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Guerrero keeps hot streak alive despite Blue Jays' loss to Braves

TORONTO - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. learned to stop trying to rush into success at the major league level. And that's when he started to find it. Guerrero had another two hits Wednesday nig...

Aug 30, 2019

Evan Bush, Impact beat Whitecaps to jump back into seventh in East

MONTREAL - It's hard enough for a goalkeeper to stop one penalty shot. Evan Bush had to stop two. Bush made back-to-back penalty saves on Vancouver's Yordy Reyna to help the Montreal Impact secure a 2...

Aug 30, 2019

Vancouver Whitecaps remain resilient despite tough travel schedule

VANCOUVER - After a rough week-long road trip, coach Marc Dos Santos says his Vancouver Whitecaps are returning home to what feels like a bit of a rude dinner guest. While the 'Caps (6-13-9) drop...

Aug 30, 2019

Federer ends slow starts, rolls into fourth round at US Open

NEW YORK - Roger Federer didn't change much, outside of where his team was sitting. He certainly wasn't going to overreact to a couple of poor starts after all these years and do anything different wi...

Aug 30, 2019

NHL informs union it won't terminate labour deal

Citing what it called momentum from a sustained period of labour peace, the NHL said Friday it has informed the NHL Players' Association it will not use its option to terminate the existing collective...

Aug 30, 2019

Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell closes in on return to field

Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell took another step towards returning to the football field with zip on his passes in Friday's practice. The CFL's Most Outstanding Player and Grey Cup MV...

Aug 30, 2019

CFL commissioner Ambrosie feels league is close to resolving Alouettes situation

TORONTO - It remains the CFL's most contentious issue, but commissioner Randy Ambrosie feels the league is close to resolving the Montreal Alouettes' ownership situation. The CFL took o...

Aug 30, 2019

Coroner: Angels' Tyler Skaggs died of accidental overdose

ARLINGTON, Texas - Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died from a toxic mix of the powerful painkillers fentanyl and oxycodone along with alcohol in an accidental overdose, a medical examiner in ...

Aug 30, 2019

Surprise! 23-year-old Townsend of US upsets Halep at Open

NEW YORK - The pure, raw emotion from Taylor Townsend came through after she delivered one last crisp forehand volley to complete her U.S. Open upset of two-time major champion Simona Halep, then clen...

Aug 30, 2019

NHLers keeping an eye on RFA stalemates with training camps approaching

Mark Giordano can't recall an off-season like this one. It wasn't that the captain of the Calgary Flames became just the fourth player to win the Norris Trophy as the NHL's top defenceman at...

Aug 30, 2019