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NHL, NHLPA, IOC and IIHF finalize agreement for players to participate in 2026 Olympics

ZURICH (AP) - The NHL, NHLPA and international officials on Wednesday finalized a long-ago agreed-to deal to send players to the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics. The league, union, International Ice Hocke...

Jul 02, 2025

Wimbledon: No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka avoids the kind of upset that has happened a lot this year

LONDON (AP) - Aryna Sabalenka was just two points from dropping the opening set of her second-round Wimbledon match three times on Wednesday before asserting herself for a 7-6 (4), 6-4 victory over Ma...

Jul 02, 2025

Wimbledon: No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz avoid the sort of upsets that keep happening

LONDON (AP) - Aryna Sabalenka was just two points from dropping the opening set of her second-round Wimbledon match three times on Wednesday before asserting herself for a 7-6 (4), 6-4 victory over Ma...

Jul 02, 2025

Edmonton Oilers add forward Curtis Lazar in free agency

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers signed forward Curtis Lazar to a one-year contract worth US$775,000 on Wednesday. The 30-year-old from Salmon Arm, B.C., has registered 47 goals and 78 assists for 125 p...

Jul 02, 2025

CFL commissioner takes notes from 'fantastic' Bombers atmosphere on league-wide tour

WINNIPEG - Stewart Johnston didn't even need to watch a down of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers game last week to be "blown away" by the experience. The CFL's new commissioner saw team billboards on his dri...

Jul 02, 2025

Winnipeg Jets sign five depth players on second day of NHL free agency

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets made a series of moves around the edges of their roster Wednesday, signing five players to identical one-year, two-way contracts worth US$775,000 in the NHL. The club inke...

Jul 02, 2025

Alberta women buck tradition and blaze their own trail in ranch bronc riding

CALGARY - Sophia Bunney launched the first time she tried ranch bronc riding, landing "quite a ways away from the horse." "I'm very stubborn and I don't like being defeated," said the 18-year-old from...

Jul 02, 2025

Sinner, Alcaraz headline entry list for National Bank Open in Toronto

TORONTO - Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz highlight a strong entry list at this summer's National Bank Open men's tournament in Toronto. The world No. 1 and No. 2 will hit the court at Sobeys Stadium...

Jul 02, 2025

Toronto Raptors re-sign veteran guard Garrett Temple

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have re-signed veteran guard Garrett Temple. The Raptors announced the move Wednesday, but did not reveal any terms of the deal. Temple will play his third campaign in To...

Jul 02, 2025

Canada's Fernandez falls to Germany's Siegemund in second round at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON - Canada's Leylah Fernandez made an early exit from Wimbledon on Wednesday, falling 6-2, 6-3 in second-round play to unseeded Laura Siegemund of Germany. The 29th seed from of Laval, Que., s...

Jul 02, 2025