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SURREY, B.C. — The B.C. Lions have signed several returning players, but as CFL free agency looms, there's one name that remains conspicuously absent from that list: Mathieu Betts.

The Canadian women's rugby team will be on the move in the Pacific Four Series this year, with matches in Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. Fourth-ranked Canada hosted part of last year's tournament, losing 52-21 to No.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed American defensive lineman Anthony Lanier II to a one-year contract extension Tuesday. Lanier was eligible to become a free agent next month.

Jack Hughes will not participate in the skills competition or 3-on-3 tournament at the upcoming NHL All-Star Weekend because of injury.

TORONTO (AP) — Although he’s never gone through the process before, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doesn’t seem too unsettled about the possibility of his 2024 salary being decided by a three-person arbitration panel.

TORONTO — The CFL free agency process will kick into high gear Sunday. That's when the league's free-agency window will open and CFL teams will be able to talk freely with any pending free agents or their representatives.

Canada will not benefit from a medal upgrade despite the disqualification of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva from the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

Coach Bev Priestman says she has "unfinished business" with the Olympic champion Canadian women's soccer team. And with a newly signed contract to stay on through the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup, there is clarity about that mission.

Chalk up another father-son milestone for Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

TORONTO — Forget floating in the neutral zone, superfluous showboating, and the shinny-style nonchalance so common in recent NHL all-star games.