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Moir credits his coaches-turned-colleagues for rediscovering his love of skating

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir came out of retirement to compete at the 2018 Olympics with a "stone cold" focus. "T and I . . . we wanted to win, and nothing else," Moir said. Their f...

Sep 01, 2022

After whirlwind bye week, Alouettes look to kickstart home stint against Redblacks

MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes' bye week was anything but peaceful. The Alouettes (4-6) were destined for a positive break following a 29-28 thriller win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Since then, f...

Sep 01, 2022

Hilary Knight passes Wickenheiser for women's world hockey championship record

HERNING - U.S. forward Hilary Knight set a record for all-time career points in the women's world hockey championship Thursday, and she's not done adding to it. Knight's goal and assist in a 12-1 quar...

Sep 01, 2022

Canada loses to Colombia in warmup tournament ahead of FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

LEN, Mexico - Canada conceded a 93rd-minute goal in a 1-0 loss to Colombia on Wednesday in its opening match at the Women's Revelations Cup, a four-country tournament featuring teams preparing for the...

Aug 31, 2022

Kyrgios complains of marijuana smell during US Open win

NEW YORK (AP) - Nick Kyrgios was bothered by what he thought was the smell of marijuana during his match Wednesday. The Wimbledon runner-up complained during his second-round victory over Benjamin Bon...

Aug 31, 2022

Reyes's homer, Hoerner's double help Cubs eke out 7-5 win over Blue Jays

TORONTO - Franmil Reyes had a home run and Nico Hoerner's double scored two runs as the Chicago Cubs held off the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5 on Wednesday. Ian Happ, Rafael Ortega and Zach McKinstry all had...

Aug 31, 2022

CF Montreal's eight-game unbeaten run snapped with 1-0 loss to Red Bulls

MONTREAL - CF Montreal's unbeaten run ended at eight games on Wednesday night after a 1-0 loss to the New York Red Bulls at Stade Saputo. Lewis Morgan scored the lone goal of the match right before ha...

Aug 31, 2022

Los Angeles Galaxy score late to secure 2-2 draw in Greg Vanney's return to Toronto

TORONTO - Riqui Puig opened his MLS scoring account with a rocket of a shot in the 89th minute as the Los Angeles Galaxy rallied for a 2-2 draw with Toronto FC on Wednesday in former TFC coach Greg Va...

Aug 31, 2022

Serena wins again at US Open, beating No. 2 seed Kontaveit

NEW YORK (AP) - Serena Williams eliminated No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-2 in the U.S. Open's second round Wednesday night to ensure that the 23-time Grand Slam champion will play at leas...

Aug 31, 2022

Marino advances to third round of U.S. Open with straight-sets win over Snigur

NEW YORK - Vancouver's Rebecca Marino advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open with a 6-3, 7-6 (5) win over Ukraine's Daria Snigur on Wednesday. Marino fired 13 aces in the match to Snigur's one, ...

Aug 31, 2022