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Canada earns bronze in men's team sprint at speedskating World Cup stop

TOMASZOW MAZOWIECKI, Poland - Canada took the bronze medal in the men's team sprint event Friday at a speedskating World Cup stop. Alex Boisvert-Lacroix of Sherbrooke, Que., Laurent Dubreuil of Levis,...

Nov 22, 2019

Kim stays 2 shots up, Henderson 3 back at $1.5 million LPGA finale

NAPLES, Fla. - Sei Young Kim wasted two good birdie chances late in the second round Friday when she got a pep talk from an unlikely source. Cristie Kerr was working as a commentator for Golf Channel,...

Nov 22, 2019

Shanahan on firing Babcock, promoting Keefe: 'Something that needed to be done'

TORONTO - Brendan Shanahan had seen enough. And since he helped bring Mike Babcock to Toronto in the spring of 2015, the president of the Maple Leafs felt it was only right he be there when ...

Nov 22, 2019

Left foot, right foot, Snickers and Skittles — superstitions abound with Grey Cup teams

CALGARY - Football players prefer to call them pre-game rituals rather than superstitions, but some Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats players are particular about what they do in...

Nov 22, 2019

NHL Notebook: Francis on Seattle; Draisaitl and McDavid's scorching stretch

Ron Francis spoke at a conference in downtown Toronto this week a few blocks from where NHL general managers were holding one of their annual meetings. The GM on the league's 32nd franc...

Nov 22, 2019

Ole Miss coach not surprised by Davis's strong start with Raptors

TORONTO - Kermit Davis didn't coach Terence Davis in his rookie season at the University of Mississippi. But he sure knows the player's scoring average from that year. "TD averaged one point a ga...

Nov 22, 2019

Canada prepares for quarterfinals at Davis Cup Finals after topping Group F

When Vasek Pospisil returned to the tennis court in the summer after missing six months due to back surgery, his main goal was to finish the season healthy. Not only is his body fe...

Nov 22, 2019

UVic threatens disciplinary action if athletes speak about coach investigation

VANCOUVER - Three rowers who accused coach Barney Williams of harassment and abuse say the University of Victoria has threatened them with disciplinary action if they speak about the results of the in...

Nov 22, 2019

'Tell me I'm small:' CFL MOP Brandon Banks fired up by a career of being underestimated

CALGARY - At five-foot-seven and 150-pounds, Hamilton Tiger-Cats receiver Brandon Banks is used to being thought of as the little guy. That just serves as motivation for the CFL's most ...

Nov 22, 2019

Grey Cup at a glance: Breaking down the Ticats-Blue Bombers showdown

CALGARY - A look at the 107th Grey Cup game between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sunday at McMahon Stadium: THE TEAMS: The Ticats (15-3 in the regular season) set a franchise r...

Nov 22, 2019