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Canadian curlers prepare for prospect of a Calgary "bubble"

CALGARY - A potentially lengthy stay in Alberta, and trying to defend a national men's curling championship in front of zero fans, are thoughts circulating in Brad Gushue's mind. The veteran skip from...

Dec 02, 2020

Rafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic decathlon champion, dies at 86

LOS ANGELES - Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's assassin in 1968, died Wednesday. He was 86. He died at his home in the Sherman Oaks ...

Dec 02, 2020

Canadian defensive lineman Daniel Joseph enjoying a banner first campaign at NC State

Daniel Joseph is making quite the first impression at North Carolina State University. The six-foot-three, 265-pound defensive lineman from Brampton, Ont., has a team-high 6.5 sacks (tied for third in...

Dec 02, 2020

Nurse says a positive attitude around living and playing in Tampa is key

When Nick Nurse coached Derby of the British Basketball League back in the early 1990s, the team could only afford to book the Moorways Centre practice hall two nights a week. Nurse and his team would...

Dec 02, 2020

Hamilton's Forge FC headed to Honduras next in CONCACAF Champions League quest

Hamilton's Forge FC is headed to Honduras for another attempt to secure a berth in the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League, the confederation's top-tier club competition. The Canadian Premier League ...

Dec 02, 2020

Sliding into a new sport: CFLers turn to bobsled after football season wiped out

Montreal Alouettes running back Shaquille Murray-Lawrence is used to psyching himself up to sprint down a field, evading a crush of muscled men the entire way. But mentally preparing for his latest ve...

Dec 02, 2020

Miles, Brodeur-Jourdan both given new roles on 2021 Montreal Alouettes coaching staff

MONTREAL - Barron Miles and Luc Brodeur-Jourdain will have added responsibilities with the Montreal Alouettes in 2021. The Alouettes promoted Miles to defensive co-ordinator and Brodeur-Jourdain was n...

Dec 02, 2020

Chef de mission Josh Dueck relishes challenges 2022 Beijing Paralympics pose

Josh Dueck knows the role of chef de mission for Canada's Paralympic team during these unparalleled times comes with huge and unique challenges. It's a big reason why the three-time Paralympic medalli...

Dec 02, 2020

Rough ride to National Finals Rodeo for Canadians in pandemic season

Levi Simpson and his horse Stetson are about to trample the turf where the Los Angeles Dodgers hoisted the World Series trophy. Simpson, a team roper from Ponoka, Alta., admits it's unusual for the Na...

Dec 02, 2020

Calgary facility set to become curling hub during pandemic

CALGARY - Curling Canada wants Calgary's Canada Olympic Park to be a curling hub for the season's top events. Canada's governing body of curling proposes holding the 2021 national men's, women's and m...

Dec 01, 2020