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Ex-lacrosse star Delby Powless writes about mental health in novel 'Medicine Game'

Writing a novel is one of the hardest - but most cathartic - things former pro lacrosse player Delby Powless has ever done. "Medicine Game" centres on Tommy Henry as he struggles with violent outburst...

Nov 21, 2020

Ticats linebacker Lawrence says most CFL quarterbacks are quiet on the field

Bo Levi Mitchell has a future in the media once his career is over. On Thursday during a Grey Cup Unite videoconference call with Saskatchewan quarterback Cody Fajardo and Hamilton linebacker Simoni L...

Nov 20, 2020

Senators sign second-round pick Egor Sokolov to entry-level contract

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Egor Sokolov to a three-year, entry-level contract. Ottawa selected Sokolov in the second round, 61st overall, at the 2020 NHL draft. The 20-year-old f...

Nov 20, 2020

We the nomads: Toronto Raptors far from first Canadian team to seek temporary home

As the Toronto Raptors move to Tampa, Fla., to start the NBA season, they can look to some other Canadian teams for tips on life in a temporary locale. Border restrictions forced four other Canadian c...

Nov 20, 2020

Raptors denied permission to play in Canada, head to Tampa

TORONTO - The Canadian government denied a request by the NBA and the Raptors to play in Toronto amid the pandemic, and the team says it will start the season next month in Tampa, Florida. "Ultimately...

Nov 20, 2020

Raptors won't start NBA season in Toronto, plan to call Tampa home

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors say they will start their season playing home games in Tampa, Fla., next month after being unable to come to an agreement with various levels of government to play at Sco...

Nov 20, 2020

Canadian running back Chase Brown is coming off career-best performance at Illinois

Canadian Chase Brown has a tough act to follow Saturday when the Illinois Fighting Illini visit the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday. His own. The five-foot-11, 195-pound junior running back from Lond...

Nov 20, 2020

Canadian Football League plans to restart play in 2021 with Grey Cup rematch

TORONTO - The CFL is planning to kick off a return to the field in 2021 with a rematch of its last Grey Cup contest. The league released a 2021 schedule Friday. It didn't play in 2020 due to the COVID...

Nov 20, 2020

Toronto FC's Alejandro Pozuelo named to MLS Best XI for second straight year

Toronto FC playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo has been named to Major League Soccer's Best XI for the second straight year. The 29-year-old Spaniard is the only player from a Canadian team to make the all-st...

Nov 20, 2020

New senior assistant coach Rob Howley joins Canada rugby team on Vancouver Island

Newly appointed senior assistant coach Rob Howley has joined the Canadian men's rugby team on Vancouver Island. The former Wales coach and scrum half flew in from Britain and finished his quarantine t...

Nov 20, 2020