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Canada's Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson advance to beach volleyball worlds quarterfinals

APIZACO, Mexico - Canada's Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson are on to the quarterfinals of the beach volleyball world championships. The duo from Toronto defeated Switzerland's Esmee Bobne...

Oct 12, 2023

Lexi Thompson holds her own on PGA Tour in Las Vegas. Beau Hossler sets the pace

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Lexi Thompson kept a rough round from getting worse and wound up holding her own Thursday in the Shriners Children's Open until darkness kept her from finishing. Beau Hossler set the ...

Oct 12, 2023

Dort scores 24 in loss as Pistons beat Thunder 128-125 in Montreal pre-season game

MONTREAL - Centre James Wiseman scored 20 points as the Detroit Pistons came back down 12 points in the fourth quarter to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 128-125 in NBA pre-season action Thursday night...

Oct 12, 2023

Stampeders, Roughriders clash game in CFL game with playoff implications for both

CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders have to win it to stay in it. Friday's result against the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders will decide whether the Stampeders (4-11) remain in CFL playoff contention ...

Oct 12, 2023

Rockets' Dillon Brooks fined $25,000 for reckless hit on Pacers' Theis

NEW YORK - The NBA has fined Houston Rockets guard-forward Dillon Brooks US$25,000 for recklessly making contact with Indiana Pacers centre Daniel Theis. Brooks was assessed a flagrant-2 foul and ejec...

Oct 12, 2023

Prince George Spruce Kings lose game 2 of 3 game road trip

PRINCE GEORGE - The Spruce Kings were defeated by the Penticton Vees last night. This becomes their second loss this week after falling to Merritt on Tuesday 6-3. The Vees and the Spruce Kings traded ...

Oct 12, 2023

Robert Wickens on cusp of winning a championship 5 years after he was paralyzed in IndyCar crash

Robert Wickens was determined from the very first days after his life-changing 2018 IndyCar accident not to let it define - or end - his racing career. The Canadian was 29 years old at the time, engag...

Oct 12, 2023

Riders' defensive back Williams following in his father's footsteps

For Deontai Williams, father does indeed know best. Williams is in his first season as a defensive back with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. But before the 27-year-old Jacksonville, Fla., native made th...

Oct 12, 2023

John Herdman approaches massive Toronto FC rescue job with a smile on his face

TORONTO - John Herdman is no stranger to rescue jobs. He took over a Canadian women's team that was broken after finishing last at the 2011 FIFA World Cup. And he recalls on-field bust-ups during his ...

Oct 12, 2023

Canada's Roger Sloan sees return to PGA Tour as a product of diligent work

Roger Sloan and his team sat down earlier this year and re-examined his entire process as a golfer. How he practises, his nutrition, everything. Their goal was to make the 36-year-old from Merritt, B....

Oct 12, 2023