BEIJING – Canada won a surprise bronze medal in the mixed team ski jumping competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics. The Canadian team of Alexandria Loutitt, Matthew Soukup, Abigail Strate and Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes placed third with a combined score of 844.6 points. Slovenia won the gold medal in dominating style […]
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By Joe Reedy
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Beth Mowins made ESPN history in 2017 when she was the first woman to call a “Monday Night Football” game. She will again be part of a network first on Wednesday when ESPN produces an NBA game announced and directed by all women. Mowins will work the Golden State Warriors-Utah […]
By Rob Maaddi
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TAMPA, Fla. – Tom Brady, the most successful quarter- back in NFL history, has re- tired after winning seven Super Bowls and setting numerous passing records in an unprecedented 22-year career. “This is difficult for me to write, but here it goes: I am not going to make that competitive […]
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VANCOUVER – An Indigenous-led partnership has taken the next step in exploring a potential bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The agreement announced Tuesday between four First Nations, the City of Vancouver, the Resort Municipality of Whistler, The Canadian Olympic Committee and the Canadian Paralympic Commit- tee […]
By Jim Morris
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To prepare for this year’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Krista McCarville and her rink from Thunder Bay, Ont., spent time with a sports psychologist learning how to cope with the excitement and pressure of playing for the Canadian women’s curling championship in front of a hometown crowd. Instead, because of […]
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BEIJING (AP) – For journalists covering the Beijing Winter Olympics, China’s strict pandemic measures are creating a surreal and somewhat frustrating experience. China requires electronic confirmation of the health status of those participating in or covering the Games and shunts them into a closed loop bubble upon arrival. That kept […]
By John Pye
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – With another Australian Open semifinal spot secured after a four-hour, five-set victory, Rafael Nadal looked toward his support team in Rod Laver Arena and nodded his head. It was like he was just confirming the plan: Five wins down, two to go in his bid for […]
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EDMONTON – The Edmonton Elks have named Victor Cui as the CFL club’s new president and chief executive officer. Cui, who was born and raised in Edmonton, co-founded the Singapore-based One Championship mixed martial arts promotion, which made its debut in 2011 and now broadcasts to over 150 countries and […]
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OSLO (AP) – Every member of Norway’s men’s cross-country skiing team is isolating ahead of next month’s Beijing Olympics because a coach has contracted the coronavirus. Sprint team head coach Arild Monsen tested positive for COVID-19 after returning to Norway from the Italian Alpine resort of Seiser Alm, the Norwegian […]
By John Pye
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Alize Cornet dropped to her knees on the hard blue court, clasped her hands and took a few moments to let it sink in. In her 17th trip to the Australia Open, her 63rd run at a Grand Slam, and two days after celebrating her 32nd […]
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Led by moguls superstar Mikael Kingsbury, Canada’s freestyle ski team at the Beijing Olympics should be as dominant as ever. Kingsbury will make his third appearance at the Games as the reigning Olympic champion. The 29-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que., headlines a team of 24 athletes named Monday. They join the […]
By John Pye And Rod Mcguirk
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Three Australian Federal Court judges on Thursday revealed their reasons for backing a government order to deport tennis star Novak Djokovic, explaining they did not consider the “merits or wisdom of the decision.” The judges on Sunday unanimously endorsed Immigration Minister Alex Hawke’s decision to deport […]
