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Canada's Schachter, Dearing strike gold at Beach Volleyball Tour Finals
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic - Canada's Sam Schachter and Daniel Dearing struck gold at the Beach Volleyball Tour Finals on Sunday. After dropping the first set, the duo came back to defeat Cuba's N...
Dec 11, 2022
Wagner, Banchero lead Magic past Raptors for 3rd win in row
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Franz Wagner scored 23 points, Paolo Banchero added 20 points and 12 rebounds and the Orlando Magic beat the Toronto Raptors 111-99 Sunday night for their third straight win. The ...
Dec 11, 2022
Canadian speedskaters take World Cup silver and bronze in men's 1,000 metres
CALGARY - Hein Otterspear of the Netherlands won the men's 1,000 metres with Canada's Laurent Dubreuil and Antoine Glinas-Beaulieu second and third respectively Sunday at a speedskating World Cup. Ott...
Dec 11, 2022
Einarson makes double takeout in extra end to beat Homan in Masters final
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Kerri Einarson defeated Rachel Homan 6-5 on Sunday to win the Grand Slam of Curling's Masters event at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex. Einarson, from Camp Morton, Man., made a double...
Dec 11, 2022
Keller beats Knight in shootout to win 3-on-3 tourney at PWHPA all-star weekend
OTTAWA - Team Keller defeated Team Knight 2-1 in a shootout on Sunday to win the 3-on-3 tournament at the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association all-star weekend. Alex Carpenter had the lone ...
Dec 11, 2022
Canada's Zeke Thurston wins third world saddle bronc crown of his career
LAS VEGAS - Zeke Thurston of Big Valley, Alta., won a world championship in saddle bronc for the third time in his career at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. Thurston, 28, accrued US$256,078 in...
Dec 11, 2022
Short-track relay teams post victories as Canada wins five medals at World Cup
ALMATY, Kazakhstan - Relay team victories anchored a five-medal showing for Canadian short-track speedskaters on Sunday at the ISU World Cup. Jordan Pierre-Gilles of Sherbrooke, Que., made an inside p...
Dec 11, 2022
Blazers get 6-1 win over Royals on Teddy Bear Toss night
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers got a 6-1 win over the Victoria Royals for the annual Teddy Bear Toss night.Fraser Minten got the scoring started which saw thousands of community members launch stuffe...
Dec 11, 2022
'Intriguing' Adam Fantilli hoping to crack Canada's world junior roster
MONCTON, N.B. - Adam Fantilli was trying to get the game up and running on his laptop. The freshman forward's Michigan Wolverines were set to play the Michigan State Spartans in a clash of NCAA rivals...
Dec 11, 2022
NASA's Orion capsule blazes home from test flight to moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's Orion capsule made a blisteringly fast return from the moon Sunday, parachuting into the Pacific off Mexico to conclude a test flight that should clear the way for a...
Dec 11, 2022
