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NEW YORK - Montreal Impact goalkeeper Evan Bush has been named Major League Soccer’s player of the week. Montreal defeated the visiting Chicago Fire 1-0 Sunday behind a clean sheet performance f...
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CALGARY - As their league sells off trophies and jerseys, the Calgary Inferno’s championship season was recognized Monday with the city’s mayor proclaiming it “Calgary Inferno Day.&#...
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WINNIPEG - The Canadian national men’s basketball team will play host to Nigeria in a pre-World Cup game on Aug. 9 at Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg. The exhibition game will conclude the home team&...
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CALGARY - Toronto Maple Leafs centre John Tavares, Ottawa Senators defenceman Thomas Chabot and Vegas Golden Knights winger Mark Stone highlight Canada’s roster for the 2019 world hockey champio...
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HFX Wanderers FC boasts the biggest name in the Canadian Premier League even if the fame has to be shared. Midfielder Elton John is used to the attention his name brings. “I get that a lot,̶...
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HALIFAX - Football players at Dalhousie University in Halifax are among the first in Canada to start using so-called smart helmets that can detect impacts that could lead to concussions. Each top-of-t...
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NEW YORK - Felipe Lopez somehow forgot what all the attention was like. That would have been impossible to imagine 25 years ago, back when he practically owned magazine covers and newspaper headlines....
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The Ottawa Senators were unable to avoid being the punchline of a joke on Sunday’s Canadian-themed episode of The Simpsons. The episode, titled D’Oh Canada, featured a scene with Lisa Simp...
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - Trailing in the second period and in danger of going down 2-0 in the series, Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar put his three top scorers back on a line together and got the resu...
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Sunday’s Games NHL Playoffs Second Round Carolina 2 New York Islanders 1 (Hurricanes lead series 2-0) Colorado 4 San Jose 3 (Series tied 1-1) — AHL Playoffs First Round (Best-of-five) Chic...
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