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Gilles and Poirier earn spot at Grand Prix Final after Rostelecom Cup silver

MOSCOW - Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier won the silver medal on Saturday in ice dancing to conclude the Rostelecom Cup, the fifth stop on the ISU Grand Prix circuit in figure skating. Combined...

Nov 16, 2019

UNBC Women's basketball rolls to victory, men lose handily

PRINCE GEORGE - Another Friday night, another pair of games for the UNBC Timberwolves basketball teams at the Northern Sport Centre. This week's opponents are the UBC Thunderbirds.First up, the women....

Nov 16, 2019

Gauthier's strong start not enough as Cougars fall in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - Tight contests seem to be the norm for the Prince George Cougars but once again, the club found themselves on the wrong side of the tracks. PG visiting Kamloops but losing 1-0.Scoreless thr...

Nov 16, 2019

Spruce Kings doubled up by Capitals

PRINCE GEORGE - A trying season for the Prince George Spruce Kings continued Friday as the squad dropped a 4-2 decision to the Cowichan Valley Capitals.The Kings' goals both came in the second period ...

Nov 16, 2019

Toronto FC makes veteran defenders available in MLS expansion draft

Veteran Toronto FC defenders Drew Moor, Justin Morrow and Laurent Ciman and Montreal Impact goalkeeper Evan Bush and striker Anthony Jackson-Hamel are among those made available for the MLS expan...

Nov 16, 2019

Tsitsipas beats Federer to reach London final

LONDON - Stefanos Tsitsipas kept his nerve in the key moments to beat six-time champion Roger Federer 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday and reach the final of the season-ending ATP Finals. Tsitsipas saved 11 of 12...

Nov 16, 2019

Longtime French striker Thierry Henry named head coach of Montreal Impact

MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact named French soccer legend Thierry Henry as head coach of the Major League Soccer team on Thursday, signing the former striker to a two-year contract with an o...

Nov 16, 2019

Siakam, VanVleet lead Raptors past Trail Blazers 114-106

PORTLAND, Ore. - The Toronto Raptors defence gave the team another reason to celebrate. The Raptors held Damian Lillard to just nine points in a 114-106 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesda...

Nov 15, 2019

Joe Pavelski leads Stars past Flames 3-1; Dallas wins eighth game in past 10

CALGARY - The first NHL goal for 29-year-old Dallas forward Justin Dowling will be a memorable one for many reasons. For one, it was the winner as the Stars continued their red-hot play with a 3-1 vic...

Nov 15, 2019

Sportsnet exploring new formats for first intermission, Hall of Fame feature on tap this week

TORONTO - Don't expect an immediate replacement for fired commentator Don Cherry on "Coach's Corner." In fact, it's possible that Sportsnet may eventually take the long-running "Hockey ...

Nov 15, 2019