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Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse finally running fast and painfree

MONTREAL - Via Rail train 068 was pulling into Montreal Central Station late Wednesday night when the woman who'd been seated behind sprinter Andre De Grasse for the previous five hours...

Jul 25, 2019

Ticats host unbeaten Blue Bombers in battle of CFL division leaders

HAMILTON - Their teams lead their respective divisions and have just one loss between them. But that's still not nearly enough to instigate early Grey Cup talk from either Mik...

Jul 25, 2019

Ex-wife of slain former NBA player pleads guilty

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The ex-wife of slain former NBA player Lorenzen Wright pleaded guilty Thursday to facilitation of first-degree murder in his shooting death nine years ago, a surprise development in o...

Jul 25, 2019

Daring Alaphilippe 'unplugged brain' to cling to Tour yellow

SAINT-MICHEL-DE-MAURIENNE, France - With the Alps spread like giant teeth in front of him and rivals speeding away, seeking to steal the precious yellow jersey off his shoulders, Julian Alaphilippe sw...

Jul 25, 2019

Eight Canadians to watch in Tokyo's 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games

With the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo a year away, here are eight Canadian athletes to keep an eye on: ANDRE DE GRASSE, Track - The 24-year-old from Markham, Ont., ...

Jul 25, 2019

Women leading Canada's charge to Tokyo, country tracking for team sport record

Canada's swim star of the 2016 Summer Olympics sees Tokyo on the horizon. Penny Oleksiak's four swimming medals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, made her the first Canadian to win that many at a s...

Jul 25, 2019

Maple Leafs forward Alexander Kerfoot preparing himself for Toronto's spotlight

TORONTO - Alexander Kerfoot has an idea of what's coming. He grew up alongside Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly, and his father owns a professional soccer team. But actually li...

Jul 25, 2019

Scoring star Sean Duke returns to action in Pan Am Games rugby title defence

Med school is on hold for Sean Duke as the veteran back comes out of retirement, looking to help Canada three-peat in rugby sevens at the Pan American Games. The 31-year-old Duke, who has just st...

Jul 25, 2019

Blue Jays designate Canadian outfielder Dalton Pompey for assignment

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have designated Canadian outfielder Dalton Pompey for assignment after reinstating him from the 60-day injured list. Pompey is coming back from the third concussion of ...

Jul 25, 2019

Guard Cameron Payne signs with Toronto Raptors

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have signed guard Cameron Payne. Financial terms were not disclosed. The six-foot-three, 190-pound Payne averaged 6.3 points, 2.7 assists and 17.8 minutes in 40 games (13...

Jul 25, 2019