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CP NewsAlert: Toronto Argos take OL Shane Richards first in CFL draft

TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts selected offensive lineman Shane Richards with the first pick in the CFL Canadian college draft Thursday night. Toronto secured the first overall selection after p...

May 02, 2019

Van de Beek gives Ajax 1-0 lead vs Tottenham in CL semifinal

LONDON - Even with a first Champions League final in 23 years in sight, Ajax has some regrets. The way Ajax overpowered Tottenham at the start of their Champions League semifinal on Tuesday left the v...

May 02, 2019

Laval's Betts, UBC's Van Ryk win Canadian university sport awards

CALGARY - Laval football player Mathieu Betts and University of British Columbia volleyball player Kierra Van Ryk have been named Canadian university sport athletes of the year. Betts, a defensive end...

May 02, 2019

Veteran Toronto defender Drew Moor unlikely to figure in weekend game in Orlando

Toronto FC defender Drew Moor is unlikely to play this weekend in Orlando, according to coach Greg Vanney. The 35-year-old Moor, the quarterback of TFC's defence, has missed the last three games - the...

May 02, 2019

Hockey legend Red Kelly dies at 91

TORONTO - Hockey Hall of Famer Leonard (Red) Kelly, who won eight Stanley Cups during a stellar 20-season, has died at 91. A statement from Kelly's family said the former Red Wings and Maple Leaf...

Andrew Snook May 02, 2019

Leafs' star centre Auston Matthews has surgical hardware removed

Toronto Maple Leafs says centre Auston Matthews underwent a procedure on Thursday to "remove surgical hardware from a 2014 surgery." The team said the procedure won't affect Matthews' off-season train...

May 02, 2019

Trump to present Medal of Freedom to Tiger Woods next week

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Tiger Woods next week. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders says an awards ceremony will be held in the Rose ...

May 02, 2019

Caster Semenya dealt another setback over testosterone rules

Track and field's governing body said Thursday it plans to enforce its new rules on testosterone levels in female runners more widely than sports' highest court is recommending, dealing another setbac...

May 02, 2019

Celtics President Danny Ainge has mild heart attack

Boston Celtics President Danny Ainge had a mild heart attack and is expected to fully recover. The 60-year-old executive received immediate medical attention Tuesday night in Milwaukee, the team said ...

May 02, 2019

Blue Jays infielder Gurriel making the most out of demotion to triple-A

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Lourdes Gurriel Jr. strums his bat like a guitar to the music blaring from the loud speakers while he waits his turn in batting practice. When the Backstreet Boys hit "I Want It That W...

May 02, 2019