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Vancouver Whitecaps kick off final stretch of MLS season with visit to Austin FC

VANCOUVER - A trip back to Austin, Texas, has Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Ali Ahmed in a reflective state of mind. It's been more than two years since the 23-year-old Canadian made his Major League...

Aug 30, 2024

'Devastating loss': Hockey world mourns deaths of Johnny, Matthew Gaudreau

Fans, friends and athletes from the hockey world and beyond joined in an outpouring of love and sorrow for the family of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau. NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew...

Aug 30, 2024

CFL commissioner Ambrosie holding Argos' QB Kelly to the promise he made to him

TORONTO - It's been called a last-chance agreement but Randy Ambrosie sees the CFL's reinstatement of Chad Kelly as the league holding the Toronto Argonauts quarterback accountable for a promise he ma...

Aug 30, 2024

Labour Day a special time of the season for CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie

Labour Day will forever be special for CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie. Traditionally, it has kicked off the unofficial start of the second half of the league's regular season, a time when games becom...

Aug 30, 2024

Slumping Lions strive to snap skid against Redblacks in Victoria

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions are once again looking to turn their fortunes around. This time, though, the quest will take place in a unique locale as the Lions (5-6) host the Ottawa Redblacks in Victori...

Aug 30, 2024

Canada's Keely Shaw claims Paralympic track cycling bronze

PARIS - Keely Shaw has won a track cycling bronze medal at the Paralympic Games. The 30-year-old from Midale, Sask., repeated her podium result from Tokyo three years ago when she was also third in th...

Aug 30, 2024

Former Flames star Gaudreau and his brother die after being hit by a car

NHL player Johnny Gaudreau, who starred over eight seasons with the Calgary Flames before joining the Columbus Blue Jackets, was killed Thursday night when he was hit by a car while riding a bicycle i...

Aug 30, 2024

US Open: Carlos Alcaraz's 15-match Grand Slam win streak ends in loss to Botic van de Zandschulp

NEW YORK (AP) - Carlos Alcaraz's 15-match Grand Slam unbeaten run ended at the U.S. Open with a sloppy 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 loss to 74th-ranked Botic van de Zandschulp in the second round on Thursday night. ...

Aug 29, 2024

Bowden Francis takes no-hitter into 6th, Blue Jays beat Red Sox 2-0

BOSTON (AP) - Bowden Francis took a no-hitter into the sixth and left after allowing just one hit in seven innings, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 2-0 on Thursday night. Francis (8-...

Aug 29, 2024

Marina Alex plays bogey-free at TPC Boston and leads the inaugural FM Championship

NORTON, Mass. (AP) - Marina Alex found the TPC Boston much more to her liking by playing bogey-free for a 4-under 68, giving her a one-shot lead Thursday in the inaugural FM Championship. Former U.S. ...

Aug 29, 2024