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Toronto FC looks to build on surge shown in second half of 2019 MLS season

Continuity and consistency are the buzzwords in 2020 for Toronto FC, which is looking to build on a second-half surge last season that carried it to the MLS Cup final for the third time in four years....

Feb 28, 2020

Montreal Impact lose captain Jukka Raitala for eight to 12 weeks

MONTREAL - Injuries are piling up for Montreal, and that's posing a serious challenge for first-year coach Thierry Henry ahead of the Impact's Major League Soccer season opener. The Impact begin MLS p...

Feb 28, 2020

Canadian divers Meaghan Benfeito and Caeli McKay win World Series gold

MONTREAL - Canada's Meaghan Benfeito and Caeli McKay have won gold in the women's 10-metre synchronized event at the first World Series diving event of the year. Benfeito, from Montreal and McKay, fro...

Feb 28, 2020

Veteran Jon Wilkin puts surgery on hold to keep playing for Toronto Wolfpack

A knee problem forced Jon Wilkin to pull out of the warmup ahead of the Toronto Wolfpack's Feb. 13 game against Wigan Warriors. The 36-year-old forward had been carrying an injury for a while, leaving...

Feb 27, 2020

Canucks' Markstrom undergoes 'minor' procedure, will be re-evaluated in 2 weeks

Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning says goaltender Jacob Markstrom has undergone a "minor lower body procedure" and will be re-evaluated in two weeks. Benning provided the update on the Can...

Feb 27, 2020

The Chainsmokers, Keith Urban to play concerts at RBC Canadian Open

TORONTO - Artist/producer duo The Chainsmokers and country star Keith Urban will headline concerts at the 2020 RBC Canadian Open. RBC announced the lineup for its second RBCxMusic Concert Series ...

Feb 27, 2020

IOC member casts doubt on postponing or moving Tokyo Games

TOKYO - A senior member of the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday that if it proves too dangerous to hold the Olympics in Tokyo this summer because of the coronavirus outbreak, organizers ar...

Feb 27, 2020

Defending champion Kevin Koe one of the headliners in strong Brier field

KINGSTON, Ont. - With four national men's curling titles to his credit, Kevin Koe already has a Hall of Fame resume. Winning another Tim Hortons Brier crown would put his name into the ...

Feb 27, 2020

Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime ousted at Mexican Open by Britain's Kyle Edmund

MEXICO CITY - Canadian qualifier Leylah Annie Fernandez has reached the quarterfinals at the Mexican Open. The 17-year-old Fernandez toppled eighth-seeded Nao Hibino of Japan 6-3, 6-0 on Wednesday in ...

Feb 26, 2020

Montreal Alouettes sign free-agent American receiver Namaan Roosevelt

MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes signed veteran American receiver Naaman Roosevelt on Wednesday. Roosevelt became a CFL free agent Feb. 11. The five-foot-11, 195-pound Roosevelt spent the previous fi...

Feb 26, 2020