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February 15, 2019 - 3:37pm

TORONTO — The Ontario Hockey League has fined the Niagara IceDogs $250,000 and stripped the club of its first-round selections at the 2019 and 2021 OHL Priority drafts for what the league calls a "violation of player recruitment policies."

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Veteran CFL defensive back Johnson tweets he's becoming a college coach

By Canadian Press

February 15, 2019 - 3:36pm

Jovon Johnson is trading his cleats in for a whistle this season.

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Canada's Stephen Ames, Sandy Lyle share PGA Tour Champions lead

By Canadian Press

February 15, 2019 - 3:24pm

NAPLES, Fla. — Playing partners Sandy Lyle and Calgary's Stephen Ames matched the course record at 8-under 63 to share the first-round lead Friday in the PGA Tour Champions' Chubb Classic.

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Star striker Fredy Montero returning to Vancouver Whitecaps

By Canadian Press

February 15, 2019 - 3:22pm

VANCOUVER — Star striker Fredy Montero is returning to the Vancouver Whitecaps.

The Major League Soccer club announced on Friday that it has signed the 31-year-old Colombian forward to a two-year deal.

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Canada's Brayden Schnur posts another upset at New York Open

By Canadian Press

February 15, 2019 - 2:43pm

UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Canadian qualifier Brayden Schnur has made an improbable run to the semifinals at the ATP Tour's New York Open.

Schnur, ranked 154th in the world, beat Italy's Paolo Lorenzi 6-7 (7), 7-6 (5), 7-5 on Friday in a quarterfinal at the ATP 250 event.

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Striker Terrence Boyd ready to put his body on the line for Toronto FC

By Canadian Press

February 15, 2019 - 2:37pm

TORONTO — With Sebastian Giovinco now picking up a paycheque eight time zones away and Jozy Altidore working his way back to match fitness after ankle surgery, Toronto FC fans are about to get a dose of Terrence Boyd.

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Saskatchewan Roughriders re-sign all-star Canadian kicker Brett Lauther

By Canadian Press

February 15, 2019 - 2:27pm

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders added a free agent, kept one of their own and signed Canadian kicker Brett Lauther to a one-year extension through 2020 on Friday.