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Edmonton Eskimos sign returner Christion Jones to contact extension

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos signed American returner Christion Jones to a contract extension Monday. Details weren't immediately available. Jones was set to become a free agent next mont...

Jan 29, 2020

With a little help, new Canadians make a curling connection in Winnipeg

Samira Jahmoun had no idea what curling was when she and her family arrived in Canada in 2016 from Syria via Jordan. Jahmoun, her sister and a brother stepped on curling ice for th...

Jan 29, 2020

With a little help, new Canadians make a curling connection in Winnipeg

Samira Jahmoun had no idea what curling was when she and her family arrived in Canada in 2016 from Syria via Jordan. Jahmoun, her sister and a brother stepped on curling ice for th...

Jan 29, 2020

Former Toronto FC fullback Ashtone Morgan signs with Real Salt Lake

SALT LAKE CITY - Former Toronto FC fullback Ashtone Morgan has found a new MLS home with Real Salt Lake. Toronto declined Morgan's contract option in November, parting ways with the team's longes...

Jan 29, 2020

Italian town where Bryant played as a kid mourns - again

ROME - For a city already familiar with losing a basketball hero, Kobe Bryant's death made a particularly strong impact in the Italian town of Rieti. Nicknamed "the centre of Italy" for its geographic...

Jan 29, 2020

Vincent Lapointe cleared to return to competition by anti-doping panel

MONTREAL - An "incredibly happy and very relieved" Laurence Vincent Lapointe said Monday she's ready to resume training for her sport's Olympic debut after an anti-doping panel conclude...

Jan 29, 2020

Willson one of just 15 Canadian-born players to have played in Super Bowl

Luke Willson has experienced the best, and worst, of playing in the Super Bowl. The Canadian experienced the thrill of winning the Lombardi Trophy in 2014 as a rookie tight end when the Seattle S...

Jan 29, 2020

Lions sign defensive back T.J. Lee to extension through 2021 season

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have signed defensive back T.J. Lee to a contract extension through the 2021 season. Lee was eligible to become a free agent after 2020. The Seattle native was the Lion...

Jan 28, 2020

Blues pick up first shootout win of the season, beat Flames 5-4

CALGARY - David Perron scored once in regulation and added another in the shootout as the St. Louis Blues ended a five-game road winless skid with a 5-4 victory on Tuesday over the Calgary Flames. The...

Jan 28, 2020

Bryant remembered in video tribute, moment of silence before Raptors game

TORONTO - Kobe Bryant was remembered with a video tribute and 24 seconds of silence before the Toronto Raptors tipped off against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday. The retired Los Angeles L...

Jan 28, 2020