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Third period effort leads Canada over U.S. in Rivalry Series win, ties series

REGINA - Goals from Natalie Spooner, Emily Clark and Sarah Nurse in the third period, along with 27 saves from Emerance Maschmeyer, gave Canada a 3-0 victory over the United States in Game 6 of the Ri...

Feb 9, 2024

Immanuel Quickley's 25-point performance powers Raptors past Rockets 107-104

TORONTO - Immanuel Quickley dominated with 25 points as the Toronto Raptors held off the Houston Rockets 107-104 on Friday and welcomed back former star Fred VanVleet. RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont.,...

Feb 9, 2024

Canadian Eddie (Spaghetti) Brahimir settles for a majority draw on Power Slap card

LAS VEGAS - Canadian Eddie (Spaghetti) Brahimir and American Branden (The Butcher) Bordeaux settled for a majority draw Friday in their middleweight rematch at "Power Slap 6." The contest at the Duran...

Feb 9, 2024

Coach John Herdman and Toronto FC resume training camp in California

Toronto FC has opened the second phase of its training camp, this time in California with three friendlies in the next week. The squad flew Thursday to Santa Barbara, Calif., where it will play pre-se...

Feb 9, 2024

Bill to help relocate Washington Capitals, Wizards sails through 1st Virginia legislative hearing

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Legislation underpinning a plan to relocate the NBA's Washington Wizards and NHL's Washington Capitals across the Potomac River to northern Virginia easily cleared an early hurdle...

Feb 9, 2024

Canada women lose extra-time heartbreaker to Mexico, miss out on FIFA U-17 World Cup

TOLUCA, Mexico - Canada will miss out on the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup for the first time ever after losing a heartbreaker 2-1 to Mexico following extra time Friday in semifinal play at the CONCACAF...

Feb 9, 2024

Ontario's Dino Rossi steps down from Canada Soccer board of directors

Dino Rossi has resigned from Canada Soccer's board of directors, saying "football doesn't come first at Canada Soccer these days." Rossi, a longtime soccer administrator, was elected to the board repr...

Feb 9, 2024

COC still looks to appeal Russian team figure-skating bronze despite ISU explanation

The Canadian Olympic Committee says it continues to believe Canada's figure skating team deserves the bronze medal from the 2022 Beijing Olympics, and a statement from the International Skating Union ...

Feb 9, 2024

Analysts: Canada could see one-stop shop for sports streaming, but not in near future

While Canadian sports broadcasting powerbrokers have worked together on occasion in the past, it's unlikely they'd follow the path of their counterparts in the United States and team up again in the n...

Feb 9, 2024

American linebacker Micah Awe signs contract extension with Calgary Stampeders

CALGARY - Micah Awe won't be hitting CFL free agency. The veteran American linebacker signed a contract extension with the Calgary Stampeders on Friday. Awe was eligible to become a CFL free agent Tue...

Feb 9, 2024