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Canadian Corey Conners surges into lead at PGA Tour's RBC Heritage

HILTON HEAD, S.C. - Canada's Corey Conners notched six birdies on his back nine to take the lead after his second round of the RBC Heritage on Friday. Conners, from Listowel, Ont, shot a 7-under 64 to...

Apr 16, 2021

Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold 'heartbroken' after Olympic qualifier scrapped

TORONTO - Mandy Bujold has hit another road block in Tokyo Olympic qualifying. The boxer from Kitchener, Ont., won't get a chance to compete in the Tokyo Americas Olympic qualifier scheduled for next ...

Apr 16, 2021

Olympic shot putters forced to create 'new atmosphere' during pandemic

TORONTO - The cavernous Toronto Track and Field Centre was all but empty, and far too quiet for Brittany Crew and Sarah Mitton. So the Canadian shot putters blasted music. Some officials wrinkled thei...

Apr 16, 2021

Leylah Annie Fernandez wins opener for Canada against Serbia at Billie Jean King Cup

KRALJEVO, Serbia - Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez beat Serbia's Olga Danilovic 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 in the opener of their Billie Jean King Cup playoff tie on Friday.Fernandez, the top-ranked singles player...

Apr 16, 2021

CF Montreal enters 2021 season with new name, new coach and overhauled roster

Patrice Bernier will be watching CF Montreal with interest this season, wondering what its overhauled roster will look like under new coach Wilfried Nancy. The 41-year-old Bernier, a Montreal stalwart...

Apr 16, 2021

Canadian women could face two top-five teams to start at Olympic soccer tournament

As in the 2016 Games in Rio, eighth-ranked Canada could be drawn with two top-five teams in the group stage at the Olympic women's soccer tournament. On Friday, using the April rankings, FIFA released...

Apr 16, 2021

Shaky Royals bullpen hangs on for 7-5 win over Blue Jays

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Royals manager Mike Matheny felt awfully good about the way his team played in a 7-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Jakob Junis ran his scoreless streak to 14 innings. The offence ...

Apr 15, 2021

Ehlers scores two as Jets chase Campbell early, down Maple Leafs

TORONTO - Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice and Connor Hellebuyck made 31 saves as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Thursday. Kyle Connor added two goals, including one into an empt...

Apr 15, 2021

MLS season starts with hopes of returning to normalcy

Major League Soccer embarks on the 2021 season with a new labour agreement in hand, the return of two big stars, a new team in Austin, Texas, and lessons learned from 2020. There still won't be full c...

Apr 15, 2021

Canadian Grand Prix remains on F1 schedule for time being, despite report

MONTREAL - The Canadian Grand Prix remains on the Formula One schedule for the 2021 season at least for the time being, but there's a chance it could be cancelled soon. On Thursday morning, a report b...

Apr 15, 2021