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Next generation of Canadian curlers arrives, with some familiar names

Next generation of Canadian curlers arrives, with some familiar names

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The curling kids are coming. The offspring of some of the biggest names in Canadian curling have landed on the national stage, starting with Kelly Middaugh making her Scotties Tournament of Hearts debut Friday in Kamloops, B.C.
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Homa feeling at home and leads at Riviera as Tiger makes cut

Homa feeling at home and leads at Riviera as Tiger makes cut

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Homa in the lead at his hometown PGA Tour event used to give him chills. Now he's playing so well it almost feels normal.
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Canadian rookie Cooper Gallant showing well at first Elite Series event

Canadian rookie Cooper Gallant showing well at first Elite Series event

OKEECHOBEE, Fla. — It's becoming quite an Elite Series debut for Canadian Cooper Gallant. The 25-year-old from Bowmanville, Ont., will advance to the second round of his first-ever Elite Series event on Florida's Lake Okeechobee.
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Vancouver Whitecaps sign Japanese goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka to two-year deal

Vancouver Whitecaps sign Japanese goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka to two-year deal

VANCOUVER — Yohei Takaoka admits he's feeling some pressure as he makes the jump to Major League Soccer. Being a trailblazer is a weighty feat, after all.
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Montreal judoka Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard fights to gold at Tel Aviv Grand Slam

Montreal judoka Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard fights to gold at Tel Aviv Grand Slam

TEL AVIV, Israel — Montreal judoka Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard fought to a gold medal in the under-63-kilogram category on Friday at the Tel Aviv Grand Slam.
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Edmonton Elks sign Canadian defensive back Hakeem Johnson

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks signed Canadian defensive back Hakeem Johnson on Friday. Johnson, 28, of Brampton, Ont., had seven tackles in 16 regular-season games last year with B.C.
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Speedskaters Johnson, Dubreuil and Gélinas-Beaulieu help Canada win team sprint gold

Speedskaters Johnson, Dubreuil and Gélinas-Beaulieu help Canada win team sprint gold

TOMASZÓW MAZOWIECKI, Poland — Canada won its first men's team sprint gold medal in five seasons on Friday to kick off the final World Cup speedskating event of the 2022-23 campaign. Anders Johnson of Calgary, Laurent Dubreuil of Levis, Que.
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Ottawa's Mirela Rahneva finishes third on World Cup skeleton circuit

Ottawa's Mirela Rahneva finishes third on World Cup skeleton circuit

SIGULDA, Latvia — Ottawa's Mirela Rahneva locked up third place overall on the World Cup women's skeleton standings with a sixth-place finish Friday in the final event of the season. Rahneva finished the event with a combined time of one minute 44.
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Canada's Rob Thomson reflects on World Series appearance with Phillies

Canada's Rob Thomson reflects on World Series appearance with Phillies

DUNEDIN, Fla. — CANADIAN CLASSIC Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson has had a few months to reflect on his team's long post-season run last fall. The Canadian took over as skipper in June when the Phillies were 22-29.
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Veteran lineman Shawn Lemon still on CFL's open market

Veteran lineman Shawn Lemon still on CFL's open market

Three days after the start of CFL free agency, veteran American defensive lineman Shawn Lemon remains on the open market. And that's definitely surprising given what the Calgary Stampeder did in 2022.
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