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Toronto FC visits Philadelphia for top-of-the-table showdown with the Union

Philadelphia Union coach Jim Curtin knows all too well the damage Alejandro Pozuelo can do. Curtin watched from the sideline Oct. 3 as his team somehow forgot about the Toronto FC playmaker on a 76th-...

Oct 23, 2020

Team Matt Dunstone considers relocation due to restrictions in Saskatchewan

Team Matt Dunstone is considering relocating from Saskatchewan due to mounting frustrations stemming from provincial COVID-19 restrictions. The latest development in the simmering issue came Thursday ...

Oct 23, 2020

'We've got to make it worth something': Whitecaps in must-win mode to finish season

VANCOUVER - Lucas Cavallini was filled with joy when he entered his home in Vancouver earlier this week and finally saw his wife and three kids in person. His job as the Whitecaps' top striker h...

Oct 23, 2020

Change of heart as Supporters' Shield trophy to be handed out after all

TORONTO - The Supporters' Shield will be handed out after all this season. The Supporters' Shield Foundation, the group appointed by the Independent Supporters Council to oversee the annual awarding o...

Oct 23, 2020

Mighty Heart looking to end 17-year Canadian Triple Crown thoroughbred racing drought

TORONTO - He's chasing Canada's first Triple Crown in 17 years, but it hasn't exactly been a meteoric rise for Mighty Heart. The colt lost his left eye in a paddock accident as a foal and didn't race ...

Oct 23, 2020

Canadian Milos Raonic drops out before European Open quarterfinal with injury

ANTWERP, Belgium - Canada's Milos Raonic has withdrawn from the European Open because of an abdominal strain.The No. 5 seed, from Thornhill, Ont., was scheduled to face No. 4 seed Grigor Dimitrov of B...

Oct 23, 2020

Forge FC scores late to win CONCACAF League preliminary-round game in El Salvador

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - Substitute Anthony Novak's 83rd-minute goal lifted 10-man Forge FC to a 2-1 victory over El Salvador's CD Municipal Limeno in a Scotiabank CONCACAF League preliminary-round...

Oct 22, 2020

'Opening up is not a bad thing': Canucks' Bo Horvat leading through uncertainty

VANCOUVER - It's been a "heck of a year" for Vancouver Canucks captain Bo Horvat. When he was handed the jersey with a C stitched over the heart just over a year ago, Horvat had no idea he'd soo...

Oct 22, 2020

Canadian receiver Jana's name missing from jersey to honour enslaved labourers

Canadian receiver Terrell Jana's last name doesn't appear on the back of his Virginia Cavaliers football jersey. And for good reason. The senior from Vancouver made that decision after visiting the me...

Oct 22, 2020

Julien energized by Canadiens' busy off-season: 'I expect us to make the playoffs'

Claude Julien glanced down at some notes towards the end of his nearly hour-long video conference call with reporters Thursday. The Montreal Canadiens head coach was promptly asked - tongue firmly pla...

Oct 22, 2020