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Nigeria rebounds to beat Canada in pre-FIBA World Cup friendly
WINNIPEG - Philip Scrubb knows missing 10 out of 11 shots late in a basketball game isn't a good thing, but he predicts it will become a distant memory for the Canadian national men's team. The guard ...
Aug 11, 2019
Virginia transgender bathroom case: Judge favours ex-student
NORFOLK, Va. - A federal judge in Virginia ruled Friday that a school board's transgender bathroom ban discriminated against a former student, Gavin Grimm, the latest in a string of decisions nationwi...
Aug 11, 2019
Police: El Paso shooting suspect said he targeted Mexicans
EL PASO, Texas - The man accused of carrying out last weekend's deadly mass shooting at a Walmart in the Texas border city of El Paso confessed to officers while he was surrendering and later explaine...
Aug 11, 2019
NewsAlert: Nadal cruises to victory over Medvedev in Rogers Cup final
MONTREAL - Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal has won his second straight Rogers Cup men's title, and fifth overall, with an emphatic 6-3, 6-0 victory over Russia's Daniil Medvedev. More coming. The Can...
Aug 11, 2019
Some ticket prices go down for Winnipeg NFL pre-season game
WINNIPEG - The price has been reduced for up to 6,000 tickets for this month's NFL pre-season game in Winnipeg after the promoter put together a sponsorship deal. The partnership between Can...
Aug 11, 2019
Maguire's United routs Chelsea in EPL opener; Arsenal wins
MANCHESTER, England - Manchester United started its Premier League campaign with a morale-boosting 4-0 win over old rival Chelsea with the world's most expensive defender Harry Maguire impressing on h...
Aug 11, 2019
Tanaka silences explosive Blue Jays offence as Yankees hold on for 1-0 win
TORONTO - Masahiro Tanaka silenced the Blue Jays productive offence with a three-hitter and the New York Yankees beat Toronto 1-0 Sunday to split a four-game series. The Blue Jays (49-71) scored 19 ru...
Aug 11, 2019
Canadian women's water polo team locks up Tokyo Olympic berth
LIMA, Peru - The Canadian women's water polo team has secured a berth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Canada booked its first Summer Games ticket since 2004 after the semifinals of the Pan American G...
Aug 11, 2019
Canada earns Olympic berth in men's recurve archery at Pan Am Games
LIMA, Peru - Canada's archery team defeated Chile 5-4 in the men's team recurve final Sunday at the Pan American Games, while Canada also earned a men's individual recurve quota spot in the event at t...
Aug 11, 2019
Canada's Andreescu wins Rogers Cup after Williams retires due to injury
TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu is the first Canadian to win the Rogers Cup in 50 years. She was up 3-1 in the first set when American opponent Serena Williams called for a medical timeout. Less than a min...
Aug 11, 2019