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Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod pledges one per cent of her salary to charity
TORONTO - Canadian international goalkeeper Erin McLeod is joining Manchester United's Juan Mata, Juventus' Giorgio Chiellini, U.S. international Alex Morgan and other soccer stars in digging int...
Mar 01, 2019
Lonie Glieberman may no longer be most loathed sports official in Ottawa
Lonie Glieberman may no longer be the most loathed sports figure in Ottawa, but he's not thrilled about possibly losing the title. Glieberman seemed to secure the crown with his unique manag...
Mar 01, 2019
Canadian coaches face tough - but enviable - task of picking World Cup team
TORONTO - With Canada's wealth of talent on the ice, hockey fans have enjoyed doing this for decades. They've scribbled their Olympic dream teams down on bar napkins over beers. They've filled up soci...
Mar 01, 2019
Ottawa Senators continue consistent coaching shuffle with latest move
OTTAWA - No matter who is the head coach of the Ottawa Senators, the position doesn't seem to include much job security. When the Senators fired Guy Boucher on Friday and replaced him with Marc Crawfo...
Mar 01, 2019
Veteran prop Rob Brouwer hopes Arrows experience will lead to World Cup squad
Toronto Arrows prop Rob Brouwer came late to rugby and, at age 36, still has high hopes in the sport. The teacher from Lindsay, Ont., is looking to crack Canada's World Cup roster this fall. ...
Mar 01, 2019
Alliance in holding pattern on Johnny Manziel
Johnny Manziel could wind up as part of the Alliance of American Football. Or he could not. The new league is in a holding pattern regarding the quarterback who had his contract terminated this week b...
Mar 01, 2019
Alliance in holding pattern on Johnny Manziel
Johnny Manziel could wind up as part of the Alliance of American Football. Or he could not. The new league is in a holding pattern regarding the quarterback who had his contract terminated this week b...
Mar 01, 2019
Political operative arrested in North Carolina scandal
RALEIGH, N.C. - The political operative at the centre of an election fraud scandal that has engulfed a North Carolina congressional race was arrested Wednesday on charges of illegal ballot handling an...
Mar 01, 2019
Brothers in Smollett case say they have 'tremendous regret'
CHICAGO - Two brothers who told police that "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett paid them $3,500 to help stage an attack on himself in Chicago say they regret their involvement in the incident. Gloria Schm...
Mar 01, 2019
Tesla defies convention and pays for it as shares slide
Tesla is suffering one of its worst sell-offs of the year after announcing it would begin closing all of its stores in favour of selling its electric cars exclusively online. The goal is to allow Tesl...
Mar 01, 2019