Tuesday, October 31, 2023

'Must-win': With Raptors in early rut, Siakam calls for urgency in upcoming stretch

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The Toronto Raptors find themselves in what forward Pascal Siakam calls a "must-win" situation early in the NBA season. The Raptors have dropped three straight since winning their season opener and face a tall task of winning on the road Wednesday at Milwaukee or Thursday at Philadelphia to avoid extending that skid.



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Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's TGL unveils details, including 15-hole matches

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Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are bringing modern technology to the royal and ancient game with TGL, a team-based golf league played over 15 holes that combines an oversized simulator with actual shots to a tech-infused green that can change contours depending on the shot.



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Angelo Habib an 'inspiration' to his community after international boxing triumph

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On Saturday, the 27-year-old Greek-born Canadian boxer won the vacant Universal Boxing Organization (UBO) International Super Lightweight title against Victor Bernal in Melgar, Colombia, extending his professional record to 9-0.



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Police say investigation into former NHL player's death in U.K. 'may take some time'

With a picture of a late hockey player shown on an arena videoboard, NHL players gather at centre ice below in tribute.

Police in the United Kingdom said Tuesday the investigation into the death of hockey player Adam Johnson remains ongoing and will likely "take some time."



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Monday, October 30, 2023

Canada's Gushue bounces back with big win over New Zealand at Pan Continental Curling Championships

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Brad Gushue didn't take long to get over an opening day loss at the Pan Continental Curling Championships at Kelowna Curling Club.



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Mary Lou Retton 'overwhelmed with love and support' during recovery from pneumonia

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American gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton says she is "overwhelmed with all the love and support" she has received and is slowly recovering with family after being hospitalized with a rare form of pneumonia earlier this month.



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Wickenheiser calls for neck protection 'at every level in hockey' after former NHLer's death

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Hayley Wickenheiser is calling for mandated neck protection at "every level in hockey" after former NHL player Adam Johnson died from a cut by a skate blade during a game in England on Saturday.



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Sunday, October 29, 2023

Canada's Einarson secures win in Pan Continental Curling Championships opener

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Canada's Kerri Einarson opened the Pan Continental Curling Championships on Sunday with a 9-2 rout of Cynthia Lu's Chinese Taipei team at the Kelowna Curling Club in B.C.



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Coach Fabio Grosso hurt as Lyon team bus comes under attack before French league game

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Lyon coach Fabio Grosso suffered a head injury as the team bus came under attack from fans throwing projectiles before Sunday's French league soccer game against Marseille.



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Stamp honouring hockey trailblazer Willie O'Ree unveiled by Canada Post

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Canada Post unveiled its stamp honouring Fredericton’s Willie O’Ree on Saturday. O’Ree is credited with breaking the colour barrier as the NHL’s first Black hockey player.



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Auger-Aliassime wins 1st ATP title of season, repeating as Swiss Indoors champion

A smiling Canadian men's tennis player hoists the Swiss Indoors trophy with both hands after his title win over Hubert Hurkacz of Poland.

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Poland's Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) on Sunday to successfully defend his Swiss Indoors tennis title.



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Saturday, October 28, 2023

Senators' Chabot to miss 4-6 weeks with broken hand, head coach says

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The Ottawa Senators placed star defenceman Thomas Chabot on long-term injured reserve early Saturday morning. He was injured blocking a shot early in the second period of Thursday's 3-2 loss to the New York Islanders.



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ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: Skate Canada International - Women's Free Program

Watch as figure skating stars like Canada's Madeline Schizas, Japan's Kaori Sakamoto and many more visit the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre to take part in the second ISU Grand Prix stop of the season, Skate Canada International.



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ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating: Day 1 - Montreal

Watch Day 1 short track speed skating action from the Maurice Richard Arena where athletes will see who will come out on top in this ISU World Cup event.



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Friday, October 27, 2023

What to watch in Olympic sports this weekend

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CBC Sports' daily newsletter previews the major events happening in the Olympic sports worlds this weekend, including the Pan Am Games and Canada's stop on the figure skating circuit.



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'I can't breathe': Report says Quebec hockey player forced to mimic George Floyd

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Quebec Sports Minister Isabelle Charest says she was "deeply shocked" by a report that a young Black hockey player in the province was made to say, "I can't breathe," as a teammate knelt on his neck.



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Canada coach says Sinclair's influence, example will be felt long after she retires

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While the countdown has started on Christine Sinclair's international career, coach Bev Priestman says the longtime Canada captain's impact will be felt long after she's gone.



