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Canada takes on Switzerland in quarterfinals at world junior hockey championship

EDMONTON - It's win or go home as the quarterfinals begin at the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton. Canada (4-0-0) sits atop the standings after going undefeated in preliminary action and w...

Aug 17, 2022

Orioles win 4-2, continue to give Blue Jays major headaches

TORONTO - Back-to-back homers from Cedric Mullins and Adley Rutschman in the fifth inning spurred the Baltimore Orioles to a come-from-behind 4-2 win against the struggling Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesda...

Aug 16, 2022

Bouchard bounced quickly in return to singles action

VANCOUVER - Back in the glory days of Genie's Army, and being known more for her tennis skills than social media selfies or hanging with celebrities, a seemingly invincible Eugenie Bouchard was asked ...

Aug 16, 2022

Track or volleyball? Shadd-Ceres says right now her options are wide open

Trinity Shadd-Ceres is one of Canada's top young track and field athletes, and arguably one of Team Ontario's busiest at the Canada Summer Games. But track is only half of the 15-year-old's athletic r...

Aug 16, 2022

Osaka loses to Zhang, Gauff quits with injury at Cincinnati

MASON, Ohio (AP) - Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka was eliminated by Shuai Zhang, 6-4, 7-5, in the first round of the Western & Southern Open on Tuesday. The tournament outside Cincinnat...

Aug 16, 2022

Whitecaps look to bounce back against Colorado after 'debacle' in L.A.

VANCOUVER - Playing the Colorado Rapids in a quick turnaround Wednesday night at BC Place could be the best medicine for the Vancouver Whitecaps after they looked anemic losing their last match. Head ...

Aug 16, 2022

Hall of Fame conditioner Casse flying under Plate radar with his two horses

He's been Canada's champion thoroughbred trainer the last 11 years and twice has won the $1-million Queen's Plate. But Mark Casse heads into the opening leg of the 2022 OLG Canadian Triple Crown under...

Aug 16, 2022

Five years later, Sarah Potomak back on women's world hockey championship roster

CALGARY - Sarah Potomak kept faith she could wear the Maple Leaf again, despite feeling the uncertainty that comes with rejection. The 24-year-old forward from Aldergrove, B.C., will play for Canada i...

Aug 16, 2022

Toronto FC looks to build on four-game unbeaten run in key game against New England

TORONTO - A swift turnaround at Toronto FC has the Major League Soccer club on an urgent late-season push to make the playoffs. TFC enters a key game against the visiting New England Revolution on Wed...

Aug 16, 2022

Summer, increased scrutiny to blame for small crowds at world juniors: Hockey Canada

EDMONTON - Empty seats have been a staple at the unusual world junior hockey championship in Edmonton this month - and Hockey Canada says scandals surrounding the organization are, in part, holding fa...

Aug 16, 2022