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Serena Williams aces AP Female Athlete of the Decade honours

Serena Williams dominated the decade, on the court and in conversation. There were, to begin with, the dozen Grand Slam single titles - no other woman had more than three over the past 10 seasons - an...

Dec 28, 2019

Toronto FC trades rights to forward Juan Agudelo to Inter Miami for draft pick

Toronto FC essentially got a little something for nothing Saturday, acquiring a third-round draft pick from expansion Inter Miami CF for the rights to Juan Agudelo. Toronto had taken the former New En...

Dec 28, 2019

Plane crash kills 5, including LSU coach's daughter-in-law

ATLANTA - A small plane en route to a college football playoff game crashed into a post office parking lot in Louisiana shortly after takeoff Saturday, killing five people, including a well-known spor...

Dec 28, 2019

Canada's Lafreniere leaves game vs Russia with lower-body injury at WJHC

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Team Canada forward Alexis Lafreniere suffered a lower-body injury during the second period of Canada's game against Russia on Saturday at the world junior hoc...

Dec 28, 2019

Lafreniere, Canada roar back to beat the United States at world juniors

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Canada and the United States usually save their fireworks for later. Huge goals, big saves, moments of both triumph and heartbreak have peppered the intense rivalry at t...

Dec 28, 2019

Canada thumped by Russia, lose star Alexis Lafreniere to injury at world juniors

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Canada was embarrassed 6-0 by Russia and also lost star winger Alexis Lafreniere to an apparent knee injury on a disastrous night for one of the tournament fav...

Dec 28, 2019

Blue Jays officially sign Yamaguchi to two-year, $6.35-million contract

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to terms with right-handed pitcher Shun Yamaguchi on a two-year contract worth $6.350 million, the team announced Saturday. The 32 year old pitched 170.0 in...

Dec 28, 2019

Sabres forward Skinner out 3-4 weeks with upper body injury

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Buffalo Sabres forward Jeff Skinner will miss three to four weeks because of an upper body injury. The team did not provide any other details in announcing the update Saturday, a day a...

Dec 28, 2019

Mikheyev recovering in hospital, expected to miss at least 3 months after laceration injury

NEWARK, United States - The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Saturday that Ilya Mikheyev had successful surgery to repair an artery and tendons in his wrist that were severed during the team's ga...

Dec 28, 2019

Raptors named The Canadian Press team of the year for historic championship run

TORONTO - Fans cheered on the Toronto Raptors from all corners of Canada, gathering around televisions in bars and living rooms and squeezing shoulder to shoulder in city squares f...

Dec 28, 2019