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Carey and Scheidegger lead pool standings as eight teams advance at Scotties

Carey and Scheidegger lead pool standings as eight teams advance at Scotties

SYDNEY, N.S. — Chelsea Carey and her teammates had a purpose when they formed a new rink ahead of this season. Their goal was to become a solid team that could grind out tough victories when needed.
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Canada's Auger-Aliassime downs Garin to advance to Rio Open quarterfinals

RIO DE JANEIRO — Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime cruised into the quarterfinals of the Rio Open by beating Chile's Christian Garin 7-5, 6-4 in second-round action on Wednesday night.
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Canadian women's rink knocks off first-place Switzerland at world juniors

LIVERPOOL, N.S. — Canada's Selena Sturmay beat the previously unbeaten Raphaela Keiser of Switzerland 6-4 on Wednesday at the world junior curling championships.
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Bespectacled Hanson brothers still popular decades after 'Slap Shot'

Bespectacled Hanson brothers still popular decades after 'Slap Shot'

Steve Carlson has one of the most recognizable faces in hockey and is regularly swarmed by hockey fans. He and his "brothers" sign just as many autographs as some of the biggest names in the sport's history.
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Canada's Georges St-Pierre set to end glittering mixed martial arts career

Canada's Georges St-Pierre set to end glittering mixed martial arts career

Georges St-Pierre's fighting days are over. For good this time, it seems. The 37-year-old mixed martial arts star from St-Isidore, Que., will make it official at a news conference Thursday at Montreal's Bell Centre, according to a source.
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Pacific FC adds veteran Canadian international Marcel de Jong to its CPL roster

Pacific FC has added veteran Canadian international Marcel de Jong to its Canadian Premier League roster. The 32-year-old fullback, who can play in the midfield, spent the last three years with the Vancouver Whitecaps.
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Four Canadian internationals earn Major League Rugby weekly honours

TORONTO — Canadian internationals Eric Howard, Josh Larsen, Guiseppe Du Toit and Brock Staller have been named to Major League Rugby's First XV of Week 4.
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Canada Soccer Hall of Fame welcomes 12 more in special class of past players

OTTAWA — Twelve players, including four from the rival Firefighters FC and Columbus FC teams of the Pacific Coast League, are being inducted in the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as part of a special class of past players from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
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Eyes on red-hot Calgary Flames as NHL trade deadline approaches

Eyes on red-hot Calgary Flames as NHL trade deadline approaches

The NHL trade deadline makes the spotlight on the Calgary Flames feel hotter. This season's Flames are having arguably the franchise's best season since Calgary won the Stanley Cup in 1989.
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Canadian international Janine Beckie scores winning goal for Manchester City

MANCHESTER, England — Canadian international Janine Beckie scored the winning goal in Manchester City's 3-1 win over Everton in FA Women's Super League play Wednesday. Keira Walsh and Nikita Parris also scored for league-leading City.
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