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Toronto Maple Leafs trade Soshnikov to Blues for 2019 fourth round pick

Toronto Maple Leafs trade Soshnikov to Blues for 2019 fourth round pick

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded forward Nikita Soshnikov to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for the Blues' fourth round draft pick in 2019. The Blues announced the trade on Thursday evening, saying that Soshnikov will report to St.
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B.C. Lions sign Fajardo, Muamba, Dubuisson, Godin in free agency period

B.C. Lions sign Fajardo, Muamba, Dubuisson, Godin in free agency period

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions made four more moves in the CFL free agency Thursday including the signing of quarterback Cody Fajardo, who served as a back-up for the Grey Cup-winning Toronto Argonauts last season.
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Jays sign left hand pitcher Jaime Garcia to $8 million one-year contract

Jays sign left hand pitcher Jaime Garcia to $8 million one-year contract

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays signed left handed pitcher Jaime Garcia to a one-year contract for the 2018 season on Thursday. The $8 million contract comes with a club option for the 2019 season.
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A talkative Kareem Abdul-Jabbar reflects on becoming himself

A talkative Kareem Abdul-Jabbar reflects on becoming himself

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been a bestselling author, civil-rights activist, actor, historian and one of the greatest basketball players who ever lived. One thing Abdul-Jabbar has never been — at least not in public — is chatty.
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Gaborik, Shore look to make best of situation in debut with Senators

Gaborik, Shore look to make best of situation in debut with Senators

OTTAWA — Marian Gaborik admitted getting traded to the Ottawa Senators came as a surprise, but intends on making the best of the situation.
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Speedskater Bloemen wins 10,000-metre gold in Olympic-record time on huge day for Canada

Speedskater Bloemen wins 10,000-metre gold in Olympic-record time on huge day for Canada

PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of — After settling for silver in the men's 5,000 metres, Calgary speedskater Ted-Jan Bloemen lamented that he didn't have more in the tank to challenge Dutch great Sven Kramer for gold.
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John Morris, Kaitlyn Lawes and Alex Gough earn Olympic firsts for Canada

John Morris, Kaitlyn Lawes and Alex Gough earn Olympic firsts for Canada

John Morris, Kaitlyn Lawes and Alex Gough made Canadian Winter Games history Tuesday. Morris and Lawes downed defending world champions Jenny Perret and Martin Rios of Switzerland 10-3 in six ends to capture the first-ever mixed curling gold medal.
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All-star experience still special for DeRozan in his fourth time playing

All-star experience still special for DeRozan in his fourth time playing

TORONTO — DeMar DeRozan heads to Los Angeles this weekend appreciative of how far he's come in life and basketball. The Raptors guard was 14 the first time the NBA's all-star game rolled through the Staples Center. Living in Compton, Calif.
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Radio host loses job after sexual comments on teen Olympian

Radio host loses job after sexual comments on teen Olympian

SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco Bay Area radio station has fired one of its hosts for sexual comments he made about 17-year-old Olympic snowboarder Chloe Kim on another station.
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CP NewsAlert: Canada wins silver in luge relay

CP NewsAlert: Canada wins silver in luge relay

PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of — Canada has earned its second Olympic luge medal, finishing second in the team relay at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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