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Canucks have 'we can beat anyone' mindset after big playoff run: Boeser

VANCOUVER — Fans expected big things from Quinn Hughes as he began his first full season with the Vancouver Canucks last fall.

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Pole vaulter Duplantis breaks Bubka's outdoor world record

ROME — Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis broke Sergey Bubka's 26-year-old outdoor world record on Thursday.

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Canadian looks forward to high-profile darts match against Fallon Sherrock

Canadian Jeff (The Silencer) Smith will be back performing in front of fans Friday at the 300,000-pound ($512,660) Bwin World Series of Darts Finals in Salzburg, Austria.

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Former coach not surprised with Claypool's athletic first NFL grab

It was a brilliant first catch, but Jay Fujimura had no doubt Chase Claypool would come down with the football.

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Former coach not surprised with Claypool's athletic first NFL grab

It was a brilliant first catch, but Jay Fujimura had no doubt Chase Claypool would come down with the football.

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Windsor fighters Randa Markos, T.J. Laramie compete Saturday on UFC Vegas card

A pair of fighters from Windsor, Ont., will carry Canadian colours on Saturday's UFC card in Las Vegas. Strawweight Randa (Quiet Storm) Markos and featherweight T.J. (The Truth) Laramie are at different stages of their mixed martial arts careers.

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Fed Cup changes name to honour tennis great Billie Jean King

The Fed Cup is changing its name to honour tennis great Billie Jean King, the woman whose lifelong battle for equality and social justice laid the foundation for generations that followed.

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Maple Leafs hire former Canucks coach Manny Malhotra as assistant

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have added Manny Malhotra to the bench, hiring the former NHL centre as an assistant coach. Malhotra, 40, spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach with the Vancouver Canucks.

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Canadian Olympic team doctor says plan for Tokyo Games without vaccine

Canada's Olympic team doctor believes the Tokyo Games can happen in 2021 without a COVID-19 vaccine, but feels the event will require major modifications. While he calls the global effort to produce a vaccine unprecedented, Dr.

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Prop Brad Singleton latest player to leave financially troubled Toronto Wolfpack

Veteran prop Brad Singleton is the latest Toronto Wolfpack player to move on.

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