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Bridget Carleton, Lynx to play Chicago Sky in WNBA pre-season game in May in Toronto
TORONTO – The WNBA is coming to Toronto, for one game at least. The Minnesota…
Player awarded back pay from Lyon over maternity leave
Midfielder Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir has been awarded more than $88,000 in back pay that was…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
US divided over Roe’s repeal as abortion foes gird for march Anti-abortion activists will have…
Witness: Bribes helped Fox execs get soccer TV rights
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government’s star witness in a corruption trial over the…
Stampede outside stadium in Iraq kills 2, injures dozens
BAGHDAD (AP) — A stampede outside a stadium in southern Iraq on Thursday killed at…
Home of Los Angeles FC, Angel City FC to be known as BMO Stadium under new deal
BMO is joining forces with Los Angeles FC and Angel City FC, with the soccer…
Fired CF Montreal reserve squad coach apologizes for past social media comments
MONTREAL – A soccer coach who was fired this month over years-old Twitter comments suggesting…
Three young players jump from Whitecaps’ development squad to MLS team
VANCOUVER – Ali Ahmed knows his new Major League Soccer contract doesn’t mean the hard…
Deadly stampede could affect Iraq’s World Cup hopes
Iraq won the Gulf Cup for the first time since 1988 with a 3-2 victory…
Soccer player Anton Walkes, 25, dies in Florida boat crash
MIAMI (AP) — Professional soccer player Anton Walkes has died from injuries he sustained in…
Canadian MLS clubs learn draw for Leagues Cup 2023
Canada’s three Major League Soccer teams are set to match up against some familiar opponents…
Kei Kamara reports to CF Montreal’s camp after making trade request
MONTREAL – CF Montreal’s busy off-season continued Friday, as striker Kei Kamara reported to the…
Juventus hit with 15-point penalty for false accounting
ROME (AP) — Italy’s most storied soccer club, Juventus, was hit with a massive 15-point…
Time’s Up to halt operations, shift resources to legal fund
NEW YORK (AP) — The Golden Globes carpet typically glitters with crystal-studded gowns in pastel…
Scandals highlight lack of women coaches at top of US soccer
Twila Kilgore knew her career path when she was just 12 years old, thanks to…
Everton fires Frank Lampard with team in relegation zone
LIVERPOOL, England – Everton fired manager Frank Lampard on Monday as the crisis-hit Premier League…
CF Montreal begin week three of training camp as trade rumours swirl
MONTREAL – CF Montreal’s roster remains in a state of flux to start the third…
Forge FC signs veteran Canadian defender Ashtone Morgan to new contract
HAMILTON – Forge FC has signed veteran Canadian defender Ashtone Morgan to a new contract.…
Canadian Cyle Larin gets fresh start with loan move to Spain’s Real Valladolid
Forward Cyle Larin, Canada’s leading men’s international scorer, has joined Spain’s Real Valladolid on a…
Veteran Canadian midfielder Desiree Scott re-signs with the Kansas City Current
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Current have re-signed captain Desiree Scott for the…
Bill banning sale of kangaroo parts introduced in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A bill that would ban the sale of kangaroo parts has…
Women’s soccer trainer fired for giving players painkillers
NEW YORK (AP) — The Portland Thorns have fired their athletic trainer after an outside…
Four Canadian Premier League teams to open Voyageurs Cup campaign away from home
TORONTO – The Canadian Championship draw doesn’t take place until next Tuesday but it has…
Investigation faults Liberian agency protecting rainforest
An independent investigation into logging in the Liberian rainforest found illegal operations “on a significant…