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Teen Jonathan David making waves in Belgium, looks to add to Canada goals total

TORONTO - Teenager Jonathan David has started this season as he finished the last - on target. The Ottawa-raised attacking midfielder/forward scored twice last weekend for Belgium's KAA Gent against C...

Sep 05, 2019

Michigan State University fined $4.5 million in Nassar case

WASHINGTON - The Education Department is fining Michigan State University $4.5 million for failing to respond to sexual assault complaints against Dr. Larry Nassar. That announcement comes from Educat...

Sep 05, 2019

Canada earns its first World Cup victory in 17 years by beating Senegal

DONGGUAN, China - Canada's men's basketball team finally has a World Cup victory - and some positive momentum in a FIBA World Cup tournament that had been a non-stop narrative of disapp...

Sep 05, 2019

Canada's Bianca Andreescu reaches U.S. Open quarter-finals

NEW YORK - As she has done for most of the 2019 tennis season, Bianca Andreescu kept winning Monday night at the U.S. Open. Make that early Tuesday morning, when the 19-year-old from Mississauga, Ont....

Sep 04, 2019

NHLPA executive board meets, still deliberating on CBA

NHL players have yet to decide whether to terminate the current collective bargaining agreement with less than two weeks before the deadline to do so. Roughly 50 players met Wednesday night in Chicago...

Sep 04, 2019

Rebecca Lee-Bentham to play against men in Mackenzie Tour event in Montreal

Coming off a three-year break from elite competition, Rebecca Lee-Bentham is finding ways to keep golf interesting. She'll be the only woman in the field when the Mackenzie Investments Open tees ...

Sep 04, 2019

Argos general manager Jim Popp not looking to shuffle CFL team's roster

TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts are in the East Division basement, but GM Jim Popp isn't looking to shuffle his roster. Toronto (1-9) has dropped three straight to stand fourth in the East Division, f...

Sep 04, 2019

Camargo, Donaldson hit HRs as Braves beat Blue Jays 6-3

ATLANTA - With Bobby Cox in the house, the Atlanta Braves found instant extra motivation. Josh Donaldson and Johan Camargo hit two-run homers and Mike Soroka snapped a streak of eight starts without a...

Sep 04, 2019

Ticats post second-half rally to register Labour Day victory over Argos

HAMILTON - First Dane Evans and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats stopped beating themselves, then they continued their Labour Day domination of the Toronto Argonauts. Evans completed 19-of-20 second-half ...

Sep 04, 2019

Bencic beats Vekic to move into US Open semifinals

NEW YORK - Belinda Bencic wore down Donna Vekic and advanced to her first Grand Slam semifinal with a 7-6 (5), 6-3 victory Wednesday at the U.S. Open. Coming off her upset of top-ranked Naomi Osaka in...

Sep 04, 2019