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Canadian Denis Shapovalov advances to quarterfinals at Italian Open

ROME - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is heading to the quarterfinals of the Italian Open. The No. 12 seed from Richmond Hill, Ont., rallied to beat world No. 47 Ugo Humbert of France 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-4 in ...

Sep 18, 2020

Canada's top curling teams scramble for competition amid pandemic

Canada's top curling teams are trying to cobble together a competitive fall season despite the COVID-19 pandemic decimating the calendar. The Grand Slam of Curling was whittled from six...

Sep 18, 2020

Cirelli scores in OT, Lighting beat Isles to reach Cup Final

EDMONTON - Five years after socially distancing from the Prince of Wales Trophy and losing in the Stanley Cup Final, the Tampa Bay Lightning got their hands on and arms around it to embrace their East...

Sep 17, 2020

Osaka says she's out of French Open with injured hamstring

PARIS - U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the French Open because of an injured left hamstring. Osaka joins defending champion Ash Barty in skipping the French Open, which opens on Sept...

Sep 17, 2020

Yanks hit 5 HR in inning, top Toronto 10-7 for 8-game streak

NEW YORK - The Yankees tied a major league record with five home runs in an inning and hit six overall in a 10-8 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night that extended their winning streak to ...

Sep 17, 2020

Comeback Heat do it again, rally past Celtics for 2-0 lead

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Goran Dragic scored 25 points, Bam Adebayo led a big third-quarter rally to finish with 21, and the Miami Heat pulled off another comeback to beat the Boston Celtics 106-101 a...

Sep 17, 2020

Thomas takes US Open lead with 65 on soft, kind Winged Foot

MAMARONECK, N.Y. - All that hype over how tough the U.S. Open can be at Winged Foot. All that history of so many scores over par. Thursday brought a surprise: All those red numbers. Justin Thomas led ...

Sep 17, 2020

Canada's Murray plans to stay politically active through NBA Western final

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Canada's Jamal Murray is going to keep using his platform to bring attention to racial injustice as he leads his Denver Nuggets in the NBA's Western Conference final. Murray, ...

Sep 17, 2020

Canucks have 'we can beat anyone' mindset after big playoff run: Boeser

VANCOUVER - Fans expected big things from Quinn Hughes as he began his first full season with the Vancouver Canucks last fall. Even with the sky-high expectations, the 20-year-old defenceman often lef...

Sep 17, 2020

Canadian looks forward to high-profile darts match against Fallon Sherrock

Canadian Jeff (The Silencer) Smith will be back performing in front of fans Friday at the 300,000-pound ($512,660) Bwin World Series of Darts Finals in Salzburg, Austria. And he doesn't expect many wi...

Sep 17, 2020