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Vancouver Whitecaps need 'gladiator mindset' in push for playoffs: coach

VANCOUVER - Marc Dos Santos says his Vancouver Whitecaps know the season isn't about to get any easier. Stationed in Portland, away from family, friends and their regular routines, the 'Caps (5-...

Oct 02, 2020

Pinder delivers timely hit, A's advance in playoffs at last

OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland Athletics ended 14 years of post-season futility, riding Chad Pinder's go-ahead, two-run single in the fifth inning and repeated costly walks by Chicago's relievers to ra...

Oct 01, 2020

AP source: 76ers set to hire Rivers as new coach

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia 76ers have reached an agreement with Doc Rivers to become their new coach. Rivers reached a deal Thursday to become the latest coach to try and lead the Sixers to their...

Oct 01, 2020

Canadian linebacker Ogbongbemiga off to solid start with Oklahoma State Cowboys squad

The other Canadian starter on Oklahoma State University's football squad is off to solid start. Chuba Hubbard, a running back from Sherwood Park, Alta., garnered plenty of headlines at OSU last year a...

Oct 01, 2020

Toronto FC playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo named MLS player of the month

Toronto FC playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo has been named MLS Player of the Month for September. The Spanish midfielder scored four goals and added two assists in six games during the month as Toronto com...

Oct 01, 2020

With protocols in place, QMJHL set to begin season amid COVID-19 second wave

MONTREAL - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League could not save its season when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, but seven months later and on the eve of the start of the 2020-21 season, their efforts have ...

Oct 01, 2020

Early playoff exit stings, but Jays' future bright as young core gains experience

The young core on the Toronto Blue Jays made significant strides in the pandemic-shortened season. An unexpected playoff appearance was a welcome development too. A team built for the future took a bi...

Oct 01, 2020

Canadian women's hockey team forward Sarah Nurse ready for change

Sarah Nurse has stood in the crosswinds of societal and sport upheaval. Her hockey career in flux because of a collective movement to further the women's game, the COVID-19 pandemic threw another laye...

Oct 01, 2020

Former Toronto FC midfielder Warren Creavalle making his mark off the field

Emotions ran high before the opening game of the MLS is Back Tournament opener July 8 in Florida when more than 170 Black players, coaches and officials joined Orlando City and Inter Miami players on ...

Oct 01, 2020

WHL's Moose Jaw Warriors announce formal review of primary team logo

MOOSE JAW, Sask. - The Moose Jaw Warriors hockey team will conduct a formal review of its primary logo. The Western Hockey League team announced the review as the next step in an "ongoing internal dis...

Oct 01, 2020