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Canada fall to United States, takes silver at FIBA U16 Americas Championship

BELEM, Brazil — Canada finished second at the FIBA under-16 Americas Championship following a 94-77 loss to the United States on Sunday.

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Canadian men fall against Serbia in Volleyball Nations League

OTTAWA — Too many errors came back to haunt Canada in a five-set loss to Serbia on Sunday in week two of Volleyball Nations League play.

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Hughes believes an RBC Canadian Open win on the horizon for a homegrown player

ANCASTER, Ont. — Mackenzie Hughes believes it's going to happen. He thinks Canada's 65-year drought at its own men's golf championship is almost at an end.

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Canadian show jumping star Eric Lamaze rides on despite brain tumour

CALGARY — Eric Lamaze vows to continue riding competitively in the face of a frightening diagnosis.

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Marte helps lift Diamondbacks over Blue Jays for three-game sweep

TORONTO — The losses are quickly adding up for the Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays suffered an 8-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks at Rogers Centre on Sunday to be swept for the seventh time in 20 series this season.

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Hamilton claims contentious Canadian Grand Prix after Vettel penalty

MONTREAL — Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel feels like an over-regulated Formula One unfairly cost him victory at the Canadian Grand Prix.

Jun 9, 2019 4:17 PM Read more >

Organizers' plan to elevate profile of RBC Canadian Open succeeds

ANCASTER, Ont. — Golf Canada's plans to elevate the RBC Canadian Open have paid off.

Jun 9, 2019 3:21 PM Read more >

Raptors remain all-business on eve of what could be historic victory

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors are one win away from their first NBA Championship in franchise history. One win away from upending two-time defending champs Golden State.

Jun 9, 2019 3:01 PM Read more >

Dirty dozen: Nadal wins 12th French Open for 18th Slam title

PARIS — For a few, fleeting moments Sunday, Rafael Nadal found his French Open supremacy seemingly threatened by Dominic Thiem, a younger, talented opponent challenging him in the final for the second consecutive year.

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Raptors' Fred VanVleet cleared for Game 5 of NBA Finals after taking nasty elbow

TORONTO — Fred VanVleet will begrudgingly use a mouthguard the next time he steps on the floor in the NBA Finals. For how long? The scrappy Raptors guard isn't making any promises.

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