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Thibeault, Sanford officially named to Canada's Olympic boxing team
MONTREAL - Boxing Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee have named Tammara Thibeault and Wyatt Sanford to Canada's boxing team for this summer's Paris Games. The team was officially announced Tuesday. Sanford and Thibeault both earned Olympic spots by winning gold at the 2023 Pan American Games. They will be the on...
Jul 02, 2024
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Lightning lock down star defenceman Victor Hedman with 4-year, $32 million contract extension
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Two-time Stanley Cup champion defenceman Victor Hedman has signed a four-year, $32 million extension with the Tampa Bay Lightning, a deal that will keep him under contract with the team through the 2028-29 season. General manager Julien BriseBois announced the move Tuesday, less than 24 hours after f...
Jul 02, 2024
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Alexander, Achonwa headline Canadian women's basketball team for Paris Olympics
TORONTO - Kayla Alexander, Natalie Achonwa and Kia Nurse headline the Canadian women's basketball team headed to the Paris Olympics. Achonwa is Canada's first four-time Olympian in women's basketball. The fifth-ranked Canadians qualified for the Games back in February at an Olympic qualifying tournament in Hungary. Can...
Jul 02, 2024
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Marketa Vondrousova is the first defending women's Wimbledon champ out in the first round since 1994
LONDON (AP) - Marketa Vondrousova became the first defending women's champion at Wimbledon to lose in the first round the next year since it happened to Steffi Graf in 1994. Vondrousova was eliminated by Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-4, 6-2 at Centre Court on Tuesday. ___ AP tennis: Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press
Jul 02, 2024
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Andy Murray playing only doubles at his last Wimbledon after surgry
LONDON (AP) - Two-time singles champion Andy Murray will play only doubles at his last Wimbledon after recent surgery. He was due to play in the first round of singles on Tuesday but withdrew just hours beforehand. Murray had surgery on June 22 to remove a cyst from his spinal cord, and his management team announced th...
Jul 02, 2024
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'I love football': Riders' Shea Patterson to make first CFL start
Shea Patterson is used to big moments.The 27-year-old quarterback played two seasons at Ole Miss with the Rebels and then a pair of seasons with the Michigan Wolverines. Playing at those big programs has helped prepare him for his first CFL start which will come Thursday when the Riders host the Toronto Argonauts at Mo...
Jul 01, 2024
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Jeremy Pena's homer lifts surging Astros to 3-1 win over Blue Jays
TORONTO - Jeremy Pena's fifth-inning solo homer provided enough of an edge for the Houston Astros 3-1 to prevail in a series-opening pitcher's duel against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday. Yordan Alvarez put on the finishing touches for Houston with a two-run homer to left field in the ninth inning off Blue Jays reliev...
Jul 01, 2024
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Epic penalties drama for Ronaldo ends with Portugal beating Slovenia in a Euro 2024 shootout
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - A game of epic personal drama and tears for Cristiano Ronaldo ended with his Portugal making the European Championship quarterfinals after beating Slovenia in a penalty shootout on Monday. The last-16 game went to a shootout because Ronaldo's extra-time spot kick in the 114th minute was saved ...
Jul 01, 2024
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NHL reinstates Bowman, Quenneville after being banned for their role in Blackhawks assault scandal
The NHL lifted its ban on longtime coach Joel Quenneville and executives Stan Bowman and Al MacIsaac on Monday, clearing the way for their return to the league more than two years after they were punished in the fallout from the Chicago Blackhawks sexual assault scandal. Bowman, MacIsaac and Quenneville can sign contra...
Jul 01, 2024
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Canadiens sign forward Alex Barré-Boulet to one-year contract
BROSSARD, Que. - The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Alex Barré-Boulet to a one-year, one-way contract. The Canadiens did not provide the contract's value, but multiple outlets report it's worth US$775,000. Barré-Boulet had six goals and three assists in 36 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning last s...
Jul 01, 2024
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