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Raptors guard Fred VanVleet fined by NBA for making obscene gesture during game
NEW YORK - Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet was fined US$15,000 by the NBA on Friday for making an obscene gesture during a game against Philadelphia a day earlier. The incident occurred with 23 se...
Nov 12, 2021
Arkells named halftime performers for this year's Grey Cup in Hamilton
Arkells are preparing for the Grey Cup's halftime show just like the players that will compete in the CFL's championship game. The Canadian rock band was announced as the halftime performers for this ...
Nov 12, 2021
‘We have to get used to it’: Winter weather welcomed by Riders
With a deep playoff run on their minds, the Saskatchewan Roughriders can use Saturday's game to get acclimated to winter in Canada.Due to COVID-19 delaying the start of the CFL season, the Grey Cup wi...
Nov 12, 2021
Arkells named halftime performers for this year's Grey Cup in Hamilton
Arkells are preparing for the Grey Cup's halftime show just like the players that will compete in the CFL's championship game. The Canadian rock band was announced as the halftime performers for this ...
Nov 12, 2021
South Dakota governor formally launches reelection campaign
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, who's considered a rising star in the Republican Party, formally launched her reelection campaign Friday. Her campaign said in a statement that she h...
Nov 12, 2021
Better Late Than Never: Wait almost over for Hockey Hall of Fame's pandemic class
TORONTO - Kevin Lowe waited 19 years for the call. Doug Wilson's phone sat silent longer still - 24 consecutive springs of eligibility before it finally rang. So another 365 days for the Hockey Hall o...
Nov 12, 2021
North Stars travel to Kindersley in search of third-straight win
The Battlefords North Stars will return to action Friday in search of their third-straight win as the team will travel to Kindersley to take on the division-rival Klippers for the second time in the l...
Nov 12, 2021
Riders prepare to brave elements in showdown with visiting Elks
REGINA - When it comes to playing football in cold weather, CFL head coaches Craig Dickenson and Jaime Elizondo agree that it's a case of mind over matter. Dickenson's Saskatchewan Roughriders and Eli...
Nov 12, 2021
Alouettes need win against Blue Bombers team that will rest some players
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes are facing the team with the best record in the CFL on Saturday - but it won't quite be the Winnipeg Blue Bombers that have dominated all year. Montreal needs to win ...
Nov 12, 2021
Remembrance Day gatherings disrupted in British Columbia
A lawyer says he and his two young daughters left what he thought was a Remembrance Day ceremony In Kamloops after it turned out to be a protest against British Columbia's vaccine mandate. Jay Michi s...
Nov 12, 2021