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Saskatoon-born long-snapper Jorgen Hus has signed a one-year contract extension with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The CFL team made the announcement Tuesday. Hus, 30, could have become a free agent F...

Major League Baseball has done the right thing. Houston Astros owner Jim Crane has done the right thing. Baseball suspended Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch for sign-stealing ...

The NBA champion Toronto Raptors have received the league's first-ever NBA Team of the Year Award. The Raptors were recognized for their achievements across team business, including ticketing, pa...

WASHINGTON - The Capitals have signed Nicklas Backstrom for the long term, agreeing to a $46 million, five-year contract extension on Tuesday. The deal through the 2024-25 season carries a $9.2 millio...

MELBOURNE, Australia - Smoke haze and poor air quality caused by wildfires temporarily suspended practice sessions for the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Tuesday, but qualifying began later in t...

Major League Baseball came down hard on the Houston Astros. But not hard enough. The Houston Astros were found to be stealing signs for much of the season and the playoffs in an elaborate scheme with ...

MINNEAPOLIS - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's goal was to play a better all-around game. He did that and then some. The Canadian had 20 points, a career-high 20 rebounds and 10 assists in his first tri...

Monday's Games NHL Montreal 2 Calgary 0 N.Y. Rangers 6 N.Y. Islanders 2 Philadelphia 6 Boston 5 (SO) Washington 2 Carolina 0 St. Louis 4 Anaheim 1 --- AHL Belleville 5 Manitoba 3 --- NBA New Orle...

NEW ORLEANS - Joe Burrow threw five touchdown passes, ran for another score and capped one of the greatest seasons in college football history by leading No. 1 LSU to a 42-25 victory against No. 3 Cle...

MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada's Eugenie Bouchard rallied to beat China's Xiaodi You 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1 on Tuesday in her first qualifying match at the Australian Open. The 25-year-old from Westmount, Q...