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Warriors game vs. Mavs postponed after Dejan Milojević’s death

Warriors game vs. Mavs postponed after Dejan Milojević’s death

The NBA has postponed a second Golden State Warriors game in the wake of assistant coach Dejan Milojević’s death, announcing that Friday’s contest versus the Dallas Mavericks would be played at a later date. Milojević, 46, died Wednesday in…

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Madeline Schizas pursues Canadian women’s figure skating 3-peat

Madeline Schizas pursues Canadian women’s figure skating 3-peat

Knowing what it takes to defend a national women’s figure skating championship has Madeline Schizas feeling prepared to do it again. Winner of two consecutive titles, the 20-year-old from Oakville, Ont., pursues a three-peat in…

Tennis
Rafael Nadal withdraws from Australian Open, cites hip injury

Rafael Nadal withdraws from Australian Open, cites hip injury

Rafael Nadal withdrew from the Australian Open with an injury a week before the season’s first major was due to start after playing just one tournament in his comeback from 12 months on the sideline. Nadal…

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Beck scores twice, Celebrini ejected as Canada wins world junior hockey exhibition

Beck scores twice, Celebrini ejected as Canada wins world junior hockey exhibition

Owen Beck scored twice as Canada defeated Switzerland 6-2 in a world junior hockey championship tune-up game Friday. Beck, the only player returning from Canada’s championship-winning team from the 2023 world junior championship, scored the…

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Canadians win gold, silver medals at World Cup ski cross event in France

Canadians win gold, silver medals at World Cup ski cross event in France

Canadians captured a pair of medals from Day 2 of the World Cup ski cross stop in Val Thorens, France, on Friday. Canada’s Jared Schmidt was the second skier across the finish line in the men’s big…

Soccer
Berth to Copa America at stake as Canada takes on Jamaica in CONCACAF Nations League quarters

Berth to Copa America at stake as Canada takes on Jamaica in CONCACAF Nations League quarters

Coping with chaos will be important when Canada faces Jamaica on the road Friday night in the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinals, says interim coach Mauro Biello. Biello knows history won’t be on the side of…

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Canadian paddlers earn trio of sprint gold medals in canoe/kayak at Pan Am Games

Canadian paddlers earn trio of sprint gold medals in canoe/kayak at Pan Am Games

Canada boosted its gold-medal count quickly on Friday at the Pan Am Games in Santiago, Chile. Kayaker Michelle Russell collected the women’s K1 500 metres to start things off, and was succeeded in short order by Ian…

Soccer
Tottenham top Premier League after win over Fulham

Tottenham top Premier League after win over Fulham

Tottenham Hotspur’s best start to a top-flight season for more 60 years got even better as a 2-0 home victory over Fulham sent them two points clear at the Premier League summit on Monday. Captain Son Heung-Min’s seventh…

Tennis
Canada, led by Fernandez and Auger-Aliassime, set to make United Cup debut

Canada, led by Fernandez and Auger-Aliassime, set to make United Cup debut

Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek will headline the new-look United Cup mixed team event in Perth and Sydney from Dec. 29 to Jan. 7 as one of the key warm-up tournaments for the Australian Open.…

Boxing
Canelo Alvarez, Jermell Charlo both weigh in at 167.4 pounds

Canelo Alvarez, Jermell Charlo both weigh in at 167.4 pounds

Canelo Alvarez and Jermell Charlo both weighed 167.4 pounds on Friday, one day before they will meet for Alvarez’s four 168-pound titles. Alvarez, boxing’s top star, will make the third defense of his undisputed super…

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Roger Federer admits feeling ‘nervous’ as he prepares for farewell doubles match at Laver Cup

Roger Federer admits feeling ‘nervous’ as he prepares for farewell doubles match at Laver Cup

Roger Federer said he will play just one doubles match at this weekend’s Laver Cup in what would be his last professional match. The 41-year-old Swiss star announced his impending retirement last week, having failed to recover sufficiently…

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England battle to goalless draw with Scotland at Wembley

England battle to goalless draw with Scotland at Wembley

England and Scotland battled to a goalless draw in their Group D European Championship game at Wembley on Friday. Gareth Southgate made two variations to the England lineup from their opening Euro 2020 match versus Croatia ahead of the…

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Chris Paul has another big night, Suns rout Nuggets 123-98

Chris Paul has another big night, Suns rout Nuggets 123-98

Chris Paul had 17 points and 15 assists without a turnover, Devin Booker added 18 points and 10 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns routed the Denver Nuggets 123-98 on Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals. Deandre…

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Rafael Nadal to face Novak Djokovic in French Open semifinal on Friday

Rafael Nadal to face Novak Djokovic in French Open semifinal on Friday

Rafael Nadal’s French Open set streak is over. His pursuit of a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title — including 14 at Roland Garros — remains very much intact. Nadal shrugged off dropping a set in…

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Rose, Randle rally Knicks past Hawks to tie series at 1-1

Rose, Randle rally Knicks past Hawks to tie series at 1-1

Down 13 points, the New York Knicks needed a change in the second half beyond starting Derrick Rose. They needed the Julius Randle they saw in the regular season. Rose scored 26 points, Randle shook off a miserable first half…

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Canada clings to final playoff spot at curling worlds despite loss to Japan

Canada clings to final playoff spot at curling worlds despite loss to Japan

Mixed results Thursday have left Kerri Einarson’s team in a precarious position entering the final day of round-robin competition at the world women’s curling championship. Einarson defeated Denmark’s Madeleine Dupont 10-8 in the morning session…

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De Grasse aims to carry over fast start to season in latest 100-metre race

De Grasse aims to carry over fast start to season in latest 100-metre race

Andre De Grasse would be the first to say an explosive start in the 100 metres hasn’t been his greatest strength in a successful sprint career, and hours spent poring over race footage during the pandemic…

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Cody Bellinger agrees to 1-year, $16.1M contract with Los Angeles Dodgers

Cody Bellinger agrees to 1-year, $16.1M contract with Los Angeles Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers star outfielder and first baseman Cody Bellinger agreed to a one-year, $16.1 million contract Friday with the World Series champions to avoid salary arbitration. The team also agreed to one-year deals with shortstop Corey Seager ($13.75 million)…

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Unusual world juniors in Edmonton set to open as Canada defends gold

Unusual world juniors in Edmonton set to open as Canada defends gold

A world junior men’s hockey championship like no other opens Friday in Edmonton with zero audiences and teams walled off from the general public because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The world under-20 tournament at Rogers…

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Raptors force game 7 against Celtics

Raptors force game 7 against Celtics

Playing on weary legs and with a gash on his chin that required three post-game stitches to close, Kyle Lowry backed his big behind into Boston’s Kemba Walker with 11.7 seconds left to play before…

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As LPGA Tour season resumes, Canada’s Alena Sharp ready to recapture momentum

As LPGA Tour season resumes, Canada’s Alena Sharp ready to recapture momentum

Alena Sharp is keenly aware that time is not on her side as a shortened LPGA Tour campaign resumes this week. The 39-year-old from Hamilton is the only Canadian in the field as the inaugural…

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Montreal’s 2020 Canadian Grand Prix officially cancelled

Montreal’s 2020 Canadian Grand Prix officially cancelled

The 2020 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix has been formally cancelled, race organizers announced Friday morning. François Dumontier, the president of the Canadian Grand Prix, said there was still hope for Montreal to host until yesterday,…

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