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Canadian international forward Ike Ugbo joins Sheffield Wednesday on loan

Canadian international forward Ike Ugbo joins Sheffield Wednesday on loan

SHEFFIELD, United Kingdom — Canadian international forward Ike Ugbo has joined Sheffield Wednesday in England's second-tier Championship on loan from French Ligue 2 side Troyes for the rest of the season.
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Canadian men and women learn Perth draw as rugby sevens series goes Down Under

Canadian men and women learn Perth draw as rugby sevens series goes Down Under

Canada's men have been drawn in Pool A with Argentina, South Africa and Spain for the Perth Sevens later this month. The Jan.
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Bud Harrelson, scrappy Mets shortstop who once fought Pete Rose, dies at 79

Bud Harrelson, scrappy Mets shortstop who once fought Pete Rose, dies at 79

NEW YORK (AP) — Bud Harrelson, the scrappy and sure-handed shortstop who fought Pete Rose on the field during a playoff game and helped the New York Mets win an astonishing championship, died Wednesday night. He was 79.
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Veteran sports, broadcasting executive Keith Pelley back home in charge of MLSE

Veteran sports, broadcasting executive Keith Pelley back home in charge of MLSE

TORONTO — Some eight-plus years after the departure of larger-than-life leader Tim Leiweke, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment has turned to another big personality to take the helm.
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Key moments in Bill Belichick's coaching career

Key moments in Bill Belichick's coaching career

A timeline of key moments in Bill Belichick’s career: 1976 – He joined the Detroit Lions as an assistant special teams coach. He was fired along with the rest of Tommy Hudspeth’s coaching staff at the end of the 1977 season.
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Bill Belichick by the numbers

Bill Belichick by the numbers

A look at some significant numbers from Bill Belichick’s coaching career: 1 – Belichick is the only head coach in NFL history with seven seasons of 13-plus wins. George Seifert is next with three. 8 – Super Bowl wins.
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Business mindset urged for Canadian curling clubs at crossroads

Business mindset urged for Canadian curling clubs at crossroads

The three-sheet Strait Area Community Curling Club has come to grips with the challenges that face other curling clubs across the country. The 60-year-old club's membership in Port Hawkesbury, N.S.
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Madeline Schizas pursues Canadian women's figure skating three-peat

Madeline Schizas pursues Canadian women's figure skating three-peat

CALGARY — Knowing what it takes to defend a national women's figure skating championship has Madeline Schizas feeling prepared to do it again. Winner of two straight titles, the 20-year-old from Oakville, Ont.
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Leonard, George score 29 apiece as Clippers rally in fourth quarter to defeat Raptors 126-120

Leonard, George score 29 apiece as Clippers rally in fourth quarter to defeat Raptors 126-120

LOS ANGELES (AP) — On a night when Kawhi Leonard scored 29 points after agreeing to a three-year contract extension earlier in the day and the Los Angeles Clippers won for the seventh time in the past eight games, coach Tyronn Lue and the rest of his
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Clippers sign 2-time NBA Finals MVP Leonard to a 3-year extension worth $152.3 million per AP source

Clippers sign 2-time NBA Finals MVP Leonard to a 3-year extension worth $152.3 million per AP source

LOS ANGELES (AP) — With the Los Angeles Clippers compiling one of their best rosters ever, Kawhi Leonard wanted to make sure the focus was on the quest for a first NBA Finals appearance in franchise history rather than his future.
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