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Dutch star Arjen Robben announces retirement from soccer
AMSTERDAM - Former Bayern Munich and Netherlands forward Arjen Robben has announced his retirement from soccer. The 35-year-old Robben, who was thought to be looking for a new club after playing his l...
Jul 04, 2019
Blues coach Craig Berube brings Stanley Cup home to hamlet of Calahoo, Alberta
CALAHOO, Alta. - The tiny Alberta hamlet of Calahoo, population 85, ballooned to more than 2,000 Tuesday when their favourite son, St. Louis Blues head coach Craig Berube, brought the Stanle...
Jul 04, 2019
Ottawa Senators sign defenceman Christian Wolanin to two-year contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Christian Wolanin to a two-year contract. The first year of the contract is a two-way deal with an annual value of US$800,000 in the NHL and $100,00...
Jul 04, 2019
Oilers sign first-round pick Philip Broberg to entry-level contract
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Philip Broberg to an entry-level contract. Broberg was the Oilers' first-round selection, eighth overall, in the 2019 NHL draft. The 18-year-old n...
Jul 04, 2019
Canada's Kelsey Serwa retires from ski cross racing an Olympic champion
Kelsey Serwa is ready for her life's next chapter after a decorated career in ski cross racing. The 29-year-old Olympic champion from Kelowna, B.C., announced her retirement Thursday when she finally ...
Jul 04, 2019
Hurricanes to match Montreal's offer sheet for Aho
RALEIGH, N.C. - The Carolina Hurricanes say they are keeping star forward Sebastian Aho and will match the US$42 million offer sheet the Montreal Canadiens tendered him. General manager Don Waddell an...
Jul 04, 2019
Preparing the brain for the bull, riders say don't think about it
CALGARY - Garrett Green found good advice for riding a bull in the book "The Inner Game of Tennis". Preparing to board a three-quarter ton mass of muscle, horn and unpredictability named "Fi...
Jul 04, 2019
Eugenie Bouchard's losing streak hits six matches after Wimbledon setback
WIMBLEDON, England - Two of the biggest names in Canadian tennis remain locked in slumps after being bounced in the first round of Wimbledon on Tuesday. Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., and Eu...
Jul 04, 2019
Alaine Chartrand won't compete at start of next figure skating season
OTTAWA - Two-time Canadian figure skating champion Alaine Chartrand will not compete in the 2019-20 Grand Prix and Challenger series events. Skate Canada announced Thursday that the 23-year-old from P...
Jul 04, 2019
Defenceman Ben Chiarot signs three-year deal with Montreal Canadiens
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have signed former Winnipeg Jets defenceman Ben Chiarot to a three-year contract. The deal has an average annual value of US$3.5 million. The six-foot-three, 219-poun...
Jul 04, 2019

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