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TORONTO — York 9 FC has made Japanese midfielder Wataru Murofushi its second international player signing.

Armed with a passionate fan base, an ever-growing list of elite competitors and a surge in interest after a memorable Winter Olympics, curling appears primed for a breakout. Whether the opportunity will be harvested remains up in the air.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed Canadian offensive lineman Michael Couture to a one-year extension Tuesday. The six-foot-four, 295-pound native of Burnaby, B.C., was scheduled to become a free agent next month. Couture, taken No.

MURCIA, Spain — Captain Christine Sinclair, chasing history, scored the 178th goal of her international career Tuesday to give the Canadian women's soccer team a 1-0 win over Norway in its first full international of 2019.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps may need to stock up on maple syrup now that there are so many Canadians on the roster.

TORONTO — For one night only, the players come to the scouts.

Adam Wilson was playing Xbox in a Louisville hotel room during the MLS SuperDraft, waiting to move into his new apartment. "I was a week into school.

NEW YORK — Mariano Rivera figures to make quick work of his Hall of Fame ballot appearance, just as he did of opposing batters, and could even set another record when voting is announced Tuesday: for highest percentage of ballots.

David Kapinga spent the summer of 2015 driving a delivery truck for PepsiCo., some days pulling 15-hour double shifts. He was living back home in Calgary after playing NAIA basketball at Union College in Kentucky.

PARIS — The search for the missing plane taking Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala to his new team in Wales was called off for the night on Tuesday with authorities not expecting to find any survivors in the English Channel.