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Crosby, Marchand and Price among the bright spots for Canada in Toronto
TORONTO - A wild rally in the final moments of regulation helped Canada capture a second straight World Cup of Hockey. Here are five things we learned from their triumph: 1. Sidney Crosby is on an inc...
Kayla Derkach Sep 30, 2016
New Canadian bull-riding tour showcases 'the toughest sport on dirt'
TORONTO - Taking a rodeo show across Canada is like touring with a rock band. And if you’re running the PBR Monster Energy Canada Tour, you need bulls and a lot of dirt to do it. Some 45 tonnes ...
Kayla Derkach Sep 30, 2016

Japan approves $1.5b deal for new Tokyo Olympic stadium
TOKYO - The Japanese government approved a 150 billion yen ($1.5 billion) contract Friday to build a new main stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, a project that has been delayed by more than a year. ...
Kayla Derkach Sep 30, 2016
Canada has been truly dominant during six-plus years of perfection
TORONTO - Five players from the last Canadian team to lose in the best-on-best format have retired. Another spent last season playing in Germany. Indeed, it’s been a while since Team Canada drop...
Kayla Derkach Sep 30, 2016
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games World Cup of Hockey Game 2 of Final Canada 2 Europe 1 (Canada wins best-of-three final 2-0) — NHL Pre-season Buffalo 1 Toronto 0 (SO) Ottawa 4 Montreal 3 (OT) Winnipeg 4 M...
Kayla Derkach Sep 29, 2016

Late collapse costly as Team Europe's unexpected run to final ends with 2-1 loss
TORONTO - Team Europe wasn’t given much of a chance at the start of the World Cup of Hockey. Round-robin wins over the United States and the Czech Republic got people’s attention and an ov...
Kayla Derkach Sep 29, 2016
Perreault scores on power play, Jets beat Wild 4-1 for first pre-season victory
WINNIPEG - It’s been so far so good for Winnipeg Jets defenceman Josh Morrissey. The left-shooting rookie wants to improve every time he steps on the ice. He thinks he’s doing that after t...
Kayla Derkach Sep 29, 2016

Sergachev impresses oin NHL debut, but Hofman leads Sens over Habs
MONTREAL - If Mikhail Sergachev had butterflies in his NHL debut, Montreal Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien didn’t notice. Montreal’s first-round draft pick in 2016 lived up to the hyp...
Kayla Derkach Sep 29, 2016

Moulson scores shootout winner, Sabres top Leafs 1-0 in pre-season play
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - The matchup between the Nylander brothers fizzled out as the goalies stole the show. Matt Moulson scored the only goal in a shootout and Anders Nilsson earned the shutout as the...
Kayla Derkach Sep 29, 2016

Jimenez shines as Orioles blank Blue Jays to pull even in AL wild-card race
TORONTO - Thursday night’s game may have been the last one Jose Bautista played in a Toronto Blue Jays uniform at Rogers Centre. After going 0 for 4 with three strikeouts in a 4-0 loss to the Ba...
Kayla Derkach Sep 29, 2016

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