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Montreal Impact ready for stiff test against defending MLS champs

MONTREAL - Goalkeeper Evan Bush believes the Montreal Impact have yet to realize their full potential. Sitting second in the MLS Eastern Conference, the Impact (9-7-3) could go to the top of...

Jun 28, 2019

IOC to change process of Olympic bid races, host elections

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Olympics hosted in multiple cities or countries. Bidders pro-actively invited. Candidates recommended with possibly no opponents. Radical changes in how and when Olympic hosts ...

Jun 28, 2019

Nova Scotia teen Jacob Shaffelburg impresses in starting debut for TFC

TORONTO - Jacob Shaffelburg's first exposure to the pressure of being a starter for Toronto FC was a bit overwhelming. The Canadian teenager admitted his nerves got the better of him in the ...

Jun 28, 2019

Canadians on court: Auger-Aliassime, Pospisil square off at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England - Felix Auger-Aliassime will face Vasek Pospisil in an all-Canadian first-round match at Wimbledon. In Friday's draw, the No. 19-seeded Auger-Aliassime of Montreal was placed agains...

Jun 28, 2019

Desert Ride looking to end Sam-Son Farm's drought in Queen's Plate

TORONTO - Steve Bahen and Desert Ride face a formidable challenge in returning Sam-Son Farm to the winner's circle at the $1-million Queen's Plate. The Woodbine Oaks champion will be the lone fil...

Jun 28, 2019

At The Turn: Practice, persistence pays off in golf's Parkinson Project

CHATSWORTH, Ont. - Seeking solace in enormous homemade cheeseburgers, coolers of cold beer and handfuls of Advil, eight old friends were nursing their wounds from the day's 36-hole marathon,...

Jun 28, 2019

Resilient Vancouver Whitecaps searching for rare road win in Seattle

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have shown they can rally, completing last-minute come backs to snatch points from opponents multiple times this season. Now the squad needs to prove they can ...

Jun 28, 2019

Whitehead catches two touchdowns to lead Blue Bombers past Eskimos 28-21

WINNIPEG - Lucky Whitehead caught a pair of touchdowns to help the Winnipeg Blue Bombers win their first home-opener in five seasons with a 28-21 victory over the Edmonton Eskimos on Thursday. Matt Ni...

Jun 27, 2019

Yanks open with 2 HR, set MLB mark in 4-3 win over Blue Jays

NEW YORK - Aaron Judge and his teammates were joking about which one of them would hit the home run that gave the New York Yankees a major league-record 28 straight games with a long ball. The 6-foot-...

Jun 27, 2019

Toronto defends how sick baby was helped at Raptors parade, infant later died

TORONTO - The City of Toronto is defending how police and paramedics dealt with a sick baby in the massive crowd that turned out for the Raptors NBA championship victory parade earlier this month...

Jun 27, 2019