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Sabres fire coach Krueger while in midst of 12-game skid

BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Buffalo Sabres fired coach Ralph Krueger on Wednesday, less than two years into his second season, and with the freefalling team in the midst of an 0-10-2 skid. The Sabres made the...

Mar 17, 2021

Tiger Woods returns to Florida to recovery from car crash

Tiger Woods is back at home in Florida to resume his recovery from career-threatening leg injuries he suffered when his SUV ran off a road and down a hill in the Los Angeles suburbs last month. "Happy...

Mar 16, 2021

Canada's Cyle Larin scores winning goal to send Besiktas into Turkish Cup final

ISTANBUL - Canadian Cyle Larin scored in the 102nd minute to lift Besiktas to a 3-2 win after extra time over Istanbul Basaksehir on Tuesday, moving the Black Eagles into the final of the Turkish Cup....

Mar 16, 2021

Raptors clear Siakam, VanVleet, Flynn and McCaw to return to practice

Four Toronto Raptors are one step closer to returning. Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet, Malachi Flynn and Patrick McCaw were cleared to practise in Detroit on Tuesday after being sidelined for health and...

Mar 16, 2021

With limited cap room, Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin not likely to be active at deadline

MONTREAL - Marc Bergevin isn't expecting to go hunting for major reinforcements ahead of the trade deadline, mainly due to being tight against the salary cap. During a midseason review, the Montreal C...

Mar 16, 2021

Toronto FC signs general manager Ali Curtis to a multi-year contract extension

Toronto FC has signed general manager Ali Curtis to a multi-year contract extension. The 42-year-old Curtis joined Toronto in January 2019 in the wake of Tim Bezbatchenko's departure to run his hometo...

Mar 16, 2021

In a season of uncertainty, Moore-Towers, Marinaro excited to get back on ice

Since the world championships were wiped out a year ago by COVID-19, it's been a stop-and-start season of cancellations and uncertainty for Canadian figure skaters. How crazy has it been? The world ch...

Mar 16, 2021

At work, rest or play, fishing has always remained a real obsession for Dave Mercer

When Dave Mercer was in high school, a poster adorned his locker. But it wasn't of a big-name pro athlete or a favourite actor. Rather, it was of pro angler Hank Parker with his '89 Bassmasters Classi...

Mar 16, 2021

Canada's Riech races virtually alone en route to world record in the 1,500 metres

Nate Riech pumped a fist and let out a loud "Yes!" when he crossed the finish line Saturday. His voice surely carried like a loudspeaker on full volume in the near-empty stadium. Riech shattered his o...

Mar 16, 2021

CFL dismisses report that its 2021 and '22 campaigns might be cancelled

TORONTO - The CFL has denied a claim from the United Football Players Association suggesting the league will likely cancel its 2021 and '22 seasons. The UFPA made the claim Tuesday in an update posted...

Mar 16, 2021