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Leafs get serious about Stanley Cup contention in signing Patrick Marleau
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs showed they were serious about Stanley Cup contention right now in poaching Patrick Marleau from the San Jose Sharks. Marleau joined the Leafs on a three-year deal Su...
Jul 02, 2017
Raptors' all-star point guard Lowry staying "home," will re-sign with Toronto
TORONTO - When Kyle Lowry pondered all of his basketball options, he says he kept coming back to the same place - Toronto. The three-time all-star point guard is re-signing with the Raptors, announcin...
Jul 02, 2017
Black activists hold protest in response to fatal police shooting in Montreal
MONTREAL - Police should have no role in responding to mental health crises, activist groups said in response to last week last week’s police shooting of a Montreal man. About 200 people, includ...
Jul 02, 2017
Forward Luke Gazdic signs one-year, two-way deal with Calgary Flames
CALGARY - Forward Luke Gazdic signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Calgary Flames on Sunday. Gazdic split last season between the New Jersey Devils and their American Hockey League affiliate i...
Jul 02, 2017
Beantown Beatdown: Boston's Betts burns Biagini and Blue Jays in 15-1 blowout
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays were hoping to close out their homestand with a win Sunday to restore some optimism as they embark on the second half of the season. Instead, a blowout loss to the divi...
Jul 02, 2017
Vidal says beating Germany would make Chile world's best
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Arturo Vidal and Chile want to be the unofficial world champions. It may be only the Confederations Cup on the line when Chile faces Germany in Sunday’s final, but the c...
Jul 02, 2017
Kittel Tour win in Germany contrasts with cycling dirty past
LIEGE, Belgium - The thriving current state of German cycling stood out in sharp contrast to the sport’s dirty past during the second stage of the Tour de France on Sunday. As Marcel Kittel rode...
Jul 02, 2017
Pope reverses Vatican stand on British sick baby case
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis is calling for the parents of a terminally ill British baby to be allowed to do everything possible to treat their child. A Vatican statement Sunday shifted the Holy See...
Jul 02, 2017
Carey Price plans to retire with the Canadiens thanks to new eight-year deal
MONTREAL - Carey Price never wants to wear another hockey jersey other than Montreal’s red, white and blue. The Montreal Canadiens signed Price to an eight-year contact extension that reportedly...
Jul 02, 2017
Trump criticized by media organizations over tweeted video
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. - In his latest jab at the media, President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted a mock video that shows him pummeling a man in a business suit - his face obscured by the CNN logo - outsid...
Jul 02, 2017