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NASCAR champion Pearn up to speed with Daly at Indy 500

INDIANAPOLIS - There is not much the owner of a backcountry skiing and hiking vacation company in Canada can do with a lifetime of racing knowledge after he has walked away from a championship-winning...

Aug 13, 2020

Canadiens coach Claude Julien in hospital with chest problems, Muller takes over

TORONTO - Montreal Canadiens head coach Claude Julien is in hospital after suffering chest pains following Wednesday night's playoff series opener against the Philadelphia Flyers. General manager Marc...

Aug 13, 2020

Impact defender Luis Binks heading to Italy's Bologna FC on transfer

MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact will send defender Luis Binks to Bologna FC of Italy's Serie A next year after a transfer was completed on Thursday. The 18-year-old English player will remain with Mont...

Aug 13, 2020

Toronto shortlisted as one of eight cities to host the 2026 Gay Games

Toronto has been shortlisted as one of eight candidate cities to host the 2026 Gay Games XII. Toronto is up against Auckland, New Zealand; Brisbane, Australia; Guadalajara, Mexico; Munich; San Di...

Aug 13, 2020

Wolfpack's Bodene Thompson signs with Leeds Rhinos for remainder of 2020 season

TORONTO - New Zealand forward Bodene Thompson is the latest Toronto Wolfpack player to find a new home, signing with Leeds Rhinos for the remainder of the 2020 season. Ricky Leutele (Melbourne Storm),...

Aug 13, 2020

Defending champion Bianca Andreescu pulls out of U.S. Open

Bianca Andreescu will not defend her title at the U.S. Open after opting out of the Grand Slam later this summer in New York. The Canadian made the announcement on Thursday. Andreescu hasn't played a ...

Aug 13, 2020

Canadian Eugenie Bouchard upsets Zidansek, advances to quarterfinals

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Canada's Eugenie Bouchard is off to the quarterfinals at the Prague Open. Bouchard, from Westmount, Que., beat Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia 7-6 (2), 6-7 (2), 6-2 in the second ...

Aug 13, 2020

Bo Horvat scores twice as Canucks beat St. Louis 5-2 in NHL playoff opener

EDMONTON - Vancouver captain Bo Horvat twice as the Canucks defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues 5-2 Wednesday in their first-round opener. J.T. Miller, Elias Pet...

Aug 12, 2020

Marlins finally get to go home after beating Blue Jays 14-11

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Magneuris Sierra hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning and the Miami Marlins overcame Toronto's seven home runs to outlast the Blue Jays 14-11 Wednesday night in the final game of t...

Aug 12, 2020

Carter Hart, Flyers beat Canadiens 2-1 in Game 1

TORONTO - Carter Hart made 27 saves, Joel Farabee scored 16 seconds after Montreal tied the game, and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Canadiens 2-1 in the opener of their firs...

Aug 12, 2020