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'I want to win': Desharnais brings size, grit to Vancouver Canucks' blue line

VANCOUVER - Before he put pen to paper on a contract with a new NHL team on Monday, Vincent Desharnais received a phone call. On the line were Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet and assistant b...

Jul 03, 2024

Senators sign defenceman Matthew Andonovski to a three-year, entry-level contract

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Matthew Andonovski to a three-year, entry-level contract, the NHL club announced Wednesday. The 19-year-old from Markham, Ont., spent the past three...

Jul 03, 2024

Patterson to make first CFL start when Riders host Argonauts

It will now be up to Shea Patterson to keep the Saskatchewan Roughriders on their winning path. Patterson makes his first career CFL start Thursday night when Saskatchewan (3-0) hosts the Toronto Argo...

Jul 03, 2024

Vancouver's 'Phil Wizard' first-ever breaker named to Canada's Olympic team

TORONTO - Philip Kim, who competes as "B-Boy Phil Wizard," is set to make Canadian sports history this summer as the country's first-ever Olympic breaking athlete. Canada DanceSport, Breaking Canada a...

Jul 03, 2024

Andreescu through to third round at Wimbledon with win over Novoska

LONDON - Canada's Bianca Andreescu advanced to the third round at Wimbledon with a 6-3, 7-6 (5) win over 26th-seed Linda Novoska of Czechia on Wednesday. Andreescu won on her first match point, scorin...

Jul 03, 2024

NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs affiliate with ECHL's Cincinnati Cyclones

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have agreed to an affiliation with the ECHL's Cincinnati Cyclones beginning next season. The Cyclones replace the Newfoundland Growlers, who ceased operations before ...

Jul 03, 2024

Cavendish breaks Merckx’s record for most career Tour de France stage wins with his 35th victory

SAINT-VULBAS, France (AP) - Mark Cavendish broke Eddy Merckx's long-standing record for most career Tour de France stage wins with his 35th victory on Wednesday. The 39-year-old Cavendish sprinted for...

Jul 03, 2024

Canada draws on Major League Rugby talent for game against touring Scotland

Flanker Lucas Rumball will lead a Canada team drawing almost exclusively on Major League Rugby talent on Saturday in Ottawa against sixth-ranked Scotland. Canada's matchday 23 features 15 MLR players ...

Jul 03, 2024

LeBron James agrees to a 2-year extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, AP source says

LeBron James is making it official: He's coming back for a record-tying 22nd season in the NBA, one where the league's all-time scoring leader could share the floor with his son Bronny as teammates wi...

Jul 03, 2024

Spencer Horwitz, George Springer homer as Blue Jays hold on for 7-6 win over Astros

TORONTO - Spencer Horwitz had a solo shot and George Springer followed that with a three-run homer as the Toronto Blue Jays held on for a 7-6 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday. Justin Turner drov...

Jul 02, 2024