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TORONTO - The Toronto Defiant esports team has cancelled its planned Overwatch League event in Toronto next month because of concerns over the COVID-19 outbreak. "In the spirit of acting responsibly a...

LOS ANGELES - A federal appeals court on Monday restored a jury verdict that found Led Zeppelin did not steal "Stairway to Heaven." The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco handed the ma...

Eric Dickerson from SMU, Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch from Nebraska and the late Steve McNair from Alcorn State are among 17 players selected for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame....

MONTREAL - The world figure skating championships in Montreal have been cancelled because of the spread of COVID-19. The championships were scheduled to run March 18-22 at the Bell...

SEATTLE - The Seattle Mariners are seeking alternative options for their season-opening series after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Wednesday a ban on all large gatherings in the three counties ...

CALGARY - Amnesty International says a sexually suggestive decal appearing to show teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg raises wider human rights concerns. The secretary general of the group's Cana...

NEW YORK - Toronto Raptors guard Norman Powell has been named the NBA's Eastern Conference player of the week. Powell averaged a conference-best 31.3 points last week as the Raptors picked up thr...

Bo Horvat needed to see less than two periods of Quinn Hughes to realize he was different. Playing in his first NHL game towards at the end of another lost Vancouver Canucks' season last March, the th...

CALGARY - Cavalry FC has acquired Robert Boskovic from Toronto FC on a season-long loan. The 21-year-old centre back from Mississauga, Ont., played more than 50 games for Toronto FC 2 p...

MADRID - Spain's health minister reported a sharp spike in coronavirus cases in and around Madrid and said all schools in the capital region, from kindergartens and universities, would close for two w...