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BARCELONA, Spain - Facing its toughest opponent of the season, Barcelona once again turned to Lionel Messi to move the team within one step of reaching its first Champions League final in four seasons...
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It’s not that Michael Gligic doesn’t care about his results anymore. He’s just learned to keep golf in its proper perspective, helping him relax on the course. That laid-back approac...
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OTTAWA - The commissioner of the National Hockey League hit back Wednesday at the notion of banning any kind of head contact in hockey, telling a parliamentary panel that such a rule would be impossib...
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Canada’s sport and science minister was critical of an international decision that will force female athletes with unusually high levels of testosterone to medicate themselves to compete. The Co...
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TORONTO - Pascal Siakam walked into Paul Weir’s coaching office at New Mexico State one day and asked to borrow a book on basketball. It was a moment that spoke volumes about just how raw the sc...
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Montreal Canadiens winger Jonathan Drouin has undergone surgery for a “previously fractured nose,” the club announced Wednesday. The team added the procedure performed Tuesday was “m...
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Zach Wilkinson’s life is going to change immensely this week. On Thursday, the towering Northern Colorado offensive lineman is expected to be a first-round selection in the CFL Canadian college ...
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TORONTO - It’s a career first that Jim Popp would rather not have. On Thursday night, the Toronto Argonauts general manager will make the opening selection of the CFL draft for the first time in...
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Ian Millar promised his wife Lynn on several occasions that he would retire when show jumping was no longer fun. Millar kept his promise to his late wife on Wednesday afternoon, ending an illustrious ...
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The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies and Halifax Mooseheads will play for a national championship later this month. What remains uncertain is who will enter the Memorial Cup as the Quebec Major Junior Hockey Lea...
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