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Moose is Loose: Canada's Mitch (Moose) Hooper reaches World's Strongest Man final

Not lacking for confidence, Canada's Mitchell (Moose) Hooper made some bold predictions ahead of his first appearance at the World's Strongest Man competition. So far he's been calling his shots. In a...

May 27, 2022

Toronto FC, Chicago Fire meet Saturday with both teams badly in need of points

TORONTO - While a clash between the 26th- and 28th-ranked teams in Major League Soccer is hardly something to mark down on your calendar, Toronto FC and the Chicago Fire both badly need a result Satur...

May 27, 2022

Squad depth helping CF Montreal deal with congested schedule

MONTREAL - Regardless of the sport, squad depth is one of the key elements that differentiates good teams from successful ones and two distinct stretches of games this season have shown that for CF Mo...

May 27, 2022

CFL commissioner Ambrosie feels new deal provides benefits for both CFL and players

TORONTO - For the first time in months, Randy Ambrosie can think solely about football. The CFL commissioner was in a very upbeat mood Friday, and with good reason. On Thursday night, the CFL Players'...

May 27, 2022

CFL's first female coach eager to get to work as B.C. Lions defensive assistant

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - As the CFL's first full-time female coach, Tanya Walter knows she's paving the way for future generations. Right now, though, she's focused on making sure the B.C. Lions defence is re...

May 27, 2022

Canada's Leylah Fernandez reaches fourth round at French Open

PARIS - Canada's Leylah Fernandez is moving on to the fourth round of the French Open. The 19-year-old Montreal native outlasted Olympic gold medallist Belinda Bencic of Switzerland 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 on t...

May 27, 2022

Whitecaps look to build on Canadian Championship momentum against Kansas City

VANCOUVER - The road has not been kind to the Vancouver Whitecaps this season. Three months into the 2022 campaign, the 'Caps (3-7-2) have yet to earn a result away from B.C. Place, dropping six strai...

May 27, 2022

McDavid scores in OT, Oilers down Flames to advance to Western Conference final

CALGARY - The Edmonton Oilers are off to the Western Conference final. Connor McDavid scored at 5:03 of overtime as the Oilers defeated the Calgary Flames 5-4 on Thursday to win their second-round pla...

May 26, 2022

Vlad Jr homers off Shohei Ohtani, Blue Jays top Angels 6-3

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered off Shohei Ohtani for the first time, and George Springer hit a leadoff home run in the Toronto Blue Jays' 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels ...

May 26, 2022

Altomare beats top-seeded Lee in LPGA Match-Play

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Brittany Altomare rallied to beat top-seeded Minjee Lee 2 and 1 on Thursday in hot conditions at Shadow Creek in the second round of group play in the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play. Th...

May 26, 2022