National Sports

Orlando loses all-star centre Nikola Vucevic and Aaron Gordon to ankle sprains

TORONTO — Orlando's road woes continued Wednesday with a painful twist.

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Shanahan on firing Babcock, promoting Keefe: 'Something that needed to be done'

TORONTO — Brendan Shanahan had seen enough. And since he helped bring Mike Babcock to Toronto in the spring of 2015, the president of the Maple Leafs felt it was only right he be there when the axe fell on his head coach.

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Whitecaps transfer Canadian centre back Doneil Henry to South Korean club

VANCOUVER — They Vancouver Whitecaps reached to a transfer agreement with South Korean K League 1 club Suwon Samsung Bluewings for Canadian centre back Doneil Henry on Wednesday.

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Impact acquire winger/forward Quioto, send defender Cabrera to Dynamo in trade

MONTREAL — The Montreal Impact acquired Honduran international winger and forward Romell Quioto from the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday in exchange for Argentine defender Victor Cabrera and $100,000 in General Allocation Money.

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Canadian women blank the U.S. 19-0 in first of two Can-Am rugby test matches

CHULA VISTA, Calif. — DaLeaka Menin, Irene Patrinos and Janna Slevinsky scored tries as Canada blanked the U.S. 19-0 in women's rugby play Wednesday. Brianna Miller kicked two conversions for Canada, which led 14-0 at the half.

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Old friends Orlondo Steinauer, Mike O'Shea to square off in Grey Cup

CALGARY — Jim Barker will have a unique opportunity Sunday. Barker will be on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' sidelines when the East champs face the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Grey Cup at McMahon Stadium.

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Bombers GM confident in signing head coach Mike O'Shea to contract extension

CALGARY — Winnipeg Blue Bombers general manager Kyle Walters says he and Mike O'Shea have a verbal agreement to extend his head-coaching contract, but not a signed one.

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Mike Babcock's coaching peers praise ex-Maple Leafs bench boss after firing

TORONTO — While his team has performed well early this season despite losing its top player from last year's championship team, Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse acknowledged Wednesday wasn't an easy day.

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NHL Notebook: Francis on Seattle; Draisaitl and McDavid's scorching stretch

Ron Francis spoke at a conference in downtown Toronto this week a few blocks from where NHL general managers were holding one of their annual meetings.

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Zach Collaros finding his groove with Winnipeg Blue Bombers on eve of Grey Cup

CALGARY — His eight years of CFL experience helps, but Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros is still in hurry-up mode settling into a new offence ahead of the Grey Cup.

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