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CALGARY — The Calgary Flames rescued two precious points in their pursuit of the playoffs and made their home record a little more respectable Wednesday.

MONTERREY, Mexico — Canadian teenager Leylah Annie Fernandez has advanced to the quarterfinals at the Monterrey Open. The Laval, Que.

KINGSTON, Ont. — Ontario skip John Epping needed every last throw to book his ticket for the championship round at the Tim Hortons Brier.

DETROIT — A man who was a college wrestler in the 1980s sued the