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Canada set to open world junior camp after strange summer event: 'A cleaner process'

James Boyd had a lot more runway this time. Moved from last December and January to August because of COVID-19, the postponed and reimagined 2022 world junior hockey championship presented unique chal...

Dec 08, 2022

Head coach Mike O'Shea signs three-year extension with Blue Bombers

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed head coach Mike O'Shea to a three-year contract extension. O'Shea won his second consecutive Annis Stukus Trophy as the CFL's top coach this year after...

Dec 08, 2022

Seattle Kraken forward Shane Wright joins Canada's world junior team

CALGARY - Canada's junior hockey team is getting another big boost from the NHL. Hockey Canada says the Seattle Kraken have loaned forward Shane Wright to the team before the start of its selection ca...

Dec 08, 2022

Griner for Bout: WNBA star freed in US-Russia prisoner swap

WASHINGTON (AP) - Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, American officials s...

Dec 08, 2022

Luis Enrique out as Spain coach after World Cup elimination

DOHA, Qatar (AP) - The Spanish soccer federation said Thursday that Luis Enrique will not continue as coach of the men's national team following its elimination in the round of 16 of the World Cup. Th...

Dec 08, 2022

Canada's Olympic gold medallists in speedskating have eye on world record

CALGARY - After an Olympic gold medal, going where no team as gone before drives Isabelle Weidemann, Ivanie Blondin and Valrie Maltais. The trio captured gold in women's team pursuit in Beijing in Feb...

Dec 08, 2022

Pettersson's overtime goal gives Canucks 6-5 win over Sharks

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Elias Pettersson scored on a breakaway at 4:25 of overtime, giving the Vancouver Canucks a 6-5 win over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night. Dakota Joshua scored twice for t...

Dec 07, 2022

AP source: Bogaerts to Padres for 11 years, $280 million

SAN DIEGO (AP) - The San Diego Padres and Xander Bogaerts agreed to a blockbuster $280 million, 11-year contract Wednesday night, adding the All-Star slugger to an already deep lineup. A person famili...

Dec 07, 2022

Connor McDavid's four-point effort leads Oilers to 8-2 rout of Coyotes

EDMONTON - Connor McDavid had two goals and two assists and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored twice and had an assist as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Arizona Coyotes 8-2 on Wednesday. Derek Ryan, Leon Dr...

Dec 07, 2022

Rachel Homan defeats Eun Ji Gim 6-2 at Grand Slam of Curling's Masters

OAKVILLE, Ont. - Rachel Homan defeated South Korea's Eun Ji Gim 6-2 on Wednesday night at the Grand Slam of Curling's Masters competition. Homan, from Ottawa, secured the round-robin victory with thre...

Dec 07, 2022