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Canadian men's curling championship headed to Kelowna for 1st time since 1968

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For the first time since 1968, Kelowna, B.C. will be hosting the national men's curling championship. Curling Canada made the announcement Friday that the Montana's Brier will be held in the Okanagan city in 2025.



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Thursday, October 26, 2023

Expert calls for better supports around menstrual health in youth sports

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A leading researcher on sport, gender, and menstrual health says that youth sports coaches have to educate themselves about periods.



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Christine Sinclair sees farewell tour with Canada as 'great opportunity' to thank fans

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Christine Sinclair, the 40-year-old captain from Burnaby, B.C., admitted to having "mixed emotions" Thursday as she started her farewell tour, having seen former Canadian goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe and U.S. stars like Megan Rapinoe honoured at their final games.



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Canadian speed skaters aim to top medal standings at 2nd short track World Cup in Montreal

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Short track speed skating coach Sebastien Cros is hoping Canada can improve on its individual medal haul as the world's top skaters return to Maurice Richard Arena for a second ISU World Cup event from Friday to Sunday.



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Trademark filings hint at 6 possible PWHL team names

A white logo with a stylized W, including two hockey sticks and a puck in the visual of a hockey faceoff, is shown over a purple background. The league's website, thepwhl.com, is written in white below the logo.

Applications to trademark Toronto Torch, Montreal Echo, Ottawa Alert, Minnesota Superior, Boston Wicked and New York Sound were all filed by PWHL Holdings, LLC on Wednesday, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s database.



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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Baseball great Justin Morneau, broadcaster Don Taylor lead B.C. Sports Hall of Fame 2024 class

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Twelve B.C. Sports Hall of Fame inductees were announced Wednesday, including baseball star Justin Morneau, swimmer Ryan Cochrane, golfer Richard Zokol and longtime B.C. sportscaster Don Taylor.



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Bombers' Oliveira, CFL rushing leader, up for outstanding player and top Canadian awards

Winnipeg running back, carrying the ball in his left hand, hops over a fallen Edmonton player to avoid a tackle in a CFL game.

Canadian running back Brady Oliveira on Wednesday earned the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' nod for CFL most outstanding player honours in voting conducted by the Football Reporters of Canada and nine CFL head coaches.



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Raptors exercise 4th-year option on Scottie Barnes' rookie contract

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Scottie Barnes is going to be with the Toronto Raptors for at least one more year. The Raptors exercised the fourth-year team option on the rookie scale contract of the swingman on Wednesday.



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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Klimkait tops Deguchi in all-Canadian final at judo Grand Slam in Abu Dhabi

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Jessica Klimkait defeated Christa Deguchi in an all-Canadian under-57-kilogram final Tuesday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam judo tournament.



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Gilgeous-Alexander, Jamal Murray among record 27 Canadians in NBA to start season

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Canada has set a new mark with 27 players on an NBA roster for the beginning of the 2023-24 season, the 10th in a row it has been the most represented country in the league outside the United States.



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Monday, October 23, 2023

Che Flores becomes NBA's 1st out non-binary trans referee

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Che Flores is the NBA's first out non-binary trans referee, making that revelation in a story published by GQ on Monday.



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Christine Sinclair to wrap Canadian career with pair of December contests in B.C.

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Canada captain Christine Sinclair will wrap up her international career in December with two games in her backyard. The 10th-ranked Canadian women will face 11th-ranked Australia on Dec. 1 at Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C., and Dec. 5 at Vancouver's B.C. Place Stadium.



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Saskatchewan Roughriders part ways with head coach Craig Dickenson

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The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced on Monday that head coach Craig Dickenson's contract will not be renewed. The team also announced that Jeremy O'Day will continue to serve as the Riders' GM.



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Sunday, October 22, 2023

Americans Chock, Bates take ice dance gold over Canada's Lajoie, Lagha at Skate America

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Madison Chock and Evan Bates used their win at Skate America last year as a springboard to their first world championship. Perhaps their victory Sunday will be a springboard to the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics.



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Verstappen holds off Hamilton to earn 50th career F1 victory at U.S. Grand Prix

A male race car driver raises his arms up in celebration while holding a trophy in his right hand as he stands on a podium.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen charged to his 15th win of the season and 50th of his career at the United States Grand Prix on Sunday, when he started from sixth and then held off the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton over the final laps at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.



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ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: Skate America - Ice Dance Free Dance

Skate America kicks off this ISU Grand Prix season of figure skating where some of the world's best will visit the Credit Union of Texas Event Center and take part in the ice dance free dance.



