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Raonic to replace Auger-Aliassime on Canadian team at Davis Cup Final 8 next month

TORONTO - Milos Raonic will replace Felix Auger-Aliassime on the Canadian team at the Davis Cup Final 8 next month. Tennis Canada says Auger-Aliassime, from Montreal, plans to recover from the season ...

Oct 08, 2024

The Yukon's remote fresh waters are producing NHL-caliber talent in Dylan Cozens and Gavin McKenna

WHITEHORSE, Yukon (AP) - Buffalo Sabres center Dylan Cozens had just finished a grueling summer off-ice session when he and trainer Ben McPherson drove out into the Yukon wilderness to go fishing. "I ...

Oct 08, 2024

Muggers ripped watch off Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler's arm, police say

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Thieves surrounded Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler last month outside a horse racing track in a Los Angeles suburb and ripped an expensive watch off his arm, pol...

Oct 08, 2024

RJ Barrett out for rest of Raptors pre-season with sprained right shoulder

TORONTO - RJ Barrett will miss the rest of the Toronto Raptors' pre-season with an injury. Barrett left Sunday's 125-98 pre-season victory over the Washington Wizards in the second quarter with a righ...

Oct 08, 2024

Nichols, Rourke named CFL's top offensive and defensive performers

TORONTO - Deatrick Nichols of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Nathan Rourke of the B.C. Lions were named the CFL's top performers Tuesday. Nichols, a veteran defensive back, earned top defensive honours...

Oct 08, 2024

Wallace scores OT winner to lift United States to 2-1 win over Canada at IPH Cup

OSTRAVA - Jack Wallace scored 19 seconds into the overtime session to give the United States a 2-1 win over Canada at the IPH Cup para hockey tournament on Tuesday. Declan Farmer left a drop pass for ...

Oct 08, 2024

Ottawa Redblacks sign veteran kicker Ward to three-year contract extension

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks signed veteran Canadian kicker Lewis Ward to a three-year contract extension Tuesday. Ward, 32, is in his sixth season with Ottawa. The five-foot-seven, 176-pound kicker ...

Oct 08, 2024

Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a championship, dies at 83

BOSTON (AP) - Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban with a horseshoe mustache and mesmerizing windup who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a World Series championship and himself to the doorstep of the ...

Oct 08, 2024

Jets fire coach Robert Saleh after a 2-3 start to the season, AP source says

The New York Jets have fired coach Robert Saleh after the team's 2-3 start in his fourth season, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. Saleh was 20-36 as coach of the Jets, wh...

Oct 08, 2024

Canadian rider Pier-Andre Cote moves up, joins Israel-Premier Tech's pro team

Pier-Andre Cote is stepping up from the Israel-Premier Tech academy, becoming the sixth Canadian on the pro cycling team. The 27-year-old from Gaspe, Que., will join the Israel-Premier Tech pro team i...

Oct 08, 2024