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Nick Nurse learned importance of shooting repetition at early age

TORONTO - Nick Nurse is thankful now that he had a high school basketball coach who preached shooting ad nauseam. "We had lots of form shooting. It used to drive us bonkers," ...

Nov 19, 2019

Tsitsipas beats Thiem in 3 sets to win ATP Finals title

LONDON - Three years after coming to the ATP Finals as a hitting partner to the top pros, Stefanos Tsitsipas is leaving the tournament as champion. Tsitsipas rallied to beat Dominic Thiem 6-7 (6), 6-2...

Nov 19, 2019

Evans wins first CFL playoff start as Ticats advance to Grey Cup game

HAMILTON - It's taken five years but Brandon Banks and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats are returning to the Grey Cup. Banks had four catches - two of the acrobatic variety - for 100 yards and a...

Nov 19, 2019

Simoni Lawrence says he's talked to Zach Collaros after controversial hit

HAMILTON - For the first time since a controversial play in the CFL season opener, Hamilton Tiger-Cats linebacker Simoni Lawrence and Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros will square off Su...

Nov 19, 2019

Tottenham fires manager Pochettino after 5 1/2 years

LONDON - Less than six months after leading Tottenham to the Champions League final, Mauricio Pochettino was fired by the English club after its poor start to the Premier League season. Tottenham chai...

Nov 19, 2019

Capitals brace for Hathaway to be suspended for spitting

ARLINGTON, Va. - Garnet Hathaway was ejected for spitting on an opponent and now the Washington Capitals winger may have to swallow more punishment from the NHL. Hathaway was given a match penalty for...

Nov 19, 2019

Threat from Three: Pelicans' guard Alexander-Walker shows his range

With the New Orleans Pelicans lineup decimated by injuries, Nickeil Alexander-Walker has gone from rookie prospect learning the ropes in the NBA to potent three-point threat off the bench. The shootin...

Nov 19, 2019

Verstappen wins Brazilian GP, Ferraris self-destruct

SAO PAULO - Red Bull's Max Verstappen won Formula One's Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday for his eighth career victory in a race which ended badly for both Ferrari drivers. It also finished poorly for s...

Nov 19, 2019

Canada downs Dominican Republic in women's basketball Olympic pre-qualifier

EDMONTON - Canada's women's basketball team put its depth on display Sunday in a dominant 110-60 victory over the Dominican Republic in the final game of the FIBA Olympic pre-qualifying...

Nov 19, 2019

'Sense of humility:' CFL boss says more work needed to end domestic violence

CALGARY - The commissioner of the Canadian Football League says his organization still has a lot of work to do in stopping gender-based violence. Randy Ambrosie spoke at a Grey Cup-week networking bre...

Nov 19, 2019