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Toronto Marlies sign North Bay Battalion star Justin Brazeau

TORONTO - The Toronto Marlies have signed the second-leading scorer in the Ontario Hockey League this season. North Bay Battalion overage winger Justin Brazeau inked a two-year American Hockey League ...

Apr 04, 2019

Canada's Koe beats American Shuster 6-3 at world men's curling championship

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - American skip John Shuster buried a draw to put the pressure on Canada's Kevin Koe in the ninth end of their game at the world men's curling championship on Thursday. There was jus...

Apr 04, 2019

Blue Jays deal veteran outfielder Kevin Pillar to San Francisco Giants

TORONTO - Emotions ran high Tuesday as the business of baseball resulted in a popular piece of the Blue Jays locker room being removed. Toronto continued its radical roster makeover, sending vete...

Apr 04, 2019

Six-time all-star and 2011 Grey Cup champion Jovan Olafioye retires

VANCOUVER - Veteran B.C. Lions offensive lineman Jovan Olafioye, a Grey Cup champion and a six-time CFL all-star, has announced his retirement from the league. The Detroit native spent most of his CFL...

Apr 04, 2019

Canada opens women's world hockey championship with 6-0 win over Switzerland

ESPOO, Finland - Emily Clark scored a pair of goals for Canada in a 6-0 win over Switzerland to open the women's world hockey championship Thursday. Natalie Spooner had a goal and an assist ...

Apr 04, 2019

University of Guelph study proves NBA player salaries affect playing time

Watching the NBA playoffs, Alexander Hinton had the same frustration a lot of fans do: the coach of his favourite team was keeping big-name players on the floor and unheralded bench players with a hot...

Apr 04, 2019

Veteran Canadian hooker Ray Barkwill retires due to medical reasons

Veteran Canada hooker Ray Barkwill, who had hoped to make a second Rugby World Cup appearance this fall at age 39, has announced his retirement due to medical reasons. Barkwill suffered a brachial ple...

Apr 04, 2019

Rookies send Anaheim Ducks past playoff-bound Flames, 3-1

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Rookies Sam Steel and Max Jones scored first-period goals and the Anaheim Ducks continued their strong finish to a lost season with a 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday...

Apr 03, 2019

Marchessault's goal leads Golden Knights over Oilers 3-1

LAS VEGAS - Don't tell Vegas coach Gerard Gallant the rest of the regular season is meaningless. Though the Golden Knights already became the seventh NHL team to make the playoffs in each of its first...

Apr 03, 2019

Hayes scores in OT to lift Jets over Blackhawks, 4-3

CHICAGO - Kevin Hayes and the Winnipeg Jets eventually got the two points they desperately needed. Hayes scored at 3:38 of overtime as Winnipeg defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Monday night to s...

Apr 03, 2019