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MIAMI — Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe defeated the American duo of Asia Muhammad and Alycia Parks 6-7 (4), 6-4, 10-4 on Friday in women's doubles semifinal play at the Miami Open.

CALGARY — The Western Hockey League has suspended Brandon Wheat Kings forward Matt Henry for eight games for violating the CHL's drug education and anti-doping policy.

Toronto FC's bid to keep Lorenzo Insigne healthy this season has hit a six-week roadblock. That's how long the 32-year-old Italian star is expected to be out with the latest hamstring injury to afflict the MLS club.

For a Minnesota minor league baseball team known for a history of outlandish promotions, the idea of naming its longtime live pig mascot after the weight loss drug Ozempic made perfect sense. The St.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The process needed to extract goalie Ivan Fedotov from both his Russian military and hockey commitments and finally land him in Philadelphia — nine years after he was drafted by the Flyers — remains largely shrouded in Cold War-er

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Simon Benoit to a three-year contract extension. The average annual value of the deal is US$1.35 million, the team said Friday.

You don't mess with the Godinez sisters. Lupita (Loopy) Godinez has won four straight in the UFC, where she is ranked 10th among strawweight contenders. Ana Godinez was one of the first Canadian wrestlers to qualify for this summer's Paris Olympics.

Owning a soccer club is hitting Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds in the wallet.

France says it has asked 46 countries if they would be willing to supply more than 2,000 police officers to help secure the Paris Olympics this summer, as organizers finalize security planning for the French capital's first Games in a century while o

A team-by-team look at the field for the world men’s curling championship, March 30 to April 7 at the KSS Sports Complex in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. CANADA Skip — Brad Gushue, Third — Mark Nichols, Second — E.J. Harnden, Lead — Geoff Walker St.