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Canada men's soccer coach Jesse Marsch bothered by U.S. treatment of Ukraine

TORONTO - Canada soccer coach Jesse Marsch, an American who won kudos north of the border earlier this year for telling U.S. President Donald Trump to "lay off the ridiculous rhetoric" about Canada be...

Jun 06, 2025

Calgary Stampeders seek turnaround in 2025 with quarterback Vernon Adams Jr.

CALGARY - The 2025 CFL season will be a proving ground for the Calgary Stampeders. The Stampeders want to show themselves and their fans that the team has what it takes to get back into the playoffs a...

Jun 06, 2025

Dallas Stars fire coach Pete DeBoer after losing in West final and pulling Oettinger

DALLAS (AP) - Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer was fired Friday after three seasons with the team, getting to the Western Conference final each time but never advancing past that for a shot at the Stanl...

Jun 06, 2025

Canada coach irate after Vancouver Whitecaps players stricken by illness in Mexico

TORONTO - Canada coach Jesse Marsch expressed outrage Friday that the Vancouver Whitecaps had been "poisoned" during their visit to Mexico for the CONCACAF Champions Cup final. The Whitecaps issued a ...

Jun 06, 2025

What the Trump travel ban means for the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympic Games

GENEVA (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump often says the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics are among the events he is most excited about in his second term. Yet there is significant uncerta...

Jun 06, 2025

Canadian Hall to welcome former Blue Jays slugger Bautista and rest of 2025 class

TORONTO - Glancing across the Rogers Centre field to see his name on the stadium's Level of Excellence still leaves former Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista with a "surreal" feeling. "It's a good remind...

Jun 06, 2025

Elks look to future by embracing past, including former team name

EDMONTON - The winds of change blew through Commonwealth Stadium this winter, bringing in a new regime determined to return Edmonton's once-proud CFL franchise to its green-and-gold glory days. Part o...

Jun 06, 2025

'Forget about the past': Fans weigh in on criticism of Wayne Gretzky over Trump ties

EDMONTON - It wasn't long ago that some Canadians were up in arms about hockey legend Wayne Gretzky's ties to U.S. President Donald Trump's administration. But as the Edmonton Oilers skate their way t...

Jun 06, 2025

Canadian women's volleyball team falls to the Netherlands in Nations League

OTTAWA - The Canadian women's volleyball team dropped to 1-1 in Nations League action with a loss to the Netherlands on Thursday. The hosts fell 3-1 (25-18, 22-25, 25-15, 25-23) to the Dutch at the Ar...

Jun 05, 2025

Haliburton caps huge rally, Pacers stun Thunder 111-110 in Game 1 of NBA Finals

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Tyrese Haliburton and the never-say-die Indiana Pacers pulled off yet another last-second comeback, this time on the NBA's biggest stage. Haliburton's 21-foot jumper with 0.3 seco...

Jun 05, 2025