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VANCOUVER — Thomas Hasal doesn't believe in curses, even if it seemed that there must have been a jinx on the Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeepers last season.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have added American midfielder Ricardo Clark to their coaching ranks. The 'Caps announced Thursday that the former Houston Dynamo player has been hired as an assistant coach with the first team.

TORONTO — Anything and everything, it seems, will be on the table with the CFL and XFL poised to begin serious discussions on a potential partnership. And it would appear, at first glance, both have something that could be beneficial to the other.

The Canadian Olympic Committee says its "strong preference" is for athletes competing in the Tokyo Games this summer to receive a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada.

Gary Bettman had just returned home when he got a call telling him to turn on his TV.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 3-for-3 with four runs batted in and starter Tanner Roark pitched three scoreless innings as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 10-6 in pre-season action on Thursday.

After recording a highlight-reel finish last time out, Canadian light-heavyweight Misha Cirkunov has had to wait 18 months to step back into the UFC spotlight. Injuries and the pandemic delayed his progress.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Canada's Corey Conners is tied for second after the morning wave of the first round of the Players Championship. Conners, from Listowel, Ont., shot a 4-under 68 today.

TORONTO — A Canadian Championship that had been delayed, revamped and ultimately stripped down to its bare essentials was finally put on hold Thursday with Toronto FC given a bye into the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League.

DOHA, Qatar — Canada's Denis Shapovalov lost 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 to American Taylor Fritz in the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open on Thursday. The fourth-seeded Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont.