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Canadian women's sitting volleyball team ends Paralympic team sport podium drought

PARIS - Canada won its first Paralympic medal in women's sitting volleyball and ended the country's team sport podium drought Saturday. The women's volleyball team swept Brazil 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-1...

Sep 07, 2024

Saskatoon swimmer Shelby Newkirk wins Paralympic bronze for Canada

PARIS - Canada's Shelby Newkirk won bronze in the women's 100-metre S6 backstroke final at the Paralympic Games on Saturday. The Saskatoon swimmer finished with a time of one minute 22.24 seconds. Chi...

Sep 07, 2024

Saleh says it's 'fair' to rule out holdout Reddick for Jets' season opener at San Francisco

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - Linebacker Haason Reddick won't play in the New York Jets' season-opening game Monday night at San Francisco while he remains in a contract dispute with the team. Coach Rober...

Sep 07, 2024

Canadian para paddler Brianna Hennessy earns Paralympic silver medal

PARIS - Canadian para canoeist Brianna Hennessy raced to her first Paralympic medal with a reminder of her mother on her paddle. The 39-year-old from Ottawa took silver in the women's 200-metre sprint...

Sep 07, 2024

Canadian wheelchair racer Austin Smeenk wins Paralympic gold medal

PARIS - Austin Smeenk rang the bell with gusto. The Canadian wheelchair racer won the men's T51 800 metres Saturday at the Paralympic Games in Paris. Track and field victors at both the Olympic and Pa...

Sep 07, 2024

US Open finalist Jannik Sinner given rest time and won't compete in Davis Cup for Italy next week

ROME (AP) - U.S. Open finalist Jannik Sinner needs time to rest after Sunday's final against Taylor Fritz in New York and will not compete in the Davis Cup Finals group stage next week in Bologna, Ita...

Sep 07, 2024

Barkley scores 3 TDs as Eagles beat Packers 34-29 in Brazil. Packers' Love injured in final minute

SAO PAULO (AP) - Saquon Barkley scored three touchdowns in his debut for Philadelphia, leading the Eagles past the Green Bay Packers 34-29 on Friday night in the first NFL game in South America. Packe...

Sep 06, 2024

Canadian flyweight Jade Masson-Wong loses split decision in bare-knuckle title fight

SALT LAKE CITY - Christine (The Misfit) Ferea won a split decision over Canadian challenger Jade Masson-Wong to defend her Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship flyweight title Friday. It was a close bou...

Sep 06, 2024

Canada women beaten by Brazil, drop to third place in Group B at FIFA U-20 World Cup

BOGOT - Needing just a draw to ensure advancing at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Canada's road to the knockout round grew more complicated after a 2-0 loss to Brazil on Friday in the teams' final G...

Sep 06, 2024

William Stanback steps up in Montreal return as Lions beat Alouettes

MONTREAL - William Stanback led the way on a strange night for Nathan Rourke as the B.C. Lions defeated the league-leading Montreal Alouettes 37-23 on Friday. The former Alouettes running back rushed ...

Sep 06, 2024