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Canadian Table Tennis Championships in Hay River cancelled due to N.W.T. wildfires

HAY RIVER, N.W.T. - The Canadian Table Tennis Championships scheduled for Sept. 22-24 in Hay River, N.W.T., have been cancelled due to the ongoing wildfire situation in the territory, Table Tennis Nor...

Aug 24, 2023

Canada Basketball announces final roster ahead of FIBA World Cup

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Canada Basketball announced its final roster for the senior team heading into the FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup on Thursday. The team will be led by all-NBA first team guard Sha...

Aug 24, 2023

Shohei Ohtani won't pitch for rest of season because of a tear in an elbow ligament, Angels GM says

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Shohei Ohtani won't pitch for the rest of the season because of a tear in an elbow ligament, Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian said Wednesday night. The Angels d...

Aug 23, 2023

Anthony Santander hits 2 homers to back Dean Kremer as Orioles beat Blue Jays 7-0

BALTIMORE (AP) - Anthony Santander homered twice, Dean Kremer threw six innings of five-hit ball, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-0 on Wednesday night. Baltimore extended its st...

Aug 23, 2023

Anthony Santander hits 2 homers to back Dean Kremer as Orioles beat Blue Jays 7-0

BALTIMORE (AP) - Anthony Santander homered twice, Dean Kremer threw six innings of five-hit ball, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-0 on Wednesday night. The Orioles extended thei...

Aug 23, 2023

New Zealand's Lydia Ko happy to return to Vancouver, where LPGA Tour success started

VANCOUVER - If it wasn't for Vancouver, Lydia Ko might never have become a 19-time LPGA Tour winner. Ko is back in the field at the CPKC Women's Open, a tournament she has won three times, including h...

Aug 23, 2023

Canada's Pospisil advances in US Open qualifying, Diallo eliminated

NEW YORK - Canadian tennis player Vasek Pospisil has advanced to the second round of qualifying for the U.S. Open. The 33-year-old from Vernon, B.C., advanced with a 7-6 (7), 6-7 (3), 6-4 win over Spa...

Aug 23, 2023

Maple Leafs sign star centre Auston Matthews to four-year, $53-million extension

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed star centre Auston Matthews to a four-year deal, US$53-million contract extension. The deal carries an average annual value of $13.5 million, which will m...

Aug 23, 2023

Bombers, Alouettes meet in showdown of teams riding four-game win streaks

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Montreal Alouettes have a trio of key similarities heading into their clash on Thursday night. Both CFL clubs are riding four-game win streaks, both will have ...

Aug 23, 2023

Ellie and Maddie Szeryk of London, Ont., paired together at CPKC Women's Open

TORONTO - Ellie Szeryk was preparing to tee off during a practice round at Vancouver's Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club, going over her yardage book, managing the course, when she noticed her ball ha...

Aug 23, 2023