 2020 CFL regular season

Jordan Reaves can't stand the thought of a second straight year without football. The Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive end missed the entire 2019 season after suffering a significant ...

May 11, 2020

World has done a 180 in the year since Leonard's Game 7 buzzer-beater

TORONTO - Patrick Cassidy watched the game alone in his Boston home. The only light in his living room came from the glow of his TV. Growing up in Philadelphia, Cassidy was a lifelong Sixers fan. But&...

May 11, 2020

Premier League boost: Gov't aims for return of sport in June

LONDON - The path to the Premier League resuming was eased Monday by the government saying elite sports will be allowed to resume in England in June if there is no new spike in coronavirus infections....

May 11, 2020

AHL cancels remainder of its season and playoffs because of COVID-19 pandemic

The American Hockey League did the expected Monday, cancelling the remainder of its season and playoffs because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The AHL made the announcement following a vote by its board of...

May 11, 2020