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Mannone has 7th shutout, Minnesota ties Vancouver 0-0
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Vito Mannone had five saves for his seventh shutout of the season to help Minnesota United hold on for a scoreless draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night. Maxime Crpeau ...
Jul 27, 2019
Altidore goal gives Toronto FC a 2-1 win over expansion FC Cincinnati
TORONTO - Jozy Altidore scored for the fourth straight game as Toronto FC defeated FC Cincinnati 2-1, Saturday, heaping a little more misery on the expansion MLS side. With Toronto up 1-0 at the half,...
Jul 27, 2019
Halifax's Gavin Tucker wins first UFC bout since his 2017 loss in Edmonton
EDMONTON - Halifax fighter Gavin Tucker exorcised some demons from a hellacious beating in 2017 with his first MMA win in two years at UFC 240 Saturday. Tucker, 33, won by submission ov...
Jul 27, 2019
Transportation Safety Board sends investigators to assess B.C. seaplane crash
VANCOUVER - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is sending a team of investigators to the scene of a seaplane accident that killed four people and left five injured on a remote, uninhabited...
Jul 27, 2019
William Powell scores three TDs as Roughriders trounced Lions 45-18
VANCOUVER - A trio of touchdowns from William Powell helped the Saskatchewan Riders to a 45-18 win over the listless B.C. Lions on Saturday. The Riders (3-3) dominated the game from the outset, w...
Jul 27, 2019
Ahmed, Knight continue to push the distance pace, going 1-2 in men's 5,000
MONTREAL - Mohammed Ahmed powered around the final 400 metres, Justyn Knight hot on his heels. It's become a familiar sight in Canadian men's distance running. Ahmed won the men's 5,000 metr...
Jul 27, 2019
Lassi Lappalainen scores twice in MLS debut, Impact beat Union 4-0
MONTREAL - Lassi Lappalainen, in his Major League Soccer debut, and Orji Okwonkwo each scored twice to give the Montreal Impact a commanding 4-0 victory over the first-place Philadelphia Union on Satu...
Jul 27, 2019
Paredes hits last-second field goal to lift Stampeders over Redblacks
OTTAWA - Redblacks coach Rick Campbell made a tough play call Thursday night, and the Calgary Stampeders made him pay for it. Rene Paredes kicked a 31-yard field goal as time expired to give Calgary a...
Jul 27, 2019
McBride wins men's 800, Kelly upsets new mom Bishop-Nriagu to win women's 800
MONTREAL - Brandon McBride, his coach Kurt Downes, and sports psychologist Penny Werthner sat down before Saturday's 800-metre final to map out a race plan. "The original plan was to take (the lead) a...
Jul 27, 2019
Canadian AJ Assadian takes bronze in new taekwondo event at Pan Ams
LIMA, Peru - Canada's AJ Assadian helped make history on Saturday at the Pan American Games. The Toronto taekwondo athlete captured bronze in the men's individual poomsae as the event made its debut a...
Jul 27, 2019