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Dutch soccer season over but no title for leader Ajax

AMSTERDAM - The rest of the Dutch soccer league was cancelled on Friday and leading team Ajax won't be declared the champion. The Eredivisie is the first top-tier European league to end its season pre...

Apr 24, 2020

Sinclair finds herself in Florida during pandemic, but still repping Canada

Through a variety of circumstances, Christine Sinclair finds herself in Florida these days. But as she weathers the COVID-19 lockdown, her heart remains in Canada. And the global pandemic strikes clos...

Apr 24, 2020

Canadian golf executive Scott Pritchard named head of Mackenzie Tour

PONTE VERDE BEACH, Fla. - Canadian golf executive Scott Pritchard has been named the new head of the Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada. The PGA Tour announced executive restructuring of its two internati...

Apr 24, 2020

Despite pandemic, the show goes on with former MMA star Chael Sonnen at the helm

While even the UFC struggles to stage a show during the global pandemic, Chael Sonnen's Submission Underground grappling promotion is going on strong. On Sunday, the former mixed martial art...

Apr 24, 2020

Scotiabank Arena turns into giant kitchen as MLSE looks to make 10,000 meals daily

TORONTO - Scotiabank Arena, home to the Maple Leafs and Raptors, has been turned into a giant kitchen during the COVID-19 pandemic. The same arena floor that saw Kawhi Leonard sink his buzzer-beater t...

Apr 24, 2020

Major League Soccer extends team training moratorium through May 15

Major League Soccer has extended its team training moratorium through May 15. The move is not a surprise given the league, on April 17, extended its suspension of play to at least June 8 due...

Apr 23, 2020

One constant in this unique NFL draft: Joe Burrow at the top

In this most unique of drafts, filled with technological concerns and even uncertainty when real football might return, there was one constant Thursday night: Joe Burrow. For months, the national cham...

Apr 23, 2020

Hello Joe! Bengals take Heisman winner Burrow 1st overall

CINCINNATI - Joe Burrow's next challenge is daunting: return to his home state and resurrect the woebegone Bengals. Cincinnati took the Heisman Trophy winner first overall in the NFL draft Thursday ni...

Apr 23, 2020

Habs winger Brendan Gallagher: Bettman 'very motivated to play these games'

Montreal Canadiens winger Brendan Gallagher thinks there will be hockey this summer. And that belief comes from what he knows about one of the men in charge. Speaking on a conference call wi...

Apr 23, 2020

Mississauga Food Bank says RJ Barrett donation will provide 200,000 meals

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - The Mississauga Food Bank says a $100,000 donation made earlier this week by New York Knicks rookie RJ Barrett will provide 200,000 meals as part of the community's fight against t...

Apr 23, 2020