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Decision Day puts RSL, Minnesota and Orlando in MLS playoffs
With a number of playoff spots still up for grabs on the final day of Major League Soccer's regular season, bedlam reigned Sunday as teams scrambled to make the postseason. Known traditionally as Deci...
Oct 09, 2022

Lightning suspend defenceman Cole pending investigation
The Tampa Bay Lightning suspended defenceman Ian Cole pending an investigation into allegations made on social media that he sexually abused a woman when she was a minor. The Lightning said Sunday nig...
Oct 09, 2022

DeRozan leads Bulls in 115-98 pre-season win over Raptors
TORONTO - Former Toronto Raptors standout DeMar DeRozan scored 21 points in 27 minutes to push the Chicago Bulls past his former team 115-98 on Sunday. In their only NBA pre-season game at Scotiabank ...
Oct 09, 2022

Vancouver misses MLS playoffs with 2-0 loss to Minnesota
SAINT PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Franco Fragapane scored early in the first half, Jonathan Gonzlez added an insurance goal in the second and Minnesota United defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-0 on Sunday to ...
Oct 09, 2022

'There's no more excuses': Playoffs a must for Vancouver Canucks this season
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks believe making the playoffs isn't simply possible this season - it's imperative. The club finished five points shy of a playoff spot with a 40-30-12 record last seaso...
Oct 09, 2022

Historic drought behind B.C. wildfires, salmon die-off could continue, experts say
VANCOUVER - Thousands of dead fish, a prolonged wildfire season and intense water shortages leading to ice rink closures are all symptoms of record-setting drought in parts of British Columbia. The Lo...
Oct 09, 2022

Blue Jays left to reflect after Game 2 collapse ends brief playoff appearance
TORONTO - As far as gut-punch playoff losses go, this one hurt more than most for the Toronto Blue Jays. With a seven-run lead and support from a boisterous sellout crowd, a Game 2 victory seemed like...
Oct 09, 2022

Quick start sends Montreal FC to 3-1 victory over Inter Miami
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Djordje Mihailovic and Lassi Lappalainen scored goals in the first eight minutes and CF Montreal breezed to a 3-1 victory over Inter Miami in a regular-season finale on Su...
Oct 09, 2022

Toronto FC's disappointing MLS season ends in Philadelphia with a fifth straight loss
CHESTER, Pa. - Toronto FC's MLS campaign ended in a dismal 4-0 loss to the Philadelphia Union on Sunday for a fifth straight defeat that signals more work is needed on a roster that was almost complet...
Oct 09, 2022

Canada's Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard earns world judo silver
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan - Canada's Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard earned a silver medal in the world judo championship Sunday. The 28-year-old from Montreal, who was a bronze medallist in last summer's Olym...
Oct 09, 2022