National Sports

Siakam scores 22, Raptors beat Bulls 93-92 to stop slide

CHICAGO — The Raptors held off the Chicago Bulls and then turned their attention toward the superstar who led them to their first championship in his lone season with Toronto.

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Duclair scores twice, Nilsson makes 38 saves as Senators beat Bruins 5-2

OTTAWA — Wins haven’t come easily or often for the Ottawa Senators this season, but Monday night they found a way to beat one of the top teams in the league.

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Impact to face Costa Rica's Deportivo Saprissa in CONCACAF Champions League

MEXICO CITY — The Montreal Impact have found out who their opponent will be for the CONCACAF Champions League Round of 16.

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Union exec Marvin Miller, Simmons elected to Hall of Fame

SAN DIEGO — Marvin Miller, the union leader who revolutionized baseball by empowering players to negotiate multimillion-dollar contracts and to play for teams of their own choosing, was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Sunday along with former S

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Red Wings prospect Joe Veleno set to join Canada's world junior team

OAKVILLE, Ont. — Joe Veleno's path has been a long one.

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Kyle Lowry among celebs to make onstage cameos in 'The Nutcracker'

Toronto Raptors all-star Kyle Lowry is set to be a pointe guard in "The Nutcracker." The NBA champion is among the Canadian celebrities who will grace the stage as "cannon dolls" in the National Ballet of Canada's holiday production.

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Canadians say 'not enough' to anti-doping agency sanctions on Russia

The latest sanctions levied against Russia by the World Anti-Doping Agency don't convince Canadian racewalker Evan Dunfee the field will be fair at next year's Summer Olympics.

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Canadian sprint canoeist Laurence Vincent Lapointe has hearing on doping ban

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Laurence Vincent Lapointe will learn if she is eligible to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics within the next 30 days. Lapointe, from Trois-Rivieres, Que.

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Ice bucket challenge inspiration Pete Frates dies at 34

BOSTON — Pete Frates, a former college baseball player whose battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease helped inspire the ALS ice bucket challenge that has raised more than $200 million worldwide, died Monday. He was 34.

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Samuel Charron, Samuel Charron named Canada's top para, futsal players

TORONTO — Samuel Charron has been named Canadian Para Soccer Player of the Year while Luis Rocha won top Canadian futsal honours.

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