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MLS Players Association says delaying season "best solution" for Canadian teams

The executive director of the MLS Players Association says delaying the start of the 2021 season would be the "best solution" for Canadian teams given the pandemic-related border issues.Toronto, Montr...

Jan 13, 2021

Poirier: Cancellation of Canadian championships a bit of a relief amid uncertainty

TORONTO - The morning after the Canadian figure skating championships were cancelled due to COVID-19, virtually ending a season that never got off the ground, Paul Poirier went to the rink. "It was a ...

Jan 13, 2021

AP source: James Harden traded to Brooklyn Nets

HOUSTON - The Brooklyn Nets have agreed to acquire three-time scoring champion James Harden from the Houston Rockets, a deal that reunites him with Kevin Durant and gives him the move that he has soug...

Jan 13, 2021

Toronto Maple Leafs docu-series to premiere on Amazon Prime Video later this year

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have scored their own docu-series on Amazon Prime Video. The streaming service and NHL Original Productions have announced "All or Nothing: Toronto Maple Leafs," whic...

Jan 13, 2021

Jets, Canucks face potential COVID issues as NHL gears up for opening night

Hours before opening faceoff for the 2021 NHL season, potential COVID-19 concerns popped up in two Canadian markets. Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers was not at practice on Wednesday, with coach P...

Jan 13, 2021

Olympic rowing champion Kathleen Heddle dead of cancer at age 55

VANCOUVER - Three-time Olympic rowing champion Kathleen Heddle has died of cancer at age 55. Canada's Heddle and Marnie McBean won Olympic gold medals in 1992 and 1996 in the coxless pair and double s...

Jan 13, 2021

J.T. Miller, Jordie Benn out of Canucks' lineup due to COVID-19 protocols: reports

VANCOUVER - Two Vancouver Canucks players are self isolating under the NHL's COVID-19 protocols, according to multiple media reports Coach Travis Green said defenceman Jordie Benn and forward J.T. Mil...

Jan 13, 2021

Canadian international Cyle Larin keeps scoring for Turkey's Besiktas

ISTANBUL - Canadian Cyle Larin showed off his rich vein of form Wednesday, scoring in the 85th minute as Besiktas downed Caykur Rizespor 1-0 to advance to the Turkish Cup quarterfinals.Oguzhan Ozyakup...

Jan 13, 2021

Cranbrook, B.C., suing former hockey team, Western Hockey League over Manitoba move

VANCOUVER - The City of Cranbrook, B.C., is suing its former hockey team as well as the Western Hockey League over the team's departure in 2019. The Kootenay Ice left for Manitoba before the start of ...

Jan 13, 2021

Source: Former Red Bulls coach Chris Armas to succeed Greg Vanney at Toronto FC

TORONTO - Former New York Red Bulls boss Chris Armas has been chosen as Greg Vanney's successor as head coach of Toronto FC, according to a source. The source spoke on condition of anonymity because t...

Jan 13, 2021