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Alouettes score early, cruise to 37-13 victory over Roughriders in home opener

MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes scored in the first 15 seconds of play and never looked back on their way to a 37-13 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders Thursday. The Alouettes (1-2) had a complet...

Jun 23, 2022

Canadians Bennedict Mathurin and Shaedon Sharpe go sixth and seventh in NBA draft

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Canadians Bennedict Mathurin and Shaedon Sharpe were selected back-to-back in the first round of Thursday's NBA draft. Mathurin, a 20-year-old from Montreal, was selected sixth by the...

Jun 23, 2022

In Gee Chun races to record-tying 5-shot lead at Women's PGA

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) - In Gee Chun is alone atop the Women's PGA Championship following a sensational start. In fact, no player has ever been further ahead after 18 holes at a women's major. Chun breeze...

Jun 23, 2022

Rory McIlroy, JT Poston share Travelers lead at 8-under 62

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) - Rory McIlroy fought off a sinus bug to shoot an 8-under 62 on Thursday for a share of the first-round lead with J.T. Poston in the Travelers Championship. Coming off a fifth-pla...

Jun 23, 2022

Gilbert said De Grasse's big-game mentality will help him at post-COVID worlds

LANGLEY, B.C. - Glenroy Gilbert is confident Andre De Grasse's positive COVID-19 won't derail his performance at next month's world track and field championships. Athletics Canada's head coach said hi...

Jun 23, 2022

Calgary's QB Bo Levi Mitchell listed as questionable ahead of game against Edmonton

CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders listed quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell as questionable for Saturday's game against the Edmonton Elks in the team's injury report Thursday. Mitchell took limited reps in T...

Jun 23, 2022

Bombers looking to clean up mistakes ahead of Grey Cup rematch with Ticats

WINNIPEG - Starting the season 2-0 should have the Winnipeg Blue Bombers feeling pretty good, but that's not the case with the back-to-back Grey Cup champions. As the Bombers prepared to host the winl...

Jun 23, 2022

Question marks remain on Canadian curling scene ahead of new season and quadrennial

A new big-money invitational event was trumpeted this week as a kickoff to the 2022-23 curling season. The announcement also helped shine a spotlight on some of the uncertainty on the Canadian curling...

Jun 23, 2022

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