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Kimberley Bos the leader entering final run of women's skeleton world championship at Lake Placid

Kimberley Bos the leader entering final run of women's skeleton world championship at Lake Placid

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Kimberley Bos of the Netherlands has a lead of about a quarter-second going into the final run of the women’s skeleton world championship at Mount Van Hoevenberg.
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Lake Placid awaits word on whether it'll be picked as the Olympic sliding site for 2026 Games

Lake Placid awaits word on whether it'll be picked as the Olympic sliding site for 2026 Games

LAKE PLACID, N.Y.
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Canada to play for bronze at wheelchair curling worlds after semifinal loss to China

Canada to play for bronze at wheelchair curling worlds after semifinal loss to China

STEVENSTON — Canada will play for bronze at the world wheelchair curling championship after losing 5-4 to China in Friday's semifinals. China raced out to a 4-1 lead after four ends.
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AHL suspends Syracuse's Maxim Groshev for 10 games for using racial language at an opponent

AHL suspends Syracuse's Maxim Groshev for 10 games for using racial language at an opponent

Syracuse Crunch forward Maxim Groshev was suspended 10 games Friday by the American Hockey League for using what the AHL termed “racially insensitive language” toward an opponent. The game in question occurred Saturday against Rochester.
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University lecturer argues Scotland should get its due in the creation of basketball

University lecturer argues Scotland should get its due in the creation of basketball

At a time when Canadians are looking over their shoulder thanks to some bluster south of the border, Scotland’s University of Stirling seems to be piling on with a news release titled "Research Reveals Basketball Creator was Scottish, not Canadian.
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If Lake Placid becomes the Olympic sliding site, New York's Rockefeller Center will be a big part

If Lake Placid becomes the Olympic sliding site, New York's Rockefeller Center will be a big part

LAKE PLACID, N.Y.
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Surging Whitecaps, struggling CF Montreal set for all-Canadian clash

Surging Whitecaps, struggling CF Montreal set for all-Canadian clash

VANCOUVER — Three seasons into his Major League Soccer career, the allure of facing another Canadian club hasn't faded for Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Ali Ahmed.
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Terry Wilson, who helped Stampeders win 1971 Grey Cup, dead at 83

Terry Wilson, who helped Stampeders win 1971 Grey Cup, dead at 83

CALGARY — Terry Wilson, who played nine seasons in the CFL and helped the Calgary Stampeders win the 1971 Grey Cup, has died. The Stampeders said in a release that Wilson died Wednesday after a long illness. He was 83.
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Canada rugby sevens men down Tonga, Uganda to advance to Challenger Series semifinals

Canada rugby sevens men down Tonga, Uganda to advance to Challenger Series semifinals

CAPE TOWN — Kal Sager ran in two of Canada's six tries in a dominant 38-7 win over Uganda on Friday in the second round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger Series.
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Canadian men to play two friendlies in Montreal ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup

Canadian men to play two friendlies in Montreal ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup

Canada Soccer says the Canadian men's team will play at least two friendlies in Montreal in the lead-up to the 2026 World Cup. There is no word on opposition yet for the games, the first of which is scheduled for Oct. 10 at Stade Saputo.
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