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A moment that could have ended up being NASCAR’s demise has become a sort of awakening. First, it was banning the Confederate flag. Then it was a strong renouncing of the racist act of a noose b...

NEW YORK - Major League Baseball plans to unilaterally issue a 60-game schedule for its shortest season since 1878 after the players' association rejected a negotiated deal of the same length, putting...

EDMONTON - Alberta is upping the ante in its bid for Edmonton to co-host the NHL's summer Stanley Cup tournament, pitching Rocky Mountain excursions for players' families. "It's the obv...

LAS VEGAS - Canadian flyweight Gillian (The Savage) Robertson collected US$50,000 for her third-round submission win over American Cortney (Cast Iron) Casey on Saturday's UFC Fight Night card in Las V...

The uncertainty around the 2020 CFL season has been a curse and boon for Marquay McDaniel. The COVID-19 outbreak has delayed the start of McDaniel's first year as the Calgary Stampeders' receiver...

Rogers Sports & Media president Jordan Banks said he's determined to give viewers the energy and real-time reaction of a regular NHL broadcast if hockey resumes play in empty arenas this summ...

OTTAWA - Water Polo Canada says former Olympic women's team co-captain Waneek Horn-Miller will be part of a new diversity task force to fight systemic racism and make the organization m...

As the NBA and Major League Soccer continue their preparations to resume play in Florida, the league slated to be first out of the gate was forced to regroup Monday in the wake of positive COVID-19 te...

The NHL has begun winnowing its possible locations to resume the season amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but all three potential Canadian cities are still in the running. The Blue Jackets were informed Mon...

TORONTO - Chris Thorburn, a veteran NHL forward known for his physical presence, announced his retirement Monday. Thorburn, a six-foot-three, 235-pound native of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., had 53 goals, ...