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Flames GM Brad Treliving does what he can to be ready for NHL reboot

CALGARY - Prefacing his hopes that the Calgary Flames return to the ice soon with the acknowledgment that pro hockey is not a societal priority right now, general manager Brad Treliving remains o...

Apr 07, 2020

Players, managers intrigued by MLB's all-Arizona option

Boston's Chris Sale, out for the season following Tommy John surgery, thought about the prospect of his teammates sequestered in the Phoenix area for an extended period if Major League Baseball and it...

Apr 07, 2020

Bettman raises chance of NHL not completing regular season

For the first time since halting play four weeks ago, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman raised the possibility Tuesday of not completing the regular season in order to squeeze in time to award the Stanley...

Apr 07, 2020

World Athletics suspends Tokyo qualifying, which changes marathon landscape

TORONTO - Changes in Tokyo Olympic qualifying dates have Canada's marathoners rearranging their race calendars. World Athletics, the global governing body for track and field, announced Tuesday it was...

Apr 07, 2020

Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe bingeing his own team during NHL pause

TORONTO - Sheldon Keefe doesn't have Netflix and hasn't seen "Tiger King." In fact, when the head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs heard about the cringe-inducing-but-can't-look-away series,...

Apr 07, 2020

Wickenheiser plea for PPE, with Ryan Reynolds assist, scores big donations

Hayley Wickenheiser saw what was coming and heard the fears of friends on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Her medical training in Toronto on pause while her teachers join the battle, the Hoc...

Apr 07, 2020

Russia flatly denies US allegation of World Cup bid bribes

GENEVA - Russian officials on Tuesday flatly denied bribing a FIFA voter with millions of dollars to support the country's winning 2018 World Cup bid, after American prosecutors revealed new details a...

Apr 07, 2020

Toronto Wolfpack hooker Andy Ackers moonlights as barber away from rugby league

Andy Ackers the Toronto Wolfpack hooker is now Andy the barber. With rugby league on hiatus due to COVID-19, the 26-year-old English forward has finished a college course and been certified as a ...

Apr 07, 2020

Montreal-based Canadian Grand Prix postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic

The Canadian Grand Prix has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Montreal-based Formula One race was scheduled to take place June 12-14. Race organizers said in a statement that they were ...

Apr 07, 2020

CP NewsAlert: Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave in medically-induced coma

Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave has been placed in a medically-induced coma after suffering a brain bleed. The Oilers said on their Twitter account that the brain bleed happened overnight and that ...

Apr 07, 2020