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Canucks notebook: Thatcher Demko train gaining U.S. Olympic team momentum

'We’re in a hold here, but the good thing over the last six games is a lot of these players have played better than earlier in the season. We knew they were capable of doing better.' — Canucks president of hockey operations, interim GM Jim Rutherford.

Canucks: COVID-19 caution at forefront as weekend games at Rogers Arena postponed

The long-anticipated afternoon meeting with the Toronto Maple Leafs at Rogers Arena today has been postponed along with Sunday's game against the Arizona Coyotes.

NHL announces enhanced COVID-19 measures amid rise in cases

Under the measures players will be tested daily instead of every third day, though they do not need tests on off days.

Canucks Game Night: Two of the NHL's hottest teams go head to head

Canucks will put their six game win streak on the line against the Maple Leafs, who just happen to lead the league in wins

Canucks and Leafs add players to COVID-19 list ahead of Saturday showdown

Capacity at Rogers Arena will be reduced to 50 per cent following games this weekend against Toronto and Arizona. The Canucks can extend their winning streak to seven games under new coach Bruce Boudreau on Saturday.

Lions’ 2022 schedule has Grey Cup champion Blue Bombers, Elks both making a pair of visits

CFL teams return to 18-game schedules after playing just 14 in this just-concluded season’s return from the COVID-19 shutdown of 2020

Blue, Gold and Grey: Bombers beat Ticats in overtime thriller to take second straight Cup

The Bombers won their second straight Grey Cup Sunday night at Tim Hortons Field, beating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33-25 in overtime in the CFL’s championship game

'Flawless': Bombers' O'Shea puts perfect Grey Cup record on the line

Mike O'Shea has reached a championship game five – three as a player, one as an assistant and once as a head coach. He’s won them all.

Grey Cup day: No more talk, it's time for Ticats and Bombers to go to battle on a football field

They won't be thinking about the obstacles they've had to overcome, the precautions and preparation that have gone into getting through a CFL season that started and will finish late. But they're here. And they're ready to play the biggest game of the season.

‘Fan base and passion’: Amar Doman the ‘mane’ man, seeks to restore Leos pride

‘Touching the fan base again and re-engaging is a long, lifetime job and it’s one that I’m committed to do with our team’

CIGARS, CARS AND A VILLA: Maradona auction offers fans 'souvenirs' of late star

BUENOS AIRES — Diego Maradona’s fans will have a chance to snap up memorabilia from the soccer star in an auction on Sunday, just over a year after his death, which will include his iconic cigars, a pair of BMW cars and a luxury villa that Maradona bought his parents.

Liverpool defeats Newcastle during COVID chaos

Long before the world shut down in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic there were calls to consider player welfare and stop adding more football to the annual calendar.

'THROUGH THE ROOF': Premier League games hit by COVID-19

LONDON — The Premier League fixture list was thrown into chaos on Thursday as six games were postponed because of COVID-19 outbreaks, taking the total for the past week to nine.

Four Real Madrid players test positive for COVID-19

MADRID — Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale, Marco Asensio, Andriy Lunin and Rodrygo have tested positive for COVID-19 as well as assistant coach Davide Ancelotti, the club said in a statement on Thursday.

Manchester United suffer COVID-19 outbreak

LONDON — Manchester United suffered an outbreak of COVID-19 among players and staff on Sunday, jeopardizing their next Premier League game against Brentford.

Nets' Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving enter COVID protocol

North American sports leagues scramble to stem rise in COVID-19 outbreaks

The NBA, in a memo obtained by Reuters on Friday, will increase testing from Dec. 26-Jan. 8 and return to mask usage in many situations.

Bulls & Bears: Steph Curry has given basketball a new dimension

In a week overshadowed by Omicron and the surge of what could be a fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Golden State Warriors’ sharpshooter Steph Curry gave us a mind-boggling distraction

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck cozy up courtside at Lakers game

Reunited couple got a jumbotron shout-out

NBA turning up heat on players, staff to get COVID booster

All team personnel have until Dec. 17 to get the booster, or else they can no longer interact with players or travel with the team.

Jack Todd: Let's talk about baseball in Montreal after MLB gives us some guarantees

A group wanting to build a new baseball stadium in the Peel Basin is hoping to receive hundreds of millions from the provincial government to support the project

Bulls & Bears: Trio of teams enjoy streaks while baseball’s prospects are bleak

Opinion: Franchises’ in-game success stands in stark contrast to the off-field troubles brewing for America’s pastime

MLB locks out players in first work stoppage since 1994-95

For the first time in 26 years, Major League Baseball is in a work stoppage

All-Star pitcher Wade Davis announces retirement

Davis recorded the final two outs to clinch the World Series for the Royals over the New York Mets.

Blue Jays' Robbie Ray captures American League Cy Young Award

It was the fifth time a Jays hurler captured the honour joining Pat Hentgen in 1996, Roger Clemens (’97 and ’98) and Roy Halladay in 2003.

COVID-19: UVic men's rugby team's Omicron outbreak linked to national tournament

Teams from UBC and UVic travelled to Kingston, Ont., in late November for the 2021 national championship.

Vanier Cup sees Saskatchewan Huskies fall 27-21 to Western Ontario Mustangs in national final

It was the Huskies’ fifth Vanier Cup appearance, and fifth loss, since they won in 1998

No. 3 Alabama crushes No. 1 Georgia in SEC title game

The Crimson Tide claimed its 10th SEC championship in 15 tries in the title game

Sellout crowd sees SFU beat visiting UBC Thunderbirds in men's hoops in first meeting since 2015

SFU coach Steve Hanson: "The fan interest and support were so huge for this game. It takes both of these teams to want to play to have this kind of crowd. We have to do something like this every year. It was outstanding."

B.C. university hoop rivals SFU, UBC keep it civil in the family

University men’s basketball teams to play Saturday exhibition, but don’t tell either side this game doesn’t count