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Marc Gasol expects to return from hamstring injury for Raptors' next game

TORONTO - Marc Gasol's return to health has been an around-the-clock group effort. After sitting out 12 games with a hamstring injury, the Raptors centre is expected to play on Wednesday when Toronto ...

Jan 16, 2020

Prolific Canadian goal-scorer Evelyne Viens goes fifth overall in NWSL draft

BALTIMORE - Canadian forward Evelyne Viens went fifth overall to Sky Blue FC in Thursday's National Women's Soccer League draft. A prolific sniper at the University of South Florida, the native of&nbs...

Jan 16, 2020

Joel Waterman makes history, the first CPL player to be sold to another league

The 14th pick in the inaugural CPL-U Sports Draft, Joel Waterman arrived in the Canadian Premier League with little fanfare to most. But Cavalry FC coach and GM Tommy Wheeldon Jr. knew what ...

Jan 16, 2020

Beltrán out as Mets manager in wake of sign-stealing scandal

NEW YORK - Carlos Beltrn is out as manager of the New York Mets before managing even a single game, the latest fallout from the Houston Astros' sign-stealing scandal that has rocked Major League Baseb...

Jan 16, 2020

Aiming to return to top 50, Pospisil feeling balanced, healthy and confident

Even though Vasek Pospisil missed the first six months of the 2019 season to recover from back surgery, the Canadian tennis veteran still feels it was one of the best years of his career. During ...

Jan 16, 2020

Thierry Henry sees need for better defence after first practice with Impact

MONTREAL - Thierry Henry is fully aware the Montreal Impact are lacking depth on defence after just one practice. The former Arsenal and Barcelona star, who was hired as Montreal's head coach in ...

Jan 16, 2020

Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime rolls into semifinals at Adelaide International

ADELAIDE, Australia - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is off to the semifinals of the Adelaide International. The No. 2 seed from Montreal needed just 55 minutes to beat Australian wild card Alex Bolt ...

Jan 16, 2020

Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez advances in Australian Open qualifiers

MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada's Eugenie Bouchard is one win away from getting back into the main draw at the Australian Open. Bouchard, of Westmount, Que., downed Maddison Inglis of Aus...

Jan 16, 2020

Canada rugby sevens women head Down Under looking to reach some milestones

Captain Ghislaine Landry and strike runner Bianca Farella can hit milestones later this month when Canada travels to New Zealand and Australia for the fourth and fifth stops on the HSBC World Rugby Se...

Jan 16, 2020

Canada's Denis Shapovalov draws Hungary's Marton Fucsovics at Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Australia - Top Canadian Denis Shapovalov will begin play at the Australian Open against an unfamiliar opponent. The No. 13 seed from Richmond Hill, Ont., will square off with world No. 66 ...

Jan 16, 2020