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5-time Grand Slam champ Maria Sharapova says she is pregnant

5-time Grand Slam champ Maria Sharapova says she is pregnant

Maria Sharapova says she is pregnant. The five-time Grand Slam tennis champion, who retired from the sport in February 2020, delivered the news via a social media post on Tuesday — her 35th birthday.
Roughriders to hold camp in Saskatoon as part of deal with University of Saskatchewan

Roughriders to hold camp in Saskatoon as part of deal with University of Saskatchewan

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders will hold their training camp in Saskatoon as part of the CFL club's three-year agreement with the University of Saskatchewan.
Sixers to make do without Thybulle in lineup for Games 3 and 4 in Toronto

Sixers to make do without Thybulle in lineup for Games 3 and 4 in Toronto

Border restrictions will keep one of the Philadelphia 76ers best defensive players off the court for Games 3 and 4 of their NBA playoff series with the Toronto Raptors.
Alabama receiver John Metchie III moves atop Scouting Bureau rankings

Alabama receiver John Metchie III moves atop Scouting Bureau rankings

TORONTO — The CFL Scouting Bureau provided another solid reason Tuesday why Tyrell Richards remains the favourite to be the first player taken in next month's draft.
Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu victorious in return to court

Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu victorious in return to court

STUTTGART, Germany — Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu was victorious in her return to action after a long layoff. The 21-year-old from Mississauga, Ont.
Opening of NBA playoffs gives ratings win to ABC, ESPN

Opening of NBA playoffs gives ratings win to ABC, ESPN

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA playoffs have begun with no clear championship favorite, and that appears to be good news for ABC and ESPN.
Money, medals putting pressure on Canadian high-performance sport culture

Money, medals putting pressure on Canadian high-performance sport culture

Hundreds of Canadian athletes, active and retired, are cataloguing the ways in which the national high-performance system has failed them.
Edmonton will be sole host world junior men's hockey championship in August

Edmonton will be sole host world junior men's hockey championship in August

CALGARY — Edmonton will be the sole host of the 2022 men's world junior championship and the Hlinka Gretzky Cup will be held in Red Deer, Alta., this summer.
Metchie joins Lions QB Rourke as two-time Cornish award winners

Metchie joins Lions QB Rourke as two-time Cornish award winners

VANCOUVER — Another year, another Jon Cornish Trophy for Alabama receiver John Metchie III. Metchie, of Brampton, Ont., received the honour Tuesday as the top Canadian playing in the NCAA football ranks.
New date, lower prices unveiled for Shaw Charity Classic in Calgary

New date, lower prices unveiled for Shaw Charity Classic in Calgary

CALGARY — The Shaw Charity Classic has announced a new midsummer date and lower prices to help celebrate its 10th anniversary. The only Canadian event on the PGA Tour Champions calendar will be held Aug. 1-7 at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club.