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Eagles put 12 on COVID-19 list with playoff spot in hand
The Philadelphia Eagles have placed defensive tackle Fletcher Cox and tight end Dallas Goedert along with 10 others on the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday ahead of Saturday's regular-season finale agains...
Jan 03, 2022
World junior men's hockey cancellation still stings for Canada's Carson Lambos
Defencemen Carson Lambos and Maximilian Streule were still trying to wrap their heads around not playing for their respective countries at Alberta's world junior men's hockey championship Monday. Cana...
Jan 03, 2022
NBA reschedules postponed games, makes other adjustments
The NBA has rescheduled all 11 games that were postponed in December for virus-related reasons and either shifted the times or dates of 10 other games to help accommodate those changes. Toronto had si...
Jan 03, 2022
Ontario court awards more than $107M to families over deadly Flight 752 shootdown
OTTAWA - An Ontario court has awarded more than $107 million to families of six victims of the Iranian military's downing of a passenger jet two years ago. The decision made public Monday follows a Ma...
Jan 03, 2022
Exhibition game between Canadian women's hockey team, Calgary Cannons cancelled
CALGARY - The final contest of a four-game exhibition series between the Canadian women's hockey team and the Alberta Junior Hockey League has been cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns. The women's team...
Jan 03, 2022
Omicron upends return to US schools and workplaces
Some school systems around the U.S. extended their holiday break Monday or switched back to online instruction because of the explosion in COVID-19 cases, while others pressed ahead with in-person cla...
Jan 03, 2022
Elks sign three Canadians, including veteran lineman David Foucault
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks have signed Canadian lineman David Foucault, defensive back Mike Dubuisson and kicker Greg Hutchins. Foucault appeared in 13 games with the Montreal Alouettes in 2021 befo...
Jan 03, 2022
Rangnick loses for first time after Wolves beat United 1-0
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Ralf Rangnick fell to his first loss as Manchester United manager after Joao Moutinho's 82nd-minute strike earned Wolverhampton a 1-0 win in the English Premier League on Mo...
Jan 03, 2022
Olympic snowboarder Mark McMorris expects Beijing Olympics to go ahead as planned
Canada's Mark McMorris is doing all he can to stay safe ahead of the Beijing Olympics - which he expects will start as scheduled. McMorris will be competing at a snowboarding World Cup event in Mammot...
Jan 03, 2022
Kyrou, Hughes, Huberdeau named NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - St. Louis Blues centre Jordan Kyrou, New Jersey Devils centre Jack Hughes and Florida Panthers left-wing Jonathan Huberdeau have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Kyrou had thre...
Jan 03, 2022