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MUSCAT, Oman – Matthew Spoors hit an unbeaten 73 to help Canada defeat Germany by six wickets in classification play Tuesday at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier A. The Canadian men will now face Bahrain on Thursday to decide fifth place at the eight-country tournament. The United Arab […]

BEIJING – Canada’s Olympians have made many trips to the podium at the Beijing Winter Games, but heading into Tuesday, only one of those included a stop on the top step. After an eight-day wait, Canada has claimed its elusive second gold medal courtesy of the women’s pursuit speedskating team. […]

Edmonton Oilers (25-18-3, fifth in the Pacific) vs. Los Angeles Kings (24-16-7, third in the Pacific) Los Angeles; Tuesday, 10:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kings -140, Oilers +118; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: Leon Draisaitl leads Edmonton into a matchup with Los Angeles. He leads the NHL with 65 […]

From a thrilling late touchdown drive that gave the Rams a 23-20 win over the Bengals, to Eminem taking a knee and Meadow Soprano driving an electric Chevy, here are the highlights from Sunday’s Super Bowl 56. HOW THE RAMS WON THE SUPER BOWL Down 20-16, the Rams went on […]

BEIJING (AP) – Teen sensation Kamila Valieva has been cleared for takeoff in women’s figure skating in a ruling in a Russian doping case that has caused havoc with one of the marquee events of the Beijing Olympics. Valieva will have a chance for a second gold medal at this […]

BEIJING – Eliot Grondin had not been challenged all day. The Canadian cruised through every race on his way to the men’s snowboard cross final in Zhangjiakou at the Beijing Olympics, where he fought hard for a silver medal that was a photo finish away from being gold. Grondin of […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – The hotel that has served for nearly three decades as the Anchorage-based headquarters for the world’s most famous sled dog race will end its association with the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race next year. The Lakefront Anchorage Hotel will still be race head- quarters for this […]

BEIJING – Claude Julien will coach Canada’s Olympic men’s hockey team after all. Hockey Canada announced the 61-year-old has been cleared to travel and will rejoin the squad in Beijing following Thursday’s tournament opener against Germany. Julien was originally tabbed to lead the Canadian contingent, but suffered broken ribs in […]

BEIJING – Canadian speedskater Isabelle Weidemann won an Olympic silver medal in the women’s 5,000 metres Thursday. The 26-year-old from Ottawa collected her second medal in Beijing after a bronze in the 3,000 metres. The Canadian posted a time of six minutes 48.18 seconds skating in the penultimate pairing. Dutchwoman […]

HAMILTON – The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed American defensive back Alden Darby on Thursday. Darby, 29, had 34 tackles (one for a loss) in 11 regular-season games last season with Winnipeg. Darby ended 2021 celebrating the Blue Bombers’ overtime 33-25 Grey Cup over Hamilton at Tim Hortons Field. Darby began his […]

BEIJING (AP) – One of the journalists who conducted the first sit-down interview with Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai said Tuesday that the carefully controlled conversation did not answer questions about whether she can speak her mind or move freely. A Chinese Olympic official was in the room and translated […]

BEIJING – Canada scored another multi-medal day at the Beijing Olympics, and it took just one event to make it happen. Max Parrot won Canada’s first gold medal in Beijing with a dominant performance in the men’s snowboard slopestyle on Monday, while teammate Mark McMorris took the bronze. It’s the […]