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Skate Canada bidding to bring 2024 world figure skating championships to Montreal

OTTAWA - Skate Canada hopes to bring the world figure skating championships to Montreal, four years after they were cancelled due to COVID-19.Figure skating's national governing body announced Tuesday...

Apr 06, 2021

Fernandez leads Canada for Billie Jean King Cup with Andreescu, Bouchard out

TORONTO - Canada won't have two of its top three singles players for a Billie Jean King Cup playoff against host Serbia later this month. World No. 6 Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., and No. 120...

Apr 06, 2021

Baylor beatdown: Bears win title, hang 86-70 loss on Gonzaga

INDIANAPOLIS - There was another team out there that was marching through the season undefeated, that looked unstoppable at times, that had all arrows pointing toward a national title. COVID-19 put a ...

Apr 05, 2021

Campbell ties franchise record with 9th straight win as Leafs down Flames

CALGARY - NHL goal leader Auston Matthews scored twice and Jack Campbell made 26 saves to tie a franchise record with his ninth straight win as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Calgary Flames 5-3 ...

Apr 05, 2021

The Latest: Baylor 1st national title denies Zags perfection

INDIANAPOLIS - The Latest on the national championship game between Baylor and Gonzaga (all times local): 11:30 p.m. Baylor is on top of the college basketball world, winning its first national champi...

Apr 05, 2021

Trent's 3-pointer beats buzzer as Raptors rally past Wizards

TAMPA, Fla. - Gary Trent Jr. beat the buzzer with a long 3-pointer and the Toronto Raptors rallied from a 19-point second-half deficit to beat the Washington Wizards 103-101 on Monday night. Pascal Si...

Apr 05, 2021

Dubois, Winnipeg Jets outlast pushy Ottawa Senators for 4-3 victory

WINNIPEG - Pierre-Luc Dubois scored twice and the Winnipeg Jets dumped the Ottawa Senators 4-3 Monday.Adam Lowry and Kyle Connor also scored for the Jets (23-13-3), while Andrew Copp and Nikolaj Ehler...

Apr 05, 2021

Eric Staal scores game-winner in Montreal debut as Habs down Oilers in overtime

MONTREAL - Eric Staal, in his Montreal debut, scored the overtime winner as the Canadiens rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 Monday. Staal beat Mike Smith with a wrist shot f...

Apr 05, 2021

Blue Jays spoil Rangers home opener before largest MLB crowd

ARLINGTON, Texas - Steven Matz struck out nine in his Toronto debut, Marcus Semien and Cavan Biggio hit back-to-back homers and the Blue Jays won 6-2 in the home opener for the Texas Rangers on Monday...

Apr 05, 2021

Canadian featherweight Tristan (Boondock) Connelly to fight in UFC 261 card

TORONTO - Canadian featherweight Tristan (Boondock) Connelly will face Pat Sabatini later this month at UFC 261 in Jacksonville, Fla. The 35-year-old from Victoria is coming off an upset win in his UF...

Apr 05, 2021