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Toronto Wolfpack look to end regular season on a win as promotion playoffs loom

TORONTO - With 20 straight wins under their belt, there is little drama for the Toronto Wolfpack as the Betfred Championship regular season wraps up this weekend. The transatlantic rugby league t...

Sep 06, 2019

Struggling Redblacks look to turn struggling season around against Argos

OTTAWA - With eight games remaining, the struggling Ottawa Redblacks know time is running short to turn the season around and make a run at the playoffs. Coming off a bye week, the Redblacks (3-7) see...

Sep 06, 2019

Canadian athletes cheering on Andreescu as teen prepares for U.S. Open final

Kia Nurse hasn't had to leave her New York apartment to find top-notch entertainment this week. The Canadian basketball star, who plays for the New York Liberty of the WNBA, has found herself glued to...

Sep 06, 2019

Toronto FC looks to climb the standings at expense of lowly FC Cincinnati

It's a new locale but the same old story for Toronto FC this weekend. Greg Vanney's team visits FC Cincinnati (5-20-3) for the first time Saturday, looking for points and some separatio...

Sep 06, 2019

Canada looks to get back on track against Cuba in CONCACAF Nations League play

TORONTO - John Herdman is the seventh coach that goalkeeper Milan Borjan has worked under since his 2011 senior debut with Canada. The 31-year-old Red Star Belgrade 'keeper remains an unabas...

Sep 06, 2019

Canadian Andreescu beats Mertens, advances to US Open semifinals

NEW YORK - Bianca Andreescu, the Canadian comeback kid, was at it again Wednesday night. And it earned her a spot in the U.S. Open women's singles semifinals. The 19-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., p...

Sep 06, 2019

Sharks sign 40-year-old Joe Thornton to 1-year, $2M deal

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Joe Thornton is coming back for another season at age 40, signing a one-year, $2 million contract with the San Jose Sharks on Friday after briefly contemplating retirement at the en...

Sep 06, 2019

Hamilton's Evans and Addison, Toronto's Walker named top performers for Week 12

TORONTO - Hamilton quarterback Dane Evans and wide receiver Bralon Addison and Toronto wide receiver Derel Walker are the CFL top performers for Week 12. Evans completed 31-of-37 passes (83.8 per...

Sep 06, 2019

Cowboys, Elliott agree on $90 million deal that ends holdout

FRISCO, Texas - Ezekiel Elliott was finishing the early stretching at the first practice since ending his long holdout with the Dallas Cowboys when the star running back was called to the front of the...

Sep 06, 2019

Late arrivals Klassen, Morgan cherishing the chance to play for Canada

SHANGHAI - Owen Klassen had just touched down in Belgium and was going through the entrance protocol with his new pro team when he got the call from Canada. Toronto Raptors forward Chris Boucher had j...

Sep 06, 2019