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Blues sign Brayden Schenn to 8-year, $52M contract extension

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Blues have signed Brayden Schenn to an eight-year contract extension worth $52 million, locking up one of their top centres after their run to the Stanley Cup championship la...

Oct 04, 2019

Canadian Chase Claypool living up to billing as Notre Dame's top receiver

Canadian Chase Claypool is living up to the lofty billing of No. 1 receiver for the University of Notre Dame. The six-foot-four, 229-pound native of Abbotsford, B.C., leads the NCAA's ninth-...

Oct 04, 2019

'I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed': Leafs scratch Spezza for opener

TORONTO - Jason Spezza's regular-season debut with the Toronto Maple Leafs will have to wait. The veteran forward was a healthy scratch when his new team hosted the Ottawa Senators in t...

Oct 04, 2019

Canadian Bianca Andreescu's win streak comes to an end with loss to Osaka

BEIJING - Bianca Andreescu's winning streak is over. The Canadian lost 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 to world No. 4 Naomi Osaka of Japan in a China Open quarterfinal today, ending Andreescu's win streak at a WTA Tour...

Oct 04, 2019

Toronto FC heroes Bradley, Altidore will be the enemy on home soil in Canada game

Used to cheers at BMO Field, Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley and star striker Jozy Altidore will be the enemy on home turf Oct. 15 when the U.S. faces Canada in CONCACAF Nations League play. U...

Oct 04, 2019

New Zealand All Blacks pound Canada 63-0 at Rugby World Cup

OITA, Japan - Refreshed after an 11-day break, New Zealand gave Canada a 63-0 thrashing that was expected in the Rugby World Cup on Wednesday. The gulf in class between the defending champion All Blac...

Oct 04, 2019

Canopy cannabis company buys ex-NHL player's sports nutrition business

The time has come to have cannabis in sports drinks, says a former NHL player. The sports nutrition business Mike Cammalleri co-founded has been bought by a cannabis company. Canopy Growth Corpor...

Oct 04, 2019

Andreescu wins second-round match at China Open, 16th match in a row

BEIJING - Bianca Andreescu won her WTA Tour season-high 16th match in a row on Wednesday, but the Canadian is not satisfied with her mental approach. After the world No. 6 beat Elise Mertens of B...

Oct 04, 2019

Rantanen scores twice, Avalanche beat Flames 5-3

DENVER - Mikko Rantanen had two goals less than a week after agreeing to a contract with Colorado, Joonas Donskoi scored twice in his debut and the Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 5-3 on Thursday ni...

Oct 03, 2019

Buehler, Muncy lead Dodgers past Nats 6-0 in NLDS opener

LOS ANGELES - Walker Buehler allowed one hit over six scoreless innings, Max Muncy drove in three runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers capitalized on mistakes to beat the Washington Nationals 6-0 in Game ...

Oct 03, 2019