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Oilers forward Cave remains in medically-induced coma at Toronto hospital

TORONTO - Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave remains in a medically-induced coma at a Toronto hospital after suffering a brain bleed earlier this week. The Oilers, through Cave's family, provided an u...

Apr 09, 2020

Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony postponed due to COVID-19

ST. MARYS, Ont. - The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame is posting its 2020 induction ceremony because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Former Toronto Blue Jays first baseman and two-time World Series champion ...

Apr 09, 2020

Southampton becomes 1st EPL club to defer player salaries

SOUTHAMPTON, England - Southampton became the first Premier League club to announce an agreement with players to defer part of their salaries during the coronavirus pandemic. Players and coaches at th...

Apr 09, 2020

Ex-Ranger Hamilton indicted, accused of beating daughter, 14

FORT WORTH, Texas - Former Texas Rangers star Josh Hamilton has been indicted on a felony charge of injury to a child after his teenage daughter accused him of beating her. A Tarrant County grand jury...

Apr 08, 2020

Senators head coach D.J. Smith on California road trip: 'The fear hadn't set in'

D.J. Smith noticed something when his Ottawa Senators arrived in northern California last month. There weren't many people around. "At that point, no one knew what we know now," the team's r...

Apr 08, 2020

Lafrenière tops list of NHL draft-eligible prospects

Alexis Lafrenire, as expected, maintained the top spot in the NHL Central Scouting Bureau's final ranking of draft-eligible prospects released Wednesday. What remains uncertain for the 18-year-old Rim...

Apr 08, 2020

NHLers reflect on league pause: 'All of a sudden someone turns the car off'

Josh Morrissey figures he has more close friends on the Edmonton Oilers than any other rival NHL team. It led to some unusual heat-of-the-moment conversations for the Winnipeg defenceman the...

Apr 08, 2020

Canadian junior star Lafreniere tops North America in final NHL draft rankings

NEW YORK - Alexis Lafreniere remained the top North American skater as the NHL released its final rankings for the 2020 draft Wednesday. Lafreniere, a left-wing with the Rimouski Oceanic, was leading ...

Apr 08, 2020

Germany rugby sevens project on hold for former Canada coach Damian McGrath

After leading Samoa and Canada to rare tournament wins on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, coach Damian McGrath now faces the challenge of getting Germany's part-time players promoted to the top-ti...

Apr 08, 2020

Hockey equipment manufacturer CCM and its players donate half a million masks

MONTREAL - CCM has joined the list of hockey equipment manufacturers contributing supplies to front-line health care workers in the COVID-19 pandemic. The Montreal company and its player end...

Apr 08, 2020