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Cooper Gallant, Jeff Gustafson both anxious for start of 2024 Elite Series season

Fishing for a living hasn't grown old for Cooper Gallant. The Bowmanville, Ont., native begins his second Elite Series campaign Thursday in the season-opening tournament at Toledo Bend Reservoir. Gall...

Feb 21, 2024

Sturmay qualifies for Tournament of Hearts playoff with extra-end win over McCarville

CALGARY - Alberta's Selena Sturmay improved to 6-0 and clinched a playoff spot at the Canadian women's curling championship with a 10-9 extra-end win over Northern Ontario's Krista McCarville in Wedne...

Feb 21, 2024

Many players from the 2022 Beijing Olympics are making an impact in the NHL

Just two years ago, hockey at the 2022 Beijing Olympics went ahead without NHL players because of COVID-19 pandemic-related scheduling issues. "Gosh, that feels like so long ago," said Matthew Knies, ...

Feb 21, 2024

The stretch run of the NBA season has arrived. It's time for the playoff push

There's no NBA player who is a bigger fan of harness racing than Denver's Nikola Jokic. He owns horses, goes to tracks whenever he can and even accepted one of his MVP awards while riding around at hi...

Feb 21, 2024

Raptors get pep talk from Canadian MMA legend Georges St-Pierre

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors want to make sure they fight until the end of the NBA season, so they brought in MMA great Georges St-Pierre to give them a pep talk. St-Pierre spoke to the team for 30 m...

Feb 21, 2024

Canadian wingback Mo Farsi signs contract extension with Columbus Crew

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Crew have signed Canadian wingback Mohamed Farsi to a contract extension through the 2027 season with a club option for 2028. The 24-year-old from Montreal, who started t...

Feb 21, 2024

Toronto FC adds international spot via allocation money trade with CF Montreal

Toronto FC acquired an international roster slot for this season from CF Montreal on Wednesday in exchange for US$175,000 in general allocation money. TFC, which acquired Irish defender Kevin Long thi...

Feb 21, 2024

B.C. Lions sign veteran starter Vernon Adams Jr. to contract extension

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions signed starter Vernon Adams Jr. to a contract extension Wednesday that will keep him with the CFL club through the 2026 season. Adams, 31, was slated to become a free agent ...

Feb 21, 2024

Dabrowski, Routliffe advance to women's doubles quarterfinals in Dubai

DUBAI CITY, United Arab Emirates - The second-seeded team of Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe advanced to the women's doubles quarterfinals of the Dubai Tennis Championship...

Feb 21, 2024

Just 23 per cent of Proline bettors predicted Eastern Conference's NBA all-star win

Most Proline bettors didn't see the Eastern Conference winning the NBA's annual all-star game. The East defeated the Western Conference 211-186 on Sunday, the first time one team has cracked the 200-p...

Feb 21, 2024