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RIO DE JANEIRO - The Paralympic Games opened Wednesday with 4,350 athletes demonstrating first-hand their creed: “The heart knows no limits; everybody has a heart.” Wheelchair daredevil Aa...
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TORONTO - Team North America will have both the Canadian and American national anthems played in pre-game ceremonies at the upcoming World Cup of Hockey tournament. The announcement from the NHL and N...
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LONDON - Formula One is being bought by Liberty Media, a U.S. company that invests in entertainment and sports, in a takeover valuing the motorsport series at $8 billion. Liberty Media, which is contr...
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MONTREAL - Team North America will likely name its captain sometime this week, coach Todd McLellan said Wednesday. It is the only one of the eight teams in the World Cup of Hockey yet to name its capt...
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MONTREAL - Team North America head coach Todd McLellan has “young experience” on his squad that may end up playing a key role in the World Cup of Hockey. While teenagers like Connor McDavi...
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BOYDS, Md. - The Washington Spirit prevented Seattle midfielder Megan Rapinoe from kneeling again during the national anthem by altering its pregame ceremonies rather than “subject our fans and ...
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AUSTIN, Texas - The University of Texas recently asked the state Supreme Court to block a sex and race discrimination lawsuit filed by former women’s track coach Bev Kearney, who was forced out ...
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The NHL is back on ESPN, for a limited time only. More than a decade after the league and the top U.S. sports network split up, they’re reunited for the World Cup of Hockey. Starting with exhibi...
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It’s been a triumphant return for Zach Collaros. The 28-year-old quarterback has been nothing short of sensational since rejoining the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. In his four starts, Collaros has compl...
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The Canadian women’s wheelchair basketball team heads into the Rio Paralympics looking to reach the podium for the first time since claiming bronze in 2004 in Rio. They open round-robin play of ...
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