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Vancouver Canucks sign winger Justin Bailey

VANCOUVER - Winger Justin Bailey has signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Vancouver Canucks. The 24-year-old native of Buffalo, N.Y. split the 2018-19 season between two American Hockey League...

Jul 04, 2019

Dutch star Arjen Robben announces retirement from soccer

AMSTERDAM - Former Bayern Munich and Netherlands forward Arjen Robben has announced his retirement from soccer. The 35-year-old Robben, who was thought to be looking for a new club after playing his l...

Jul 04, 2019

Blues coach Craig Berube brings Stanley Cup home to hamlet of Calahoo, Alberta

CALAHOO, Alta. - The tiny Alberta hamlet of Calahoo, population 85, ballooned to more than 2,000 Tuesday when their favourite son, St. Louis Blues head coach Craig Berube, brought the Stanle...

Jul 04, 2019

Ottawa Senators sign defenceman Christian Wolanin to two-year contract

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Christian Wolanin to a two-year contract. The first year of the contract is a two-way deal with an annual value of US$800,000 in the NHL and $100,00...

Jul 04, 2019

Oilers sign first-round pick Philip Broberg to entry-level contract

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Philip Broberg to an entry-level contract. Broberg was the Oilers' first-round selection, eighth overall, in the 2019 NHL draft. The 18-year-old n...

Jul 04, 2019

Canada's Kelsey Serwa retires from ski cross racing an Olympic champion

Kelsey Serwa is ready for her life's next chapter after a decorated career in ski cross racing. The 29-year-old Olympic champion from Kelowna, B.C., announced her retirement Thursday when she finally ...

Jul 04, 2019

Hurricanes to match Montreal's offer sheet for Aho

RALEIGH, N.C. - The Carolina Hurricanes say they are keeping star forward Sebastian Aho and will match the US$42 million offer sheet the Montreal Canadiens tendered him. General manager Don Waddell an...

Jul 04, 2019

Preparing the brain for the bull, riders say don't think about it

CALGARY - Garrett Green found good advice for riding a bull in the book "The Inner Game of Tennis". Preparing to board a three-quarter ton mass of muscle, horn and unpredictability named "Fi...

Jul 04, 2019

Eugenie Bouchard's losing streak hits six matches after Wimbledon setback

WIMBLEDON, England - Two of the biggest names in Canadian tennis remain locked in slumps after being bounced in the first round of Wimbledon on Tuesday. Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., and Eu...

Jul 04, 2019

Alaine Chartrand won't compete at start of next figure skating season

OTTAWA - Two-time Canadian figure skating champion Alaine Chartrand will not compete in the 2019-20 Grand Prix and Challenger series events. Skate Canada announced Thursday that the 23-year-old from P...

Jul 04, 2019