National Sports

Alistair Johnston, Nichelle Prince honoured as Canada Soccer's players of the month

TORONTO — Alistair Johnston and Nichelle Prince have been named Canada Soccer’s players of the month for September.

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Canadian Premier League confirms date, format for 2021 playoffs

TORONTO — The Canadian Premier League has confirmed its playoff format for late November. The top team in the regular-season standings will play No. 4 while No. 2 meets No. 3 in one-game playoffs Nov. 20 or 21. The two winners will then meet Nov.

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Fernandez, Marino, Dabrowski and Abanda named to Canada's Billie Jean King Cup team

MONTREAL — U.S. Open finalist Leylah Fernandez will lead Canada's team into the finals of the Billie Jean King Cup women's international tennis tournament.

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Crosby, McDavid, Pietrangelo named to Canada's team for Beijing Olympics

Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid and Alex Pietrangelo have been named to Canada men's hockey team for the Beijing Olympics. General manager Doug Armstrong confirmed the news in an interview with the NHL's official website.

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Stone scores winner, Vladar stops 21 shots in Calgary's pre-season win over Kraken

KENT, Wash. (AP) — Michael Stone and Glenn Gawdin scored 5:41 apart in the second period to push the Calgary Flames past the expansion Seattle Kraken 4-1 in NHL pre-season on Saturday.

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Horvat, Pearson put up two-point nights as Vancouver Canucks edge Winnipeg Jets 3-2

VANCOUVER — Seeing fans in the stands at Rogers Arena Sunday night was fuel for Vancouver Canucks captain Bo Horvat.

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Veteran jockey Husbands guides 24/1 longshot British Royalty to record Breeders' win

TORONTO — It was a Breeders' Stakes to remember for jockey Patrick Husbands and unheralded British Royalty.

Oct 3, 2021 6:06 PM Read more >

Toronto Blue Jays' dramatic push for the playoffs falls short

TORONTO — In a matter of minutes, the final day of the Blue Jays' dramatic 91-win season went from cloud nine to crashing down to earth.

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Devers hits 2 HR; Red Sox to host Yanks in AL wild-card game

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rafael Devers and the rest of the Boston Red Sox knew going into the regular season's final day that they were in a win-and-in scenario for the playoffs.

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Espanyol ends Madrid's 25-game unbeaten streak in Spain

MADRID (AP) — After its third stumble in a week, there's suddenly cause for concern at Real Madrid. Madrid lost 2-1 at Espanyol on Sunday to see its 25-game unbeaten streak in the Spanish league come to an end.

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