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Dimitrov, Raonic win 1st round matches at Brisbane
BRISBANE, Australia - Canada’s Milos Roanic and Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov ensured no slip ups in their final outing of 2018 by having straight set victories in their respective first roun...
Dec 30, 2018
World Junior Roundup: Swiss can't capitalize, fall to Russia 7-4
VANCOUVER - Switzerland had numerous chances to upset Russia at the world juniors and couldn’t get it done. Russia scored four times in the third period to blow the game open after gifting Switz...
Dec 30, 2018
Canada defenceman Jared McIsaac suspended one game for high hit at world juniors
VANCOUVER - Defencemen Jared McIsaac will be sitting out Canada’s final preliminary-round game at the world juniors. The IIHF disciplinary panel handed McIsaac a one-game suspension Sunday for h...
Dec 30, 2018
Bangladesh prime minister denies accusations of rigged vote
DHAKA, Bangladesh - The day after winning a record fourth term in power, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina trumpeted her accomplishments and dismissed opposition claims that the vote was rigged....
Dec 30, 2018
Jets fire coach Todd Bowles after 4 seasons with no playoffs
NEW YORK - Todd Bowles’ tenure with the New York Jets began four years ago with plenty of promise. It ended with too many losses and no playoff appearances. The team announced the long-expected ...
Dec 30, 2018
Third period collapse costly for Rebels in Edmonton
A rough third period proved costly for the Red Deer Rebels as they fell 5-4 to the Edmonton Oil Kings Sunday at Rogers Place. Edmonton pulled three points ahead of the Rebels for first place in the WH...
Dec 30, 2018
Leonard scores 27, Raptors bounce back from ugly start to beat the Bulls 95-89
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors overcame their worst start of the season, and an offence that moved like molasses to beat the Chicago Bulls 95-89 on Sunday. It wasn’t pretty, but it was a win with...
Dec 30, 2018
Mike Taylor, keyboardist for Burlington, Ont.-based Walk off the Earth, dies
BURLINGTON, Ont. - The Burlington, Ont.-based band Walk off the Earth has announced the death of keyboardist and vocalist Mike Taylor. In a post on various social media sites Sunday evening, the band ...
Dec 30, 2018
Kings Volleyball win Christmas Tournament on home court
RDC Kings Volleyball came out on top at their Christmas Tournament at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre. The Kings faced the defending CCAA Champion Titan the Limoilou Sunday afternoon and swept ...
Dec 30, 2018
Optimist Chiefs win pool at Mac's Tournament, will meet Lethbridge in quarterfinals
The Red Deer Optimist Rebels have won their pool and are heading back to the playoffs at the Mac's Tournament in Calgary. Red Deer held on to defeat the Notre Dame Hounds 2-1 on Sunday to finish round...
Dec 30, 2018