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Jones tops fellow Canadian Lawes to win 10th career Grand Slam of Curling title

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Jennifer Jones defeated Kaitlyn Lawes 7-4 on Sunday to win the HearingLife Tour Challenge in Niagara Falls, Ont., for her 10th career Grand Slam of Curling title.



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Saturday, October 21, 2023

Canada's Phil Wizard finishes 2nd at Red Bull BC One World Final

The Canadian breaker came up just short in the final battle to legendary b-boy Hong 10 in Paris.



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Bobby Charlton, Manchester United icon who survived plane crash and won World Cup for England, dead at 86

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Bobby Charlton, an English soccer icon who survived a plane crash that decimated a Manchester United team destined for greatness to become the heartbeat of his country's 1966 World Cup-winning team, has died. He was 86.



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Canada scores late, defeats Norway for world mixed curling bronze medal

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Canada scored twice in the seventh end and another in the eighth to edge Norway 4-3 and capture the bronze medal at the world mixed curling championship Saturday in Aberdeen, United Kingdom.



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Friday, October 20, 2023

Altuve hits go-ahead homer after benches clear as Astros push Rangers to brink

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José Altuve hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning and the Houston Astros, after getting into another bench-clearing scuffle with the Texas Rangers, rallied for a 5-4 victory Friday in a wild and testy Game 5 of the AL Championship Series.



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Canada's Deschamps wins freeski big air World Cup opener with top qualifying score

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Canada's Dylan Deschamps was awarded the men's gold medal at the opening big air freestyle skiing World Cup stop of the season in Switzerland after Friday's runs were cancelled due to wet weather.



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Teen surfing prodigy Erin Brooks' Canadian citizenship request denied by feds

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Teenage surfing prodigy Erin Brooks has had her bid for Canadian citizenship turned down by the federal government. The 16-year-old Brooks was born in Texas and grew up in Hawaii but has Canadian ties through her father Jeff, who is a dual American-Canadian citizen.



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Canada takes care of Australia to reach semifinals at mixed curling worlds

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Canada advanced to the semifinals of the world mixed curling championship with a 7-3 win over Australia on Friday.



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Thursday, October 19, 2023

Mayor wants Sens to consider other downtown options for new arena

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Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says there is more than one option for the Ottawa Senators to find a new home in the city's downtown.



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Marte hits walk-off single in 9th inning as D-backs trim Phillies' series lead in NLCS

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Ketel Marte capped a three-hit afternoon with a walk-off single in the ninth, rookie Brandon Pfaadt pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on Thursday in Phoenix and close to 2-1 the NL Championship Series.



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Canada, led by Fernandez and Auger-Aliassime, set to make United Cup debut

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Canada, led by Felix Auger-Aliassime and Leylah Fernandez, will compete at the United Cup mixed team event for the first time in December and January. The entries from the top 16 countries were released by Tennis Australia on Friday.



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Flames draft pick Topi Ronni under investigation in Finland after rape accusation

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Calgary Flames draft pick Topi Ronni is under investigation in his native Finland after being accused of rape. Ronni's Finnish Elite League team Tappara Tampere said on its website that Ronni informed the club of the investigation and stepped away from team activities.



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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Jenni Hermoso returns to Spain squad for 1st time since World Cup kiss

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The Women's World Cup-winning player kissed on the lips by the former president of the Spanish soccer federation was called up again by the national team on Wednesday.



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Canadian men to meet Jamaica with spot in 2024 Copa America at stake

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Canada will face Jamaica next month in the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinals, with a berth in the 2024 Copa America going to the winner of the two-legged series.



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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Canadian speed skaters look to build off nationals as short track World Cup begins

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Twelve Canadian skaters are taking the ice in Montreal as 33 countries and 184 athletes get set for the first two short track World Cup events this season. The first competition takes place from Friday to Sunday at Maurice Richard Arena. The second is the following weekend, from Oct. 27 to 29.



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End of an era as Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley announces plans to retire

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Four years ago, with Michael Bradley's contract expiring at the end of the season, Toronto FC supporters made their feeling known by hoisting a giant banner honouring him in the south stand of BMO Field.



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Monday, October 16, 2023

Canadian men's rugby coach Kingsley Jones signs 2-year contract extension

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Rugby Canada has entrusted Kingsley Jones to lead Canada back to the World Cup, handing him a two-year contract extension that will see him in charge through 2025.



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