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Toronto, Seattle mayors make friendly wager over outcome of MLS Cup Final
TORONTO – The mayors of Toronto and Seattle are making a friendly wager as their…
Ottawa Fury pro soccer team suspends operations
OTTAWA – The Canadian pro soccer landscape no longer includes the nation’s capital after Ottawa’s…
Soroka’s award-worthy rookie season no surprise to former big leaguer Reitsma
Former Canadian big leaguer Chris Reitsma knew Mike Soroka had the potential to become a…
Soccer fans tear down ‘Berlin Wall’ at Hertha-Leipzig game
BERLIN – German soccer fans tore down an artificial ‘Berlin Wall’ erected across the middle…
Sinclair scores 183rd international goal as Canada tops New Zealand
YONGCHUAN, China – Christine Sinclair scored her 183rd international goal, inching closer to setting a…
Danielle Steer leads UBC Thunderbirds to U Sports soccer championship
VICTORIA – The UBC Thunderbirds have captured their seventh national women’s soccer title. Danielle Steer…
In wake of MLS Cup final loss, Toronto looks to find another goal-scorer
SEATTLE – Toronto FC returned home to a snowstorm Monday, another unwelcome dose of reality…
Maya Angelou, RuPaul among California Hall of Fame class
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Author Maya Angelou and performer RuPaul are among the inductees for the…
Atlanta Falcons owner to donate $6.8M for international aid
ATLANTA – The billionaire owner of the Atlanta Falcons is making his first major drive…
Sonny Bill Williams welcomes the pressure of his high-profile move to Toronto
LONDON – Sonny Bill Williams says he welcomes the pressure that comes with the worldwide…
Protesters in Iraq celebrate soccer win against Iran
BAGHDAD – Thousands of anti-government protesters in Iraq’s capital city celebrated with fireworks a 2-1…
Henry one of many sports stars to try coaching after retirement
Coaching is a natural career path for some athletes upon retirement. The long-standing theory is…
Longtime French striker Thierry Henry named head coach of Montreal Impact
MONTREAL – The Montreal Impact named French soccer legend Thierry Henry as head coach of…
Kane nets hat trick and helps England seal Euro 2020 spot
LONDON – Harry Kane scored a first-half hat trick as England secured qualification for the…
Charge dropped against Raptors fan who made vulgar comment about Ayesha Curry
TORONTO – A Toronto Raptors fan who made a vulgar comment on live television about…
CFL stadium group submits revised plan to Halifax Regional Council
HALIFAX – A proposal to build a 24,000-seat stadium for a potential Halifax CFL franchise…
Party time: Finland into its first major soccer tournament
HELSINKI – Flag-waving Finland fans poured onto the field, embracing each other and mobbing the…
Lionel Messi in Israel despite rockets and boycott threats
TEL AVIV, Israel – Soccer superstar Lionel Messi finally arrived in sports-crazed Israel on Sunday,…
Mahomes, Chiefs hold off Chargers 24-17 in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY – Nearly everything about this Monday night game felt foreign to Patrick Mahomes…
Cornell anticipates Greek reforms after student’s death
Cornell University is planning reforms to its Greek life system as it investigates the puzzling…
Shooting deaths rattle small, tight-knit US Hmong community
Fresno has been the heart of California’s Hmong community for decades, drawing refugees from war-torn…
Whitecaps transfer Canadian centre back Doneil Henry to South Korean club
VANCOUVER – They Vancouver Whitecaps reached to a transfer agreement with South Korean K League…
AP names Byrne news director for southern South America
MEXICO CITY – Paul Byrne, a seasoned video journalist who has led all-format reporting on…
Yale women’s soccer coach leaves amid report of misconduct
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Yale University’s women’s soccer coach has left the school amid allegations…