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Lyles celebrates 25th with cruise through world qualifying

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Noah Lyles celebrated his 25th birthday Monday by running the fastest time in 200-metre qualifying at world track and field championships, a 19.98-second romp that he punctuated by...

Jul 18, 2022

Canada's Brown bounces back from blocks mishap to clinch spot in world 200 semis

EUGENE, Ore. - Canada's Django Lovett tied for sixth in the men's high jump at the world track and field championships on Monday. The 30-year-old from Surrey, B.C., cleared 2.27 metres to match Luis E...

Jul 18, 2022

Juan Soto overcomes JRod, contract talk to win HR Derby

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Washington Nationals star Juan Soto won his first Home Run Derby on Monday night, holding off Seattle Mariners rookie Julio Rodrguez 19-18 in the final. The 23-year-old Soto hit 53 ...

Jul 18, 2022

Jackie Robinson's legacy looms over All-Star Game in LA

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The legacy of Jackie Robinson showed in Major League Baseball's draft, with four Black players among the first five selected for the first time in history. Six of the first 18 playe...

Jul 18, 2022

Roughriders announce 'several' positive COVID tests following Touchdown Atlantic game

REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders say "several members" of the team have recently tested positive for COVID-19. The Roughriders, who recently returned home after playing Toronto in the Touchdown A...

Jul 18, 2022

Former Juventus winger Federico Bernardeschi happy for new beginning with Toronto FC

TORONTO - While the existing product withers on the field, Toronto FC has assembled some considerable new firepower off it in recent days. The hope is the cavalry is ready to ride in. On Monday, the M...

Jul 18, 2022

Ambrosie doesn't feel chippy game negatively impacted Touchdown Atlantic experience

TORONTO - CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie doesn't believe a chippy game between the Toronto Argonauts and Saskatchewan Roughriders negatively impacted the 2022 Touchdown Atlantic experience. In fact, ...

Jul 18, 2022

Montreal Canadiens sign goaltender Samuel Montembeault to two-year deal

MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens agreed to a two-year, one-way contract with goaltender Samuel Montembeault on Monday. The 25-year-old restricted free agent compiled an 8-18-6 record in 38 games with...

Jul 18, 2022

Historic achievement is nice, but Johnston still in search of first Elite Series win

It wasn't quite enough to secure Cory Johnston his first Elite Series victory, but the Canadian will forever own a piece of circuit history. The Cavan, Ont., angler became the first competitor to weig...

Jul 18, 2022

Trial begins for Jake Virtanen, former Canucks forward charged with sexual assault

VANCOUVER - The trial for a former Canucks forward accused of sexual assault has begun in Vancouver. Jake Virtanen was in B.C. Supreme Court as Justice Catherine Wedge gave instructions to the 12-memb...

Jul 18, 2022