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Canada's Thompson victorious in ski cross World Cup opener, Drury wins bronze

VAL THORENS - Canada's Marielle Thompson raced to a gold medal at the opening event of the World Cup ski cross season. Thompson, who won the women's ski cross Crystal Globe as the overall winner last ...

Dec 12, 2024

Canadian flyweight Jamey-Lyn Horth wastes little time getting back in the UFC cage

Canadian flyweight Jamey-Lyn Horth waited 11 months for her last UFC fight. This time it's taken just six weeks to get back into the cage. The 34-year-old from Squamish, B.C., looks for her third win ...

Dec 12, 2024

Wander Franco's sex abuse trial has been postponed 5 months

PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) - The trial against Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who has been charged with sexually abusing a minor, sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor...

Dec 12, 2024

Wander Franco's sex abuse trial has been postponed 5 months

PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) - The trial against Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who has been charged with sexually abusing a minor, sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor...

Dec 12, 2024

In The Rings: New hammer rule to be tested at next Grand Slam of Curling event

As far as curling experiments go, a new rule that will be used at the next Grand Slam competition looks like a doozy. Organizers plan to test a setup that will see a team lose hammer after a second co...

Dec 12, 2024

B.C's Kaela Hansen, Emma Regan best friends and now teammates at AFC Toronto

TORONTO - Kaela Hansen and Emma Regan have been friends for ever. Now they are teammates again, this time with AFC Toronto of the new Northern Super League. "We literally started soccer together ... a...

Dec 12, 2024

Prosecutors close rape investigation that Swedish media say focused on Kylian Mbappé

STOCKHOLM (AP) - Swedish prosecutors say they have dropped a rape investigation that was launched in connection with soccer star Kylian Mbapp's visit to Stockholm in October. In a statement, lead inve...

Dec 12, 2024

Drake Batherson's natural hat trick spurs Senators to 5-1 romp over Ducks

OTTAWA - Drake Batherson received a text from his father just over two weeks ago telling him his next goal would be the 100th of his N-H-L career. The Ottawa Senators forward tried not to think about ...

Dec 11, 2024

Busy San Diego FC adds to its roster through MLS expansion draft and trades

San Diego FC selected fullback/midfielder Jasper Lffelsend from the Colorado Rapids with the first pick in Major League Soccer's expansion draft Wednesday. San Diego then took midfielder Heine Gikling...

Dec 11, 2024

Fox leads Rangers to 3-2 victory over Sabres

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Adam Fox had a goal and two assist and the New York Rangers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Wednesday night. Mika Zibanejad got his 300th career goal and Reilly Smith also scored f...

Dec 11, 2024