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Toronto FC captain Jonathan Osorio says MLS team has to improve in all areas

Captain Jonathan Osorio didn't mince words when asked what areas Toronto FC needs to get better in this season. "We need to improve everywhere," he said at MLS Media Day in Miami on Thursday. "It's th...

Jan 09, 2025

Valour FC coach/GM Phillip Dos Santos returns on one-year contract

WINNIPEG - Valour FC head coach and general manager Phillip Dos Santos will return to the club on a one-year contract, the Canadian Premier League team said Thursday. The club finished last in the eig...

Jan 09, 2025

In The Rings: Curling teams not afraid to make roster changes late in quadrennial

The mid-season departure of Karlee Burgess from Team Chelsea Carey to fill an opening on Team Kerri Einarson was just the latest example of an unusual curling roster change late in the quadrennial. So...

Jan 09, 2025

Hamilton Tiger-Cats release veteran running back Butler ahead of CFL free agency

HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have given James Butler a head start on CFL free agency. The Ticats released the veteran running back Thursday. Butler, 29, was slated to become a free agent Feb. 11...

Jan 09, 2025

Saskatchewan Roughriders sign linebacker A.J. Allen to one-year contract extension

REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Canadian linebacker A.J. Allen to a one-year contract extension, the CFL team said Thursday. The 26-year-old native of Burlington, Ont., finished tied...

Jan 09, 2025

NBA postpones game between Lakers and Hornets due to wildfires in Los Angeles area

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The NBA postponed the Los Angeles Lakers' home game against the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday with several massive wildfires burning across the greater Los Angeles area. It is the s...

Jan 09, 2025

Canada soccer coach Marsch hopeful future funds will be available for a January camp

Canada coach Jesse Marsch says he hopes to hold a January camp in the future after plans for such a gathering this year had to be scrapped. "We tried to have a January camp. The stark reality is just ...

Jan 09, 2025

Rick Campbell returns to Ottawa Redblacks as special-teams co-ordinator

OTTAWA - Rick Campbell is back with the Ottawa Redblacks. Campbell was named Ottawa's special-teams co-ordinator Thursday. He served as the Redblacks first head coach from 2014-19, leading the franchi...

Jan 09, 2025

Vancouver Rise add veteran NWSL midfielder Nikki Stanton to inaugural roster

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Rise continue to build out their roster ahead of the inaugural National Super League season, signing veteran midfielder Nikki Stanton on Thursday. Stanton joins the Rise foll...

Jan 09, 2025

Striking ski patrollers at the biggest US resort return to work claiming victory

Two hundred Utah ski patrollers returned to work Thursday after voting to accept a new labor contract and end a nearly two-week strike that closed many trails and caused long lift lines at the ones th...

Jan 09, 2025