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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

Canada's Kaetlyn Osmond announces retirement from competitive figure skating

OTTAWA - Canada's Kaetlyn Osmond is going out on top. She announced her retirement from competitive figure skating on Thursday, ending a career capped with a remarkable season that included ...

May 02, 2019

Golden Knights promote McCrimmon to GM, retain McPhee

LAS VEGAS - The Vegas Golden Knights have promoted Kelly McCrimmon to general manager and kept George McPhee as president of hockey operations. McPhee and owner Bill Foley announced the unexpected mov...

May 02, 2019

'Anybody can win any game in this league': No easy wins as Whitecaps face Rapids

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps may be facing the bottom team in the Major League Soccer standings this weekend, but they're not taking anything for granted. The 'Caps (1-5-3) haven't had a s...

May 02, 2019

Giants don't mind underdog status heading into WHL finals against Raiders

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Giants know they're likely not the favourites heading into the Western Hockey League finals on Friday. They'll be battling the Prince Albert Raiders, who dominated throu...

May 02, 2019

Women's hockey stars lead walkout in bid for a better professional league

Hilary Knight and Marie-Philip Poulin are among 200 women who say they will not play in any North American women's hockey league next season "until we get the resources that professional hockey demand...

May 02, 2019