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Canada prepping for second-chance Olympic baseball qualifier in March

When Scott Mathieson announced his retirement from professional baseball last month, he was already envisioning a temporary comeback - and a better way to officially end his playing career. The 3...

Nov 21, 2019

Bringing Canadian university football final back to Grey Cup week on CFL radar

CALGARY - The Vanier Cup will become part of Grey Cup again if the CFL commissioner gets his way. Incorporating the Canadian university football championship into Grey Cup week is high on Randy A...

Nov 21, 2019

Bombers GM confident in signing head coach Mike O'Shea to contract extension

CALGARY - Winnipeg Blue Bombers general manager Kyle Walters says he and Mike O'Shea have a verbal agreement to extend his head-coaching contract, but not a signed one. O'Shea has navigated the Blue B...

Nov 20, 2019

Orlando loses all-star centre Nikola Vucevic and Aaron Gordon to ankle sprains

TORONTO - Orlando's road woes continued Wednesday with a painful twist. The Magic dropped to 0-5 away from home after a 113-97 loss in Toronto that saw all-star centre Nikola Vucevic and forward ...

Nov 20, 2019

Impact acquire winger/forward Quioto, send defender Cabrera to Dynamo in trade

MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact acquired Honduran international winger and forward Romell Quioto from the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday in exchange for Argentine defender Victor Cabrera and $10...

Nov 20, 2019

Whitecaps transfer Canadian centre back Doneil Henry to South Korean club

VANCOUVER - They Vancouver Whitecaps reached to a transfer agreement with South Korean K League 1 club Suwon Samsung Bluewings for Canadian centre back Doneil Henry on Wednesday. The Whitecaps al...

Nov 20, 2019

Brady Tkachuk scores overtime winner as Senators edge Canadiens 2-1

MONTREAL - Brady Tkachuk scored 38 seconds into overtime to give the visiting Ottawa Senators a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens Wednesday night in the second game of a back-to-back for both teams....

Nov 20, 2019

Anunoby has 24 points before injuring eye in Toronto's 132-96 rout of Hornets

TORONTO - OG Anunoby was having an excellent night when Nicolas Batum swung a hard elbow that caught the Raptors forward square in the face. Anunoby went down clutching his right eye. Again. The ...

Nov 20, 2019

VanVleet scores 24 and Raptors beat Magic to remain unbeaten at home

TORONTO - Fred VanVleet scored 24 points to lead the Toronto Raptors past the Orlando Magic 113-97 on Wednesday in a battle between short-handed teams. The Raptors (10-4) improved to 6-0 on the s...

Nov 20, 2019

Zach Collaros finding his groove with Winnipeg Blue Bombers on eve of Grey Cup

CALGARY - His eight years of CFL experience helps, but Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros is still in hurry-up mode settling into a new offence ahead of the Grey Cup. A Blue Bomber f...

Nov 20, 2019