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Montreal Canadiens head coach Claude Julien is well aware of the chatter.

Canadian Alphonso Davies has made Kicker magazine's Bundesliga team of the season. The German sports magazine, founded in 1920, focuses mainly on football.

A stand-off during his playing career, Laurent Frayssinous pulled the strings on the field. "Call it the brains of the team," he said with a laugh, before diplomatically noting that the other halfback and hooker also orchestrate the attack.

TORONTO — Ifunanyachi Achara's roller-coaster rookie ride in Major League Soccer is ending in knee surgery.

NEW YORK — The St. Louis Cardinals have replaced the New York Yankees as the opponent for the Chicago White Sox in the Field of Dreams game on Aug. 13 at Dyersville, Iowa.

Toronto and Edmonton are on the verge of being picked as hub cities for the NHL's resumption of play, according to multiple reports.

COVID-19 took its toll on preparations for the MLS is Back Tournament on Wednesday with news that six FC Dallas players had tested positive and the Vancouver Whitecaps had postponed their flight to Florida due to a pair of "inconclusive" test results

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Major Arena Soccer League, which had hoped to return to action in late June, announced Wednesday that its season is over. The 2019-20 campaign ended prematurely on March 12 due to the global pandemic.

Mackenzie Hughes doesn't think of himself as an ambassador for golf, but when he has the opportunity to promote the sport he loves he embraces that role.

ATLANTA — Canadian international forward Conor Keys has signed a two-year contract extension with Atlanta's Major League Rugby team. The 23-year-old lock from Stittsvlle, Ont.