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Tokyo organizers, government take offensive on virus threat
Tokyo Olympic organizers and the Japanese government went on the offensive Wednesday after a senior IOC member said the 2020 Games were being threatened by the spread of a viral outbreak, with their f...
Feb 28, 2020
Canadian driver James Hinchcliffe joins NBC as driver analyst
Canadian IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe is joining NBC Sports as a motorsports analyst this season. NBC announced Thursday that Hinchcliffe will serve as a driver analyst with reports from the pits....
Feb 28, 2020
Family driving Canadian Neville Gallimore in NFL draft preparations
Family means everything to Canadian Neville Gallimore. The burly six-foot-three, 302-pound defensive tackle is strutting his stuff this week at the annual NFL combine in Indianapolis. It's an opportun...
Feb 28, 2020
Loughlin, Giannulli set for October trial in college scam
BOSTON - TV actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, will go on trial in October on charges that they bribed their daughters' way into the University of Southern Cali...
Feb 28, 2020
Blue Jays to increase netting down first and third baselines at Rogers Centre
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays announced Thursday that the protective netting at Rogers Centre will be extended down the length of the first and third baseline walls. The Blue Jays say the netting wi...
Feb 28, 2020
All-female crew to work NHL game between Vegas Golden Knights and Calgary Flames
An all-female broadcast team will cover an NHL game between the Calgary Flames and Vegas Golden Knights on Sportsnet next week. Play-by-play announcer Leah Hextall, game analyst Cassie Campbell-Pascal...
Feb 28, 2020
Three-horse race is on for Canadian Hockey League Top Scorer award
There's a very strong chance that this season's Canadian Hockey League Top Scorer award will be won by someone going to the NHL Draft. The top three scorers across the 60-team CHL heading into Thursda...
Feb 28, 2020
Canadian Jonathan David scores again as Gent ties Roma in Europa League play
GHENT, Belgium - Canadian Jonathan David, who had a hat trick in Belgian league play on the weekend, scored again Thursday in KAA Gent's 1-1 draw with AS Roma in Europa League play. The goal came in t...
Feb 28, 2020
Riders linebacker Elimimian elected new president of CFL Players' Association
LAS VEGAS - Solomon Elimimian is the new president of the CFL Players' Association. The union unveiled its executive Thursday during its annual general meeting with the veteran Saskatchewan Rough...
Feb 28, 2020
Veteran trainer Mark Casse preparing Belmont winner to race in Dubai
Mark Casse admits he's in somewhat uncharted waters. Canadian thoroughbred racing's top trainer an unprecedented 11 times - and for the last eight consecutive years - is preparing&...
Feb 28, 2020
