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Hamilton's 2030 Commonwealth Games bid leaders mull flip to 2026

Hamilton has a choice between poetry and a slam dunk. Canada's candidate city for the 2030 Commonwealth Games has been asked to consider a bid for 2026 instead because of a global dearth of citie...

Apr 09, 2020

Curling Canada cancels remaining championships on 2019-20 schedule

Curling Canada announced Thursday that the remaining national curling championships on its 2019-20 calendar have been cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement affects this year...

Apr 09, 2020

Canadian track and field trials for Tokyo Games to remain in Montreal

MONTREAL - The Canadian Olympic and Paralympic track and field trials for next year's Tokyo Games will remain in Montreal. Athletics Canada announced Thursday that the trials will take place next year...

Apr 09, 2020

Oilers forward Cave remains in medically-induced coma at Toronto hospital

TORONTO - Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave remains in a medically-induced coma at a Toronto hospital after suffering a brain bleed earlier this week. The Oilers, through Cave's family, provided an u...

Apr 09, 2020

Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony postponed due to COVID-19

ST. MARYS, Ont. - The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame is posting its 2020 induction ceremony because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Former Toronto Blue Jays first baseman and two-time World Series champion ...

Apr 09, 2020

Southampton becomes 1st EPL club to defer player salaries

SOUTHAMPTON, England - Southampton became the first Premier League club to announce an agreement with players to defer part of their salaries during the coronavirus pandemic. Players and coaches at th...

Apr 09, 2020

Ex-Ranger Hamilton indicted, accused of beating daughter, 14

FORT WORTH, Texas - Former Texas Rangers star Josh Hamilton has been indicted on a felony charge of injury to a child after his teenage daughter accused him of beating her. A Tarrant County grand jury...

Apr 08, 2020

Senators head coach D.J. Smith on California road trip: 'The fear hadn't set in'

D.J. Smith noticed something when his Ottawa Senators arrived in northern California last month. There weren't many people around. "At that point, no one knew what we know now," the team's r...

Apr 08, 2020

Lafrenière tops list of NHL draft-eligible prospects

Alexis Lafrenire, as expected, maintained the top spot in the NHL Central Scouting Bureau's final ranking of draft-eligible prospects released Wednesday. What remains uncertain for the 18-year-old Rim...

Apr 08, 2020

NHLers reflect on league pause: 'All of a sudden someone turns the car off'

Josh Morrissey figures he has more close friends on the Edmonton Oilers than any other rival NHL team. It led to some unusual heat-of-the-moment conversations for the Winnipeg defenceman the...

Apr 08, 2020