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Forge FC captain learning and winning under coach Bobby Smyrniotis as team kicks off CPL season

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Coach Bobby Smyrniotis and captain Kyle Bekker have been a winning combination at Forge FC, with four Canadian Premier League titles to date.

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Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony

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Watch as the Olympic Flame will be lit in front of the ruins of the Temple of Hera in Olympia, Greece before travelling to the host city of Paris at the Panathenaic Stadium.

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NCAA star Caitlin Clark headed to Indiana Fever as 1st overall pick of WNBA draft

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Caitlin Clark was selected with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever on Monday night, while Aaliyah Edwards of Kingston, Ont., was picked sixth by the Washington Mystics.

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Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews barrelling toward rarely seen 70-goal season

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Auston Matthews is on the verge of entering rarefied air in pursuit of 70 goals this season. Matthews is currently one goal shy of the mark, with his Toronto Maple Leafs having two games remaining on the regular-season schedule.

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Raptors enter off-season with hope after year filled with trades, injuries, tragedy

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Positive re-framing was a theme on Monday as the Raptors held season-ending news conferences after cleaning out their lockers and having exit interviews with head coach Darko Rajakovic and Toronto's front-office staff

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France 2030 Winter Olympics bid in talks with Italy, Netherlands to stage speed skating

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The favoured French candidacy to host the 2030 Winter Olympics is in talks with the Netherlands and Italy to stage speed skating races.

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Sisay Lemma wins Boston Marathon in runaway, Hellen Obiri repeats in women's pro race

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Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia set a blistering pace and held on to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, finishing in two hours, six minutes, 17 seconds — the 10th fastest time in the race's 128-year history. Kenya's Hellen Obiri defended her title…

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'It feels amazing': Determined Canadian basketball men secure Paris Paralympic berth

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Canada's men's wheelchair basketball team will return to France in August to continue its run of Paralympic appearances from 1968 following a 72-60 victory over Italy in a crossover game Monday at a last-chance qualifying tournament in…

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Men's Wheelchair Basketball Paralympic Qualifier: Final 3 - Italy vs Canada

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Watch as Italy and Canada clash in the final number 3 of the Men's Wheelchair Basketball Paralympic Qualifier from Azur Arena Antibes in France.

Olympic opening ceremony in Paris may be moved from river to stadium for security reasons

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics planned on the River Seine could be shifted instead to the Stade de France if the security threat is deemed too high.

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Despite decline in ticket sales, the Winnipeg Jets have never lost money, True North says

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The company that owns the Winnipeg Jets says it's never lost money since the NHL returned to Winnipeg in 2011, not even during a recent downturn in ticket sales at Canada Life Centre.

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Coles-Lyster, Wammes, Genest shine at UCI Track Nations Cup

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Canadian Maggie Coles-Lyster, riding for the Switzerland-based Roland Cycling team, finished sixth overall on Sunday in the Women's Omnium points race at the Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup in Milton, Ont.

Winnipeg Jets owners affirm community commitment with housing plan

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After quietly supporting projects to improve downtown Winnipeg, the owners of the Jets are affirming their role in the community with a proposal to build transitional housing for those who need it.

Men's Wheelchair Basketball Paralympic Qualifier: Final 1 - Netherlands vs Colombia

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Watch Netherland take on Colombia in final number 1 of the Men's Wheelchair Basketball Paralympic Qualifier from Azur Arena Antibes in France.

Men's Wheelchair Basketball Paralympic Qualifier: Final 2 - Germany vs Iran

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Germany and Iran goes head to head in the final number 2 of the Men's Wheelchair Basketball Paralympic Qualifier from Azur Arena Antibes in France.

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Serdachny scores overtime winner as Canada edges U.S. for women's hockey worlds gold

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Canada reclaimed the women's world hockey championship from the United States with a 6-5 overtime win in Sunday's final. Danielle Serdachny scored a power-play goal at 5:16 of overtime to end the showdown.

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Unstoppable Scottie Scheffler wins 2nd Masters green jacket in 3 years

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Scottie Scheffler had no doubts about this Masters, and neither did anyone watching. He pulled ahead with magnificent shots Sunday and poured it on along the back nine at Augusta National for a 4-under 68 to claim his second green jacket…

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Olympic track going purple for 1st time at Paris Games, moving away from red-brick clay

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Fans will be seeing purple at the Olympics when athletes try to set records at this summer's Paris Games. In a move away from a more traditional red-brick clay colour, an Olympic track is going purple for the first time.

Canada's Gushue, Switzerland's Tirinzoni claim titles at Players' Championship

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Canada's Brad Gushue beat top-ranked Joel Retornaz of Italy 7-6 on Sunday to win the Princess Auto Players' Championship.

Top U.S. contender Emma Bates will try to beat Kenyans, dodge potholes in Boston Marathon

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American Emma Bates returns to run the 128th Boston Marathon on Monday morning, a few months after tearing a tissue in her foot at the Chicago event. Canada's Tristan Woodfine will try to place among the top five men to secure a spot for…

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Team Wrana trips up on last rock, handing Players' Championship victory to Tirinzoni

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A catastrophic trip ends Team Wrana's Players' Championship title hopes on their final rock of the final end.

Coyotes sale expected within week, Arizona to get expansion team: report

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The Arizona Coyotes will likely be sold to Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith shortly after the team's final game and will include a provision guaranteeing current owner Alex Meruelo an expansion team if a new arena is built within five years,…

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Canada falls to Colombia at Pan Am Archery Championships in team recurve gold medal match

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A late score of seven by Canada opened the door for Colombia to claim the Pan Am title and a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

UCI Track Nations Cup: Day 3

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Watch as some of world's best in track cycling head to the Mattamy National Cycling Centre in Milton, Ontario Canada for Day 3 action.

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Archery - Medellin 2024 Pan American Championships: Recurve Mixed Team and Individual Finals

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Watch as some of the world's top archers head to the Unidad Deportiva de Belén in Medellin, Columbia for the 2024 Pan American Championships Mixed Team and Individual Finals.

Tsitsipas sweeps Ruud to win Monte Carlo Masters for 3rd time, and then weeps

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Stefanos Tsitsipas swept aside Casper Ruud 6-1, 6-4 on Sunday to win the clay-court Monte Carlo Masters for the third time in four years, and then wept in his chair.