National Sports

Dog that completed Iditarod sled race dies of pneumonia

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Iditarod race officials say a dog on a racer's team has died of pneumonia, and the musher has been withdrawn from the event.

Mar 17, 2019 8:15 PM Read more >

Pistons beat Raptors 110-107 to complete season sweep.

DETROIT — Blake Griffin scored 25 points, Andre Drummond had 15 points and 17 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons beat the Toronto Raptors 110-107 on Sunday to complete a season sweep.

Mar 17, 2019 4:52 PM Read more >

Rowdy Tellez hits go-ahead blast, Blue Jays beat Twins 9-8

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Rowdy Tellez hit a go-ahead solo blast in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 9-8 on Sunday in pre-season play.

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Chelsea Carey rink registers two wins at world women's curling event

SILKEBORG, Denmark — Canada's Chelsea Carey rebounded nicely Sunday at the world women's curling championship. The Calgary skip won both of her matches after opening the tournament Saturday with a 7-6 loss to Korea.

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Canadian teenager Alphonso Davies scores first goal for Bayern Munich

BERLIN — Canadian teenager Alphonso Davies opened his account for Bayern Munich with a goal off the bench Sunday in a record-setting 6-0 rout of Mainz.

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Toronto Wolfpack bounce back from Toulouse loss by defeating Batley Bulldogs

HULL, England — The Toronto Wolfpack bounced back from a lopsided loss in Toulouse by running in seven tries Sunday in a 34-12 win over the Batley Bulldogs in Betfred Championship rugby league play.

Mar 17, 2019 12:07 PM Read more >

Canadian Janine Beckie scores as Man City advances in Women's FA Cup

MANCHESTER, England — Canadian international Janine Beckie scored as Manchester City blanked Liverpool on 3-0 Sunday to advance to the SSE Women's FA Cup semifinals. After Beckie opened the scoring, Georgia Stanway added a pair for Man City.

Mar 17, 2019 10:34 AM Read more >

Canadians Thompson, Leman capture ski-cross medals at World Cup final

VEYSONNAZ, Switzerland — Canadians Marielle Thompson and Brady Lemay captured ski-cross medals Sunday at the World Cup final. Thompson, of Whistler, B.C., captured the women's event for her fifth World Cup medal in 11 races.

Mar 17, 2019 9:43 AM Read more >

Canada's Ana Padurariu captures Stuttgart World Cup gymnastics silver medal

STUTTGART, Germany — Canadian Ana Padurariu captured the all-around silver medal at the Stuttgart World Cup gymnastics event Sunday. Padurariu, of Whitby, Ont., amassed 55.132 points to finish behind American Simone Biles (58.800).

Mar 17, 2019 8:57 AM Read more >

Winnipeg Jets agree to terms with defenceman Kovacevic on two-year contract

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets agreed to terms with defenceman Johnathan Kovacevic on a two-year contract Sunday. The entry-level deal has an average annual value of US$925,000 and will begin next season.

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