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Winnipeg's Skylar Park preps for Tokyo taekwondo with brother basement bouts

Jae Park gave up on having a home theatre in his basement years ago. The lower level of his Winnipeg home is filled with treadmills, bikes, a rowing machine and taekwondo sparring mats....

Apr 28, 2020

English Premier League set for post-Brexit transfer criteria

MANCHESTER, England - All players from overseas seeking to join Premier League clubs are set to be subject to points-based criteria after Britain's departure from the European Union is complete. Curre...

Apr 28, 2020

Japan Medical Assn: Tokyo Olympics difficult without vaccine

TOKYO - The medical community in Japan is moving toward a consensus that holding next year's Tokyo Olympics may hinge on finding a coronavirus vaccine. Japan Medical Association president Yoshitake Yo...

Apr 28, 2020

Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies says he welcomes being a role model

MUNICH - Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies says his message to young players is "just be themselves." "Every time they step on the field, play hard and know how to play with a smile on your face be...

Apr 28, 2020

Blackhawks fire team president McDonough in surprising move

CHICAGO - The Chicago Blackhawks fired team president John McDonough on Monday, cutting ties with a key figure in the most successful decade in team history and raising questions about the direction o...

Apr 27, 2020

Duvernay-Tardif joins front-line workers at Quebec long-term care facility

MONTREAL - A Quebec-born Super Bowl champion is making the move from the offensive line to the medical front line. Kansas City Chiefs offensive guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is working at a ...

Apr 27, 2020

Canadian indoor soccer star Ian Bennett flies under the radar back home

A showman and all-star with the Milwaukee Wave, Canadian Ian Bennett is a marquee goal-scorer in the Major Arena Soccer League. Still, the 36-year-old Hamilton native flies under the radar north ...

Apr 27, 2020

NBA pushes plan to reopen facilities until May 8 at earliest

MIAMI - The NBA has pushed back plans that would allow teams to reopen their practice facilities for at least one week, and cautioned that the new target is far from set in stone. The earliest that te...

Apr 27, 2020

Als GM Maciocia says he hasn't spoken to Green about returning to Alouettes

Montreal GM Danny Maciocia hasn't spoken to veteran receiver S.J. Green about finishing his CFL career with the Alouettes. Maciocia told reporters during a video conference Monday his primary focus of...

Apr 27, 2020

NBA 2K League to start third season May 5 with at least six weeks of remote play

The NBA 2K League's third season, whose original March 24 tipoff was delayed by the global pandemic, will start May 5. The esports campaign will open with at least six weeks of remote game play, the l...

Apr 27, 2020