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PORTLAND — The Portland Thorns, with Canada captain Christine Sinclair restored to health, have made it to the NSWL's pre-season Challenge Cup final.

TORONTO — The PGA Tour Canada is being split into two circuits for the 2021 season due to COVID-19-related restrictions at the United States-Canada border. The PGA Tour said Thursday in a release that U.S.

The injury news is getting better for Toronto FC ahead of Saturday's 'home opener' at Orlando's Exploria Stadium against the Vancouver Whitecaps.

Tristan (Boondock) Connelly won his UFC debut on five days notice. Slowed by the pandemic and neck surgery, the B.C. fighter has had to wait 19 months to fight again.

A seemingly innocuous round-robin game was given such a profanity jolt during the recent Canadian men's curling championship that you could excuse unsuspecting viewers for spitting out their morning coffee in surprise.

BARCELONA, Spain — Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Denis Shapovalov 6-2, 6-3 in an all-Canadian third-round match at the Barcelona Open on Thursday. The 10th-seeded Auger-Aliassime, from Montreal, saved the only break point he faced on the clay court.

BOSTON — Looking to spark a scuffling offence , Toronto manager Charlie Montoyo shook up his lineup Wednesday night and the Blue Jays responded immediately in a 6-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox.

EDMONTON — Josh Anderson set the tone Wednesday morning by encouraging his teammates to up their intensity as they look to solidify a playoff spot.

CALGARY — Rachel Homan evened her record at the Grand Slam of Curling Players' Championship with a 7-4 win over Anna Hasselborg on Wednesday.

OTTAWA — Lukas Vejdemo scored twice and Alex Belzile had three assists as the Laval Rocket held on to beat the Belleville Senators 5-4 on Wednesday in American Hockey League play.