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Six Ukrainian refugees who played at Quebec hockey tournament return for school

MONTREAL - Six Ukrainian refugees who took part in Quebec City's famed peewee hockey tournament earlier this year are returning to the provincial capital to attend school. One of the organizers who br...

Jul 24, 2023

Recent acquisition Kwadwo Opoku signs new contract with CF Montreal

MONTREAL - Striker Kwadwo Opoku signed a new contract with Major League Soccer club CF Montreal on Monday. The contract is effective immediately and runs through 2026, with an option year in 2027. Ter...

Jul 24, 2023

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is hitting well after his Derby win, and Toronto's offense could use a boost

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is hitting just fine after winning the All-Star Home Run Derby. The Toronto slugger went deep Sunday for the fourth time in nine games since the break, which should quell whateve...

Jul 24, 2023

Canada's Maggie Mac Neil wins silver in 100m butterfly at worlds

FUKUOKA, Japan - Canadian swimmer Maggie Mac Neil claimed silver in the women's 100-metre butterfly at the World Aquatics Championships on Monday. Mac Neil, of London, Ont., finished with a time of 56...

Jul 24, 2023

At his sixth FIFA Women's World Cup, Sermanni is a fountain of knowledge for Canada

MELBOURNE, Australia - They say it's a small world. And Tom Sermanni has coached in most of it. The Scottish-born, Australian-based coach is working his sixth FIFA Women's World Cup - and his second a...

Jul 24, 2023

Players converted just 4 of 8 penalty kicks at Women's World Cup

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - How's this for a pair of stats? The first eight matches of the Women's World Cup each included a penalty kick - and the attacking team converted just four times from the s...

Jul 23, 2023

Ottawa Redblacks earn second straight OT win, edge Calgary Stampeders 43-41

CALGARY - The Ottawa Redblacks picked up their first road win of the season and a second straight overtime victory with a 43-41 win Sunday over the host Calgary Stampeders. Redblacks' Ante Milanovic-L...

Jul 23, 2023

Akshay Bhatia, 21, wins his first PGA Tour title at the Barracuda Championship

TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) - Akshay Bhatia birdied the closing hole in regulation, then capitalized in sudden death when Patrick Rodgers found a divot in the fairway to win his first PGA Tour title at the B...

Jul 23, 2023

Jays get clutch homers from Guerrero, Belt to edge Mariners 4-3

SEATTLE (AP) - Pinch-hitter Santiago Espinal singled home the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning and closer Jordan Romano escaped a ninth-inning jam as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Marine...

Jul 23, 2023

Elysian Field comes on late to capture $500,000 Woodbine Oaks

TORONTO - Elysian Field took the lead in deep stretch to capture the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks on a windy Sunday. Elysian Field, at 5-1 odds with jockey Sahin Civaci aboard, overtook Ticker Tape Home, ri...

Jul 23, 2023