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Canada's Drew Nesbitt back where he belongs after taking golf hiatus

TORONTO - Drew Nesbitt was getting tired of swinging a hammer. After some time away, he's back doing what he loves - swinging a golf club. The 28-year-old local product qualified for the RBC Canadian ...

Jun 08, 2023

"He was a character," Canada's Bret (Hitman) Hart remembers the late Iron Sheik

Bret Hart's longtime connection with the late Iron Sheik was first made in the early 1970s when an Iranian amateur wrestler - real name Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri - came to Calgary to learn from promo...

Jun 08, 2023

Canadiens GM Kent Hughes says NHLers want to play in Montreal

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes disagrees with the perception that NHL players don't want to play in Montreal, noting that winger Cole Caufield was happy to commit to th...

Jun 08, 2023

New-look Alouettes eager to prove doubters wrong in 2023: 'They better be ready'

MONTREAL - For the first time in years, Montreal Alouettes general manager Danny Maciocia is entering a season where he can focus on football, and nothing else. The Alouettes open their season at home...

Jun 08, 2023

Redblacks start CFL season without QB Masoli

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks' season isn't even officially underway, and the CFL club is already facing adversity. The Redblacks set to open the regular season Saturday in Montreal without their No. ...

Jun 08, 2023

Canadian welterweight Mike Malott looking forward to first UFC fight on home soil

(Proper) Mike Malott is on a roll. And the Canadian welterweight isn't wasting time when it comes to getting the job done. Malott (9-1-1) needed just 10 minutes 53 seconds to win his last five fights,...

Jun 08, 2023

Karolina Muchova beats Aryna Sabalenka at the French Open to reach her first Grand Slam final

PARIS (AP) - Unseeded Karolina Muchova reached her first Grand Slam final at the last place she expected, saving a match point and using a stirring comeback to grab the last five games despite dealing...

Jun 08, 2023

Belmont cancels racing, Nationals postpone game due to poor air quality from Canada wildfires

Racing at Belmont Park was canceled and the Washington Nationals' home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was postponed Thursday due to poor air quality from wildfires in Canada. It's the second st...

Jun 08, 2023

Veteran quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell welcomes new beginning with Hamilton Tiger-Cats

HAMILTON - Quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats will certainly be hitting the ground running to open the 2023 CFL season. The 33-year-old Texan embarks on his first full season as ...

Jun 08, 2023

Grey Cup champion Argonauts thankful to start CFL season with opening-week bye

TORONTO - Chad Kelly will have to wait a week to make his debut as the Toronto Argonauts starting quarterback. The defending Grey Cup champions start the 2023 campaign with an opening-week bye. Kelly ...

Jun 08, 2023