National Sports

Giolito dazzles, Abreu slugs White Sox past A's in opener

OAKLAND, Calif. — Lucas Giolito released a brief yell of delight and marched quickly back to the dugout, his work day going just brilliantly for the Chicago White Sox.

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Mighty Heart captures $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes to move closer to Triple Crown

FORT ERIE, Ont. — It's two down, one more to go for jockey Daisuke Fukumoto and Mighty Heart. Mighty Heart passed Clayton in deep stretch to capture the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes on Tuesday.

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'You have to be ready': Oilers' Draisaitl prepares for uncertain season

Leon Draisaitl is used to fine tuning his game and building chemistry with his Edmonton Oilers teammates at this time of the year. The star forward is usually wrapping up pre-season hockey by the end of September. But this is 2020.

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Canadian Denis Shapovalov advances to second round at French Open

PARIS — Denis Shapovalov is the lone Canadian male heading to the second round of the French Open. The No. 9 seed from Richmond Hill, Ont., beat French veteran Gilles Simon 6-2, 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 on Tuesday at the clay-court Grand Slam.

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Calgary's Lee withdraws from LPGA event after caddie tests positive for COVID-19

GALLOWAY, N.J. — Calgary's Jaclyn Lee withdrew from the ShopRite LPGA Classic on Tuesday after learning that her caddie tested positive for COVID-19.

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Canada's top coaches connect to navigate relationships with athletes

Maelle Ricker's relationships with her coaches were pivotal in getting her to the top of the snowboard podium at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

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Forge FC to play in El Salvador on Oct. 22 in CONCACAF League preliminary round

HAMILTON — Forge FC will play CD Municipal Limeno in El Salvador on Oct. 22 in the preliminary round of the Scotiabank CONCACAF League. The winner will then play at Panama's Tauro FC on Nov. 3. The CONCACAF League draw was held Sept.

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"It's a marvel" - Canada's Levins to race in London marathon bubble Sunday

Cameron Levins prepared for Sunday's London Marathon on a compound somewhere outside of England's capital on Tuesday. He couldn't divulge where he was exactly. He wasn't permitted to accept a call on his hotel phone.

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Canadian 'keeper Dayne St. Clair makes most of MLS opportunity with Minnesota

Opportunity came knocking this season for Dayne St. Clair. And the Canadian goalkeeper has made the most of it. The 23-year-old from Pickering, Ont., has started the last six games for Minnesota United FC, posting two clean sheets and a 1.

Sep 29, 2020 10:38 AM Read more >

Rugby Canada cuts staff, citing ongoing financial impact of COVID-19

TORONTO — Citing COVID-19's effect on its bottom line, Rugby Canada is cutting staff from chief commercial and marketing officer Mark Lemmon to Hall of Famer Al Charron, whose name graces its national training centre.

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