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Canadian men lose to Tonga, finish sixth at Pacific Nations Cup rugby tournament

TOKYO - Tonga ran in three first-half tries and relied on some stingy second-half defence to defeat Canada 30-17 in the fifth-place match Saturday at the Pacific Nations Cup rugby tournament. While th...

Sep 14, 2024

Toronto Argonauts snap two-game slide with 33-17 victory over B.C. Lions

VANCOUVER - Chad Kelly and the Toronto Argonauts snapped their two-game losing skid in decisive fashion Friday night, downing the B.C. Lions 33-17. Argos quarterback Kelly connected on 18-of-28 pass a...

Marty Hastings Sep 13, 2024

Tree-hugging Patton Kizzire takes lead at Silverado in FedEx Cup Fall opener

Patton Kizzire hugged a tree on the way to the first tee Friday as part of a mental exercise, then patiently worked his way around Silverado to take the lead into the weekend in the FedEx Cup Fall ser...

Sep 13, 2024

Kirk's walk-off single in 11th inning lifts Blue Jays past Cardinals 4-3

TORONTO - Alejandro Kirk's long single with the bases loaded provided the Toronto Blue Jays with a walk-off 4-3 win in the 11th inning of their series opener against the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday....

Sep 13, 2024

Canada's Marina Stakusic falls in Guadalajara Open quarterfinals

GUADALAJARA - Canada's Marina Stakusic fell 6-4, 6-3 to Poland's Magdalena Frech in the quarterfinals of the Guadalajara Open tennis tournament on Friday. The 19-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., won 6...

Sep 13, 2024

Stampeders return to Maier at QB eyeing chance to get on track against Alouettes

CALGARY - Mired in their first four-game losing skid in 20 years, the Calgary Stampeders are going back to Jake Maier at quarterback on Saturday after he was benched for a game. It won't be an easy as...

Sep 13, 2024

Calgary Flames sign forward Jakob Pelletier to one-year contract

CALGARY - The Calgary Flames signed winger Jakob Pelletier to a one-year, two-way contract on Friday. The contract has an average annual value of US$800,000. Pelletier, a 23-year-old from Quebec City,...

Sep 13, 2024

Whitecaps loan Herdman to CPL's Cavalry, sign two reserve players to first-team deals

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have loaned midfielder Jay Herdman to Cavalry FC of the Canadian Premier League and rewarded two Whitecaps FC 2 players with MLS contracts. Midfielder Jeevan Badwal...

Sep 13, 2024

Australia's Michael Matthews earns third win at Quebec cycling GP

QUBEC - Australian road cyclist Michael Matthews raced to victory at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec on Friday. Matthews earned a record third career victory in Quebec City. He was previously tied w...

Sep 13, 2024

Canada's Sarah Mitton captures shot put gold at Diamond League in Brussels

BRUSSELS - Canadian shot putter Sarah Mitton rebounded from a disappointing performance at the Paris Olympics by capturing Diamond League gold on Friday. Mitton, of Brooklyn, N.S., won the competition...

Sep 13, 2024