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AP source: coach Sean Payton resigns from New Orleans Saints

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton, whose 15-year tenure with the club included its only Super Bowl championship and also a one-season suspension stemming from the NFL's bounty in...

Jan 25, 2022

Canucks get Miller, Martin back from COVID, add Pearson to protocol

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks got two players back from the NHL's COVID-19 protocol ahead of a crucial matchup with the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. J.T. Miller missed two games and goalie Spencer ...

Jan 25, 2022

Calgary Stampeders re-sign five-time all-star kicker Rene Paredes

CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders have re-signed five-time CFL all-star kicker Rene Paredes. Paredes was set to become a free agent next month, but instead is returning to the team he has spent 10 seas...

Jan 25, 2022

Herdman draws on players from clubs in 11 countries for upcoming World Cup qualifiers

Coach John Herdman has drawn on players from clubs in 11 different countries for three crucial World Cup qualifiers. While some players were still in transit after weekend club matches, the Canadian m...

Jan 25, 2022

Defender Lukas MacNaughton joins Toronto FC after CPL title run with Pacific FC

Toronto FC continued to rebuild its roster Tuesday, acquiring defender Lukas MacNaughton from Canadian Premier League champion Pacific FC for an undisclosed transfer fee. MacNaughton, who joined TFC a...

Jan 25, 2022

Traded to LAFC, former 'Caps goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau still on the move with Canada

Recently traded from the Vancouver Whitecaps to Los Angeles FC, Maxime Crepeau is still on the move. Currently in camp in Florida with Canada, the 27-year-old goalkeeper from Candiac, Que., is headed ...

Jan 25, 2022

Canada mixes youth and experience in quest for Olympic men's hockey gold

Canada is turning to a mix of youthful exuberance and battle-scarred experience in its quest for Olympic men's hockey gold minus the country's NHL stars. Eric Staal, 37, and Mason McTavish, 18, are tw...

Jan 25, 2022

Shapovalov takes Nadal the distance, but falls in Australian Open quarterfinals

MELBOURNE, Australia - Denis Shapovalov is out of the Australian Open in the quarterfinals after a 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3 loss to Rafael Nadal Tuesday. But the Canadian went out with a bang, and a wh...

Jan 25, 2022

Victor Cui, co-founder of MMA's One Championship, named Elks president and CEO

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks have named Victor Cui as the CFL club's new president and chief executive officer. Cui, who was born and raised in Edmonton, co-founded the Singapore-based One Championshi...

Jan 25, 2022

Yandle ties NHL Iron Man mark; Flyers lose 12th straight

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Keith Yandle tied the NHL record for consecutive games played with 964 and the Philadelphia Flyers tied a franchise record with their 12th straight winless game, losing 3-1 to the ...

Jan 24, 2022