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CALGARY - The Western Hockey League says major junior hockey will still be played this season. The WHL - one of three leagues in the 60-team Canadian Hockey League - announced Friday that its board of...

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays announced on Friday that they have signed right-handed pitcher A.J. Cole to a minor league deal, with an invite to spring training. Cole appeared in 24 games for the Bl...

LOS ANGELES - Vignettes from the life and career of Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda. He died Thursday at age 93. MOUND VISITS Pitcher Orel Hershiser, the 1988 World Series MVP and NL Cy Young Award...

Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski will soon be Australia-bound to kick off a tennis season shrouded in uncertainty. Along the way she plans to continue doing her part to help build the four-player game. Dab...

Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry will sit out Friday night against the Sacramento Kings, with the team citing "personal reasons" on the pre-game injury report. The six-time all-star has started all se...

After helping Finland capture bronze at the world junior hockey championship this week in Edmonton, Ville Heinola was ready for a bit of a break. An entire week off from hockey wasn't quite what he ha...

EDMONTON - Curling Alberta has cancelled plans to hold its provincial championships later this month in Sylvan Lake, Alta., due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The NexSource Centre was tabbed to host the Jan...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Former Edmonton Football Team star wide receiver Duke Williams has been elevated to the Buffalo Bills' active roster for only the second time this season ahead of Saturday's first...

There's some good news about a well-known sports personality who has been battling COVID-19. Warren Woods has been in the fight of his life against COVID. And there's some promising news. Woodsy's dau...

The team that emerges from the limited-time-only West Division should enter the Stanley Cup semifinals in prime, title-winning position. Like those mountain ranges in the middle of this three time zon...