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Chemisty key as Canucks add new faces, take on new roles heading in unusual season

VANCOUVER - He may have been a finalist for the NHL's rookie of the year award last season, but Quinn Hughes is already planning to take another step this year. The Canucks lost several key players in...

Jan 05, 2021

World junior men's hockey championship in Edmonton achieved with few COVID-19 hiccups

The 2021 world junior men's hockey championship had a shaky start, but Hockey Canada, the International Ice Hockey Federation and Edmonton's organizing committee pulled it off in a global pandemic. Us...

Jan 05, 2021

Reported virus issues at Ohio St raise spectre of CFP delay

College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock said Tuesday the national championship game between Alabama and Ohio State is still a go for Monday night amid a report that the Buckeyes are h...

Jan 05, 2021

Canadian offensive lineman Liam Dobson still considering options on college transfer

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Canadian Liam Dobson to take matters into his own hands. Last month, the Maine Back Bears offensive lineman entered the NCAA transfer portal after the Colonial Athleti...

Jan 05, 2021

Greg Vanney lands in Los Angeles, looking to take the Galaxy back to MLS glory

Former Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney is back in Los Angeles, where it all started. While Vanney's Dec. 1 exit as TFC boss was unexpected, his landing in L.A. as the new Galaxy head coach does not come ...

Jan 05, 2021

Tokyo Olympic postponement has worked in Anicka Newell's favour

TORONTO - Anicka Newell knew before her back hit the mat. The 27-year-old won the Expo Explosion pole vault meet in Belton, Texas last weekend, but far bigger than the victory was her winning height o...

Jan 05, 2021

Beleaguered Toronto Raptors head west looking for answers after dismal 1-5 start

Mired in 29th place in the NBA overall standings, the 1-5 Raptors travel west for a four-game road trip in search of answers. Games against Phoenix, Sacramento, Golden State and Portland await, starti...

Jan 05, 2021

If 2020 was a watershed year for athlete activism, will the momentum continue in '21?

TORONTO - An athlete with a megaphone, fist raised in furious protest. Teammates kneeling, heads bowed, linked arm-in-arm. Political slogans - "Vote Warnock" - across the chest of warmup shirts. A pai...

Jan 05, 2021

Top left tackle Stanley Bryant signs one-year extension with Winnipeg Blue Bombers

WINNIPEG - Two-time CFL most outstanding lineman Stanley Bryant has signed a one-year extension with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Bryant returns for his sixth season in Winnipeg after originally signing...

Jan 05, 2021

Former NHL coach and Stanley Cup winner John Muckler dies at 86

EDMONTON - Former NHL coach and Stanley Cup winner John Muckler has died. He was 86. The Edmonton Oilers confirmed Muckler's death Monday night. No cause of death was given. Muckler was part of the st...

Jan 04, 2021