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Tampa Bay Lightning wins 3-1 over Canadiens, take 2-0 series lead into Montreal

TAMPA, Fla. - Andrei Vasilevskiy turned away 42 shots Wednesday as the Tampa Bay Lightning eked out a 3-1 win over the rejuvenated Montreal Canadiens in a thrilling Game 2 of the Stanley Cup final. Th...

Jun 30, 2021

Canada earns berth in semis at Olympic qualifying event with win over China

VICTORIA - Canada's men's basketball team booked a spot in the semifinals in a last-chance Olympic qualifying tournament with a dominant 109-79 win over China Wednesday. It was Canada's second consecu...

Jun 30, 2021

Ware, Abel, Fofana claim three-metre Olympic berths at Canadian diving trials

TORONTO - Pamela Ware and Jennifer Abel qualified for the women's three-metre competition at the Tokyo Olympics while Cdric Fofana qualified in the men's three-metre event Wednesday at the Canadian Ol...

Jun 30, 2021

Athletes back IOC's decision to permit breastfeeding moms at Tokyo Games

American track star Nia Ali says she knows what it's like to balance being a breastfeeding mom and an elite athlete. Ali, partner of Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse, posted a photo of herself nursin...

Jun 30, 2021

NCAA clears athletes for compensation as state laws kick in

DALLAS (AP) - The NCAA cleared the way for athletes to profit off their name Thursday, the eve of legislation becoming law in several states that would allow for such compensation. The expected approv...

Jun 30, 2021

McDavid says Hart Trophy award particularly special with unanimous vote, Gretzky link

EDMONTON - Connor McDavid says his second NHL MVP award is special, but means a little bit more when it links him to the NHL's all-time scoring leader. "Anytime you're in the same breath as Wayne Gret...

Jun 30, 2021

TFC striker Akinola switches allegiance from U.S. to Canada ahead of Gold Cup

American-born Toronto FC forward Ayo Akinola has chosen to represent Canada internationally and will be available to the national men's team for the upcoming CONCACAF Gold Cup. Canada Soccer announced...

Jun 30, 2021

Andreescu makes early exit from Wimbledon, Shapovalov advances to third round

LONDON - Bianca Andreescu made an early exit from Wimbledon, while Denis Shapovalov is heading to the third round at the grass-court Grand Slam for the first time in his career. Andreescu, the women's...

Jun 30, 2021

Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold wins appeal to compete at Tokyo Olympics

Mandy Bujold has won her appeal to box in the Tokyo Olympics. On Tuesday, Bujold said on Twitter that the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the International Olympic Committee's Boxing Task Fo...

Jun 30, 2021

Decision on Habs home-game capacity for Stanley Cup final coming today: public health

MONTREAL - A senior Quebec public health official says a decision on capacity at upcoming Montreal Canadiens home games for the Stanley Cup final will be announced today. The Montreal Canadiens organi...

Jun 30, 2021