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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

Hockey Canada had abuse claim reserve fund: court documents

An affidavit filed in an Ontario court case suggests Hockey Canada has maintained a fund to pay for uninsured liabilities, including sexual abuse claims. The detail is included in a July 2021 affidavi...

Jul 18, 2022

Former Alouettes coach Khari Jones joins Ticats' football operations staff

HAMILTON - Former Montreal Alouettes head coach Khari Jones has joined the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' front office as a football operations consultant. The Ticats announced Jones's hiring in a release Monda...

Jul 18, 2022

A month after contracting COVID-19, De Grasse withdraws from world 200 metres

EUGENE, Ore. - Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse has withdrawn from the 200 metres at the world track and field championships, the event in which he won Olympic gold last summer in Tokyo. The 27-ye...

Jul 18, 2022