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Raptors coach Nurse says forward Anunoby could be out 'a while' with hip pointer

Nick Nurse says Toronto Raptors small forward OG Anunoby could be out "a while" with a left hip pointer. The Raptors coach told reporters from Sportsnet, the Athletic and the Toronto Star that Anunoby...

Nov 18, 2021

Canada's Tajon Buchanan runner-up as MLS young player of the year

Canadian winger Tajon Buchanan finished runner-up to FC Dallas forward Ricardo Pepi as the 2021 MLS Young Player of the Year. The 22-year-old from Brampton, Ont., who plays for the New England Revolut...

Nov 18, 2021

Quebec premier set to announce plan to increase number of Quebec-born NHL players

MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is scheduled to make an announcement later today related to the development of professional hockey in the province. Legault has been dropping hints about his ...

Nov 18, 2021

Doubts over China tennis star's email raise safety concerns

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A Chinese professional tennis player not seen in public since she accused a former top government official of sexual assault purportedly sent an email claiming she was safe and t...

Nov 18, 2021

With Olympic berths on the line, intensity runs high at curling trials

SASKATOON - Vice-skip Darren Moulding has played in Olympic qualifiers, Grand Slams, top tour events as well as national and world championships for Brendan Bottcher's Edmonton-based team. When it com...

Nov 18, 2021

Blue Jays sign right-handed pitcher Jose Berrios to seven-year, $131-million deal

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed right-handed pitcher Jose Berrios to a US$131-million, seven-year contract. The Blue Jays made the deal official today after it was widely reported Tuesday ...

Nov 18, 2021

Kardashian West helps fly Afghan women soccer players to UK

LONDON (AP) - Members of Afghanistan's women's youth development soccer team arrived in Britain early Thursday after being flown from Pakistan with the help of a New York rabbi, a U.K. soccer club and...

Nov 18, 2021

Montreal's Dort scores 34 points, Thunder beat Rockets 101-89

OKLAHOMA CITY - Montreal's Lu Dort scored 34 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Houston Rockets 101-89 on Wednesday night. It was Dort's fifth straight game scoring at least 20 points, so T...

Nov 17, 2021

Kadri, Rantanen register three-point nights as Avs down struggling Canucks 4-2

VANCOUVER - Nazem Kadri had a goal and two assists Wednesday as the Colorado Avalanche topped the struggling Vancouver Canucks 4-2. Mikko Rantanen also scored and had two helpers for Colorado (6-5-1),...

Nov 17, 2021

Toronto Arrows trade Canadian international centre Ben LeSage to Los Angeles Giltinis

TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows have traded Canadian international centre Ben LeSage, a first-team Major League Rugby all-star this season, to the Los Angeles Giltinis. The Arrows team acquired the right...

Nov 17, 2021