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Canadian flyweight Malcom (X) Gordon returns to Fight Island for UFC 280 bout

Canadian flyweight Malcolm (X) Gordon looks to make it three wins in a row when he faces unbeaten Muhammad (The Punisher) Mokaev at UFC 280 next month. The card, scheduled for Oct. 22 on Yas Island in...

Sep 23, 2022

Senators sign defenceman Jorian Donovan to entry-level contract

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Jorian Donovan to a three-year entry-level contract. The 18-year-old is expected to play his second season with the Ontario Hockey League's Hamilton...

Sep 23, 2022

Canadian women down Fiji 24-7 in final test before Rugby World Cup in New Zealand

SUVA, Fiji - Tyson Beukeboom celebrated her 50th cap with a try off the bench Friday as Canada defeated Fiji 24-7 Friday in its final test match ahead of next month's Women's Rugby World Cup. Beukeboo...

Sep 23, 2022

NHLers have mixed feelings on jersey ads: 'You knew something like that was coming'

Max Domi is poised to begin his first season with the Chicago Blackhawks after previously playing for the Montreal Canadiens. His dad, longtime enforcer Tie Domi, suited up for both the Toronto Maple ...

Sep 23, 2022

Toronto FC II set for first playoff outing after winning regular-season finale

TORONTO - While Toronto FC is out of playoff contention with two games remaining in the MLS season, TFC II is embarking on its first-ever foray into the post-season. The young Reds host the Philadelph...

Sep 23, 2022

Canada remains undefeated at FIBA women's World Cup with 59-45 win over France

SYDNEY, Australia - It took less than five minutes for Canada's women's basketball team to turn Friday's World Cup game versus France into a romp. The Canadians' 17-0 run that straddled the second and...

Sep 23, 2022

F1 team Williams releasing Nicholas Latifi at end of season

WANTAGE, England (AP) - Formula One team Williams is releasing Toronto driver Nicholas Latifi when his contract runs out at the end of the season. Williams made the announcement on Friday without sayi...

Sep 23, 2022

New twist in Pogba extortion probe, with brother's videos

PARIS (AP) - A police investigation into allegations that France soccer star Paul Pogba was targeted by extortionists took a bizarre new twist Friday with the release by one of the suspects, his elder...

Sep 23, 2022

'Kind of like carnies': International balloon festival returns to High River, Alta.

HIGH RIVER, ALBERTA - The windswept prairie east of the Rocky Mountains seems an unlikely spot for a hot-air balloon festival, but the town of High River, Alta., is celebrating the event's 10th year. ...

Sep 23, 2022

Wander Franco drives in 3 as Rays beat Blue Jays 10-5

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Wander Franco had three RBIs, Jonathan Aranda homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-5 on Thursday night in the opener of a big four-game series betwe...

Sep 22, 2022