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DeRozan returns to Toronto playing some of the best basketball of his career
TORONTO - In the time it took the Toronto Raptors to finishing hoisting the Larry O'Brien Trophy on the floor of Oracle Arena, DeMar DeRozan had sent each one a congratulatory text. The former Raptor,...
Jan 12, 2020
Siakam and Powell return to Raptors lineup after missing 11 games each
TORONTO - Pascal Siakam and Norman Powell were slated to start for the Toronto Raptors on Sunday against the visiting San Antonio Spurs. Siakam and Powell returned after missing 11 games api...
Jan 12, 2020
Canada's Courtney Sarault, Steven Dubois win silvers at Four Continents
MONTREAL - Just when Courtney Sarault thought she had nothing left in the tank, the Canadian speedskater dug deep to overcome pain and fatigue. Despite not feeling in top shape, Sarault won another si...
Jan 12, 2020
Canadian men's volleyball team qualifies for Tokyo Olympics
VANCOUVER - The Canadian men's volleyball team is heading to this summer's Olympic Games. The men used a 3-0 win over Puerto Rico on Sunday to clinch a spot at the Olympics during the NORCECA men's To...
Jan 12, 2020
Mintos split road trip weekend
The Prince Albert Mintos beat the Swift Current Legionnaires 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday, before a 5-1 loss to the Notre Dame Hounds. The Mintos were trailing Saturday's game late but Turner McMille...
Jan 12, 2020 Mintos forward Turner McMillen scored a last second goal in the Mintos' win on Saturday in Swift Current. File photo/paNOW Staff
Titans get their first 10-win season with nine games left
Saturday's 3-2 road win over the Carrot River Outback Thunder gave the Prince Albert Titans their 10th win, the first time ever the Titans have earned double-digit wins in Prairie Junior Hockey League...
Jan 12, 2020 Titans forward Ben Zultok scored the game winner on Saturday in Carrot River. File photo/paNOW Staff
Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who modernized Oman, dies at 79
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the Mideast's longest-ruling monarch who seized power in a 1970 palace coup and pulled his Arabian sultanate into modernity while carefully...
Jan 12, 2020
DeRozan scores 25 points to lead Spurs to 105-104 victory over Raptors
TORONTO - DeMar DeRozan exacted a bit of revenge against his old team on Sunday. DeRozan scored 22 of his 25 points in the second half to lift San Antonio to a 105-104 victory over the Toron...
Jan 12, 2020
Taiwan’s leader reelected as voters back tough China stance
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Tsai Ing-wen was reelected as Taiwan's president by a landslide Saturday in a victory that signalled strong support for her tough stance against China among voters determined to defen...
Jan 12, 2020
Ray Shero is out as New Jersey Devils' general manager
NEWARK, N.J. - Ray Shero has been fired as the New Jersey Devils' general manager after a four-plus year tenure that saw the three-time Stanley Cup champions make the playoffs only once. Owner Josh Ha...
Jan 12, 2020
