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Vancouver Whitecaps ready for challenges of another pandemic season

VANCOUVER - Heading into a new season, Vancouver Whitecaps coach Marc Dos Santos is frustrated. Just days before the Whitecaps are set to kick off their Major League Soccer campaign, he has yet to hol...

Apr 17, 2021

Canada's Adam Svensson leads MGM Resorts Championship at Paiute

LAS VEGAS - Canadian Adam Svensson is halfway to another victory on the Korn Ferry Tour. Svensson matched the course record on Friday with an 8-under 64 to reach 12-under through two rounds of the MGM...

Apr 16, 2021

Canadian Julia Budd and stepson Lance Gibson Jr. both post wins at Bellator 257

UNCASVILLE, Conn. - Canadian featherweight Julia (The Jewel) Budd and stepson (Fearless) Lance Gibson Jr., both emerged victorious Friday at Bellator 257. Gibson, a 26-year-old lightweight from Port M...

Apr 16, 2021

Ontario shutdown forces Woodbine harness driver Bob McClure to race in United States

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Canadian harness driver Bob McClure to become a road warrior. The Rockwood, Ont., resident left Friday for The Meadowlands in East Rutherford, N.J., where he'll race f...

Apr 16, 2021

Backed by another solid game by Allen, Canadiens beat Flames 2-1

MONTREAL - Tyler Toffoli scored twice to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a 2-1 victory over Calgary on Friday that snapped the Flames' three-game winning streak. Elias Lindholm scored for the Flames (1...

Apr 16, 2021

Jets sign forward Adam Lowry to a five-year contract extension

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Adam Lowry to a five-year contract with an average annual value of US$3.25 million.The 28-year-old Lowry has 20 points (eight goals, 12 assists) in 44 ...

Apr 16, 2021

Names keep being added to Jays' injury list as team fights to stay around .500 mark

The Toronto Blue Jays have done well to hover around the .500 mark despite an ever-growing injury list that has hindered the roster over the first couple weeks of the season. The pitching staff has fe...

Apr 16, 2021

Canadian tight end Antony Auclair joins Houston Texans after four seasons with Bucs

Antony Auclair won't be there to help the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defend their Super Bowl crown. After four seasons with Tampa Bay, Auclair has signed a contract with the Houston Texans. The six-foot-six...

Apr 16, 2021

Rugby Canada says probe into complaint from members of women's 7s team is complete

The investigation into a complaint from members of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team has been completed. But Rugby Canada says it is "still in the process of sharing the confidential findings wit...

Apr 16, 2021

The names may be the same but it's a new-looking Toronto FC this season

Minutes after Toronto FC ousted Mexico's Club Leon from the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League, captain Michael Bradley had a message for his team. "The knife stays between our teeth. Keep going. Th...

Apr 16, 2021