National Sports

Nikola Vucevic's double-double leads Bulls past Raptors in Bruce Brown's debut

TORONTO — Bruce Brown wasn't sure if he'd even play for the Raptors just six hours after he arrived in Toronto, but he knew his abilities to cut to the basket and set picks would make the trip with him from Indiana.

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Tim Stutzle's three-point night leads Senators over Canadiens 6-2

OTTAWA — Jacques Martin issued a challenge to his team a couple days ago, and the Ottawa Senators answered it with a 6-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.

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OHL Roundup: Musty puts up six points in 7-3 Wolves win over Colts

BARRIE, Ont. — Quentin Musty had two goals and four assists as the Sudbury Wolves dominated the Barrie Colts with a 7-3 win on Thursday night in the Ontario Hockey League.

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QMJHL Roundup: Lacerte scores hat trick, Cataractes beat Sea Dogs 6-1

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Félix Lacerte scored a hat trick as the Shawinigan Cataractes defeated the Saint John Sea Dogs 6-1 on Thursday night in the Quebec Maritimes Hockey League.

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Former Canadian international Phil Mack named attack coach for Canada men's 15s side

Phil Mack, a veteran of both the national sevens and 15s sides, has been named attack coach for the Canadian 15s men's rugby team.

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Zach Johnson makes 10 birdies, shares 1st-round lead with Alex Noren at The American Express

LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Zach Johnson embraced the pressure of being the U.S. Ryder Cup captain last year, even if the experience didn't go the way anybody on his team hoped.

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Raptors president Masai Ujiri says Christian Koloko's health status is 'in hands of NBA'

TORONTO (AP) — Raptors president Masai Ujiri said Thursday that the health status of former Toronto center Christian Koloko “is in the hands of the NBA.

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UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland puts on a show at UFC 297 news conference

TORONTO — As befitting its main attraction, Thursday's UFC 297 news conference was loud and raucous.

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Canadian record holder, world champion pole vaulter Shawn Barber dead at 29

Former Canadian world champion pole vaulter Shawn Barber has died. He was 29 years old. Barber died Wednesday night, his agent Paul Doyle told The Canadian Press.

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Furue leads Tournament of Champions with 65, defending champion Henderson four shots back

ORLANDO, Fla. — Ayaka Furue of Japan did not see any signs of a fast start coming until she opened her 2024 LPGA Tour season on Thursday with a red-hot performance.

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