National Sports

Germans, Austrians sweep medals at luge World Cup in Whistler, B.C.

WHISTLER, B.C. — Track records were smashed Friday as German and Austrian lugers swept the medals at the latest World Cup event in Whistler, B.C.

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Canada falls to Venezuela in WCup qualifying hours after landing in Caracas

CARACAS, Venezuela — Canada suffered a setback in its bid to qualify for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup on Friday, dropping an 84-76 decision to Venezuela hours after landing in Caracas due to a lengthy travel delay.

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Toronto Blue Jays non-tender infielder Yangervis Solarte

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have non-tendered infielder Yangervis Solarte, who will become a free agent. The Blue Jays announced the move Friday night. MLB teams had until 8 p.m. (ET) Friday to tender a contract to arbitration-eligible players.

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Despite interest from other teams, Orlondo Steinauer staying with Tiger-Cats

Orlondo Steinauer will be back with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' coaching staff next season. The CFL Club made the announcement Friday on Twitter after a source told The Canadian Press that the B.C.

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Austria's Nicole Schmidhofer wins Lake Louise women's World Cup downhill

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — Nicole Schmidhofer claimed the first World Cup victory of her career Friday by winning the season-opening downhill.

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Karlsson not sure if first game back in Ottawa will give 'closure' on Senators years

OTTAWA — "The time is nigh" for Erik Karlsson's return to Canadian Tire Centre.

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers poke fun at Calgary Stampeders coach with T-shirt

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are having a little fun with a controversial comment from Calgary Stampeders coach Dave Dickenson.

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Vonn plans to return next season for races at Lake Louise

Lindsey Vonn can't bring herself to say goodbye to ski racing without one final run at her favourite course. So she intends to extend her farewell tour into next season.

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Ottawa Senators sign veteran defenceman Justin Falk

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have bolstered their blue line with the addition of Justin Falk.

Nov 30, 2018 1:39 PM Read more >

To 32 and beyond: Seattle may not be end of NHL expansion

The NHL will soon have 32 teams if Seattle is approved as expected next week. An even balance between conferences. A cross-border rival for the Vancouver Canucks in the Pacific Northwest. Surely the league is done growing for a while? Maybe not.

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