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Ed Sheeran says new 'coming of age' album coming in October

LOS ANGELES (AP) - No more break for Ed Sheeran. The British pop star announced Thursday that his upcoming studio album "=," which is pronounced "Equals," will release on Oct. 29. He unveiled his 14-s...

Aug 19, 2021

White's sliding finish in 74th sends Whitecaps past Austin

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Brian White had a sliding finish in the 74th minute to help the Vancouver Whitecaps beat Austin FC 2-1 on Wednesday night. Vancouver (4-7-8) entered having drawn five straight mat...

Aug 18, 2021

Short-handed Montreal plays FC Cincinnati to scoreless draw

CINCINNATI (AP) - Sebastian Breza made three saves for his first MLS shutout and Montreal finished a man down in a 0-0 tie with FC Cincinnati on Wednesday night. Rudy Comacho was shown a yellow card i...

Aug 18, 2021

Barco, Atlanta United beat Toronto 1-0 for 3rd straight win

ATLANTA (AP) - Ezequiel Barco scored in the 20th minute to help Atlanta United beat Toronto FC 1-0 on Wednesday night. Atlanta (5-6-9) has won three in a row following a 12-game winless streak and is ...

Aug 18, 2021

Bell's three-run homer lifts Nats to sweep of Blue Jays

WASHINGTON (AP) - Josh Bell hit a three-run homer off former teammate Brad Hand, and the Washington Nationals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-5 on Wednesday. Juan Soto and Carter Kieboom also connected f...

Aug 18, 2021

It's time to come home: Raptors exec Ujiri says everything points to playing at home

TORONTO - Masai Ujiri says it's time to come home. The Raptors president and vice-chairman said everything points to his team playing home games at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena this season. Ujiri says h...

Aug 18, 2021

Calgary Stampeders to take on the B.C. Lions without veteran starter Bo Levi Mitchell

The Calgary Stampeders will chase their first win of the season without veteran starter Bo Levi Mitchell. The Stampeders placed the two-time winner of the CFL's outstanding player award on the six-gam...

Aug 18, 2021

Attard family has ties to six horses that will be running in $1-million Queen's Plate

TORONTO - The $1-million Queen's Plate will be a family affair for Kevin Attard. The veteran trainer will have four horses -- including 2021 Woodbine Oaks winner Munnyfor Ro -- in the 13-horse field S...

Aug 18, 2021

Arbuckle to start Argos home opener versus Bombers

Nick Arbuckle will finally make his first start for the Toronto Argonauts. Head coach Ryan Dinwiddie announced Wednesday that Arbuckle will start the Argos' home opener Saturday afternoon against Winn...

Aug 18, 2021

Auger-Aliassime advances at Cincinnati Masters, Andreescu eliminated

CINCINNATI - Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the third round of men's singles competition at the Western & Southern Open on Wednesday, while fellow Canadian Bianca Andreescu fell in the second r...

Aug 18, 2021