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Tracy Fleury wins Masters curling title for first-ever Grand Slam victory

NORTH BAY, Ont. - Tracy Fleury of Sudbury, Ont., downed Japan's Sayaka Yoshimura 7-5 on Sunday to win the Masters women's title for her first victory on the Grand Slam of Curling tour. Although i...

Oct 27, 2019

Toronto FC coach says Jozy Altidore continues to work his way back to health

TORONTO - The waiting game continues on Toronto FC striker Jozy Altidore. The big man, who missed TFC's playoff wins over D.C. United and New York City FC with a quad strain, was at training Sunday bu...

Oct 27, 2019

Osaka, Barty open WTA Finals campaigns with victories

SHENZHEN, China - Top-ranked Ashleigh Barty of Australia rebounded from a set down to win her debut match 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 over Belinda Bencic of Switzerland at the WTA Finals on Sunday. Barty's victory ...

Oct 27, 2019

Regina's Mosaic Stadium steps onto NHL stage with an outdoor game

REGINA - The NHL's outdoor game in Regina doesn't have a player from the province of Saskatchewan in it, or even a Western Hockey League Regina Pats alumnus. So the player with perhaps ...

Oct 27, 2019

Bellator champion Rory (Red King) MacDonald balances faith and fighting

NEW YORK - After earning a majority draw with veteran Jon Fitch in April, Canadian welterweight Rory (Red King) MacDonald wondered in his post-fight interview if he still had "that same drive to ...

Oct 27, 2019

Douglas Lima regains Bellator welterweight title from Canada's Rory MacDonald

UNCASVILLE, United States - Douglas (The Phenom) Lima regained his 170-pound title from Canadian Rory (The Red King) MacDonald on Saturday night, winning the final of the Bellator Welterweight Gr...

Oct 27, 2019

Pinturault leads Faivre for French 1-2 in World Cup opener

SOELDEN, Austria - Widely regarded a main candidate to succeed retired Marcel Hirscher as World Cup overall champion, Alexis Pinturault passed his first test with flying colours on Sunday. He beat tea...

Oct 27, 2019

Bianca Andreescu, Simona Halep set to clash for first time at WTA Finals

SHENZHEN, China - Bianca Andreescu will play her first career match against Simona Halep at the WTA Finals - a contest that should make headlines in Canada and Romania. The draw for the US$14-mil...

Oct 27, 2019

Gritty Canadian side ready for men's field hockey Olympic qualifier vs. Ireland

VANCOUVER - Scott Tupper knows the Canadian men's field hockey team has an opportunity to do something special this weekend. Winning a two-game aggregate Olympic qualifier against visiting I...

Oct 27, 2019

The Late Show: World Series games taking almost 4 hours

WASHINGTON - Snacking on chicken at a picnic table near section 402, decked out in his curly W cap and pullover, Bob Batwinis hoped to see a lot at Game 4 of the World Series. Exciting plays. A Washin...

Oct 27, 2019