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NHL stars Crosby, McDavid join chorus of athletes condemning racial injustice

NHL stars Crosby, McDavid join chorus of athletes condemning racial injustice

NHL stars Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid have added their voices to the chorus of athletes condemning racial injustice.
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Ontario Premier Ford says tests of NHL players would be handled in private labs

Ontario Premier Ford says tests of NHL players would be handled in private labs

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the NHL plans to use private labs to process the COVID-19 tests of players and staff should the league resume play this summer.
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Winger Ryan Telfer returns to York 9 FC of the Canadian Premier League

Winger Ryan Telfer returns to York 9 FC of the Canadian Premier League

TORONTO — Winger Ryan Telfer wanted to come home and York 9 FC was only too happy to oblige. Toronto FC originally loaned the 26-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago via Mississauga, Ont., to the Canadian Premier League club in March 2019.
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Sens' Smith looks back at 1st season behind the bench in Ottawa, ahead to draft

Sens' Smith looks back at 1st season behind the bench in Ottawa, ahead to draft

D.J. Smith has let his mind wander, if ever so slightly.
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Two-time Olympic gold medallist Haley Irwin retires from national hockey team

Two-time Olympic gold medallist Haley Irwin retires from national hockey team

CALGARY — Two-time Olympic gold medallist Haley Irwin has announced her retirement from the Canadian women's hockey team. The 31-year-old forward from Thunder Bay, Ont.
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Subban donates US$50K to charity for George Floyd's daughter, says NHL matched

Subban donates US$50K to charity for George Floyd's daughter, says NHL matched

New Jersey Devils defenceman P.K. Subban says he's donated US$50,000 to a GoFundMe page set up for George Floyd's daughter, and that the NHL has matched the pledge.
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TSN, Woodbine Entertainment Group partner on weekly horse-racing show

TORONTO — Woodbine Entertainment Group and TSN are partnering on a weekly horse-racing show. Racing Night Live will debut June 11, Woodbine Entertainment announced Wednesday.
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Canadian Felicia Spencer ready to face UFC 'living legend' in Amanda Nunes

Canadian Felicia Spencer ready to face UFC 'living legend' in Amanda Nunes

Canadian featherweight Felicia (Feenom) Spencer is no stranger to fighting legends. Last July, she turned heads in going the distance in a loss — her first as a pro — to hard-hitting Cris Cyborg, a former UFC, Strikeforce and Invicta FC title-holder.
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Canadian international Alphonso Davies credits family for positive outlook

Canadian international Alphonso Davies credits family for positive outlook

MUNICH — Canadian international Alphonso Davies says his family's trials have left their mark, but in a good way. The experiences taught the 19-year-old budding Bayern Munich star to make the best out of situations.
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Johnny Majors, former Tennessee and Pitt coach, dies at 85

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Johnny Majors, the coach of Pittsburgh’s 1976 national championship team and a former coach and star player at Tennessee, has died. He was 85.
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