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Brown and Blake should battle for sprint gold at Canadian championships

LANGLEY, B.C. - In between the photos of Jerome Blake standing on the medal podium or sprinting down the track, there are fashion photos of him posing in a sheepskin coat on a deserted road, or a butt...

Jun 23, 2022

Hockey Canada says it needs to 'do more' to foster a safe culture in the sport

Hockey Canada says it must "do more" to build a safer culture in the sport. What that looks like remains to be seen. The national organization released a brief statement Thursday following the federal...

Jun 23, 2022

Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak narrowly misses eighth world championship medal

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Penny Oleksiak narrowly missed out on a third medal at the 2022 world aquatics championships with a fourth-place finish Thursday in the women's 100-metre freestyle. Oleksiak, from ...

Jun 23, 2022

Senators named preferred bidder for LeBreton Flats site as team eyes downtown arena

OTTAWA - The dream of a downtown arena for the Ottawa Senators is back on. The National Capital Commission announced Thursday a group led by the NHL franchise is the preferred bidder for LeBreton Flat...

Jun 23, 2022

Biden administration moves to expand Title IX protections

The Biden administration proposed a dramatic overhaul of campus sexual assault rules on Thursday, acting to expand protections for LGBTQ students, bolster the rights of victims and widen colleges' res...

Jun 23, 2022

Canada's Andreescu beats top-seeded Kasatkina in quarterfinal at Wimbledon warmup

BAD HOMBURG, Germany - Canada's Bianca Andreescu defeated top-seeded Daria Kasatkina of Russia 6-4, 6-1 in quarterfinal play Thursday at the Bad Homburg Open. The unseeded Andreescu, who has yet to lo...

Jun 23, 2022

Ohtani strikes out career-high 13 in Angels' 5-0 win over KC

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Shohei Ohtani struck out a career-high 13 over eight dominant innings of two-hit ball, and the AL MVP also reached base three times in the Los Angeles Angels' 5-0 victory over t...

Jun 22, 2022

Winker homers again and drives in 3, Mariners blank A's 9-0

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Jesse Winker homered for the second straight day, Cal Raleigh also connected and the Seattle Mariners won consecutive games for the first time in more than two weeks by routing ...

Jun 22, 2022

Cardinals beat Brewers 5-4, move into first in NL Central

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado don't go deep in the same game very often. But when they do, it virtually guarantees victory for the St. Louis Cardinals. Goldschmidt and Arenado hi...

Jun 22, 2022

Judge homers twice, Yankees come back to beat Rays 5-4

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 26th and 27th home runs, Jose Trevino delivered a two-run shot that put New York ahead in the eighth inning and the Yankees beat th...

Jun 22, 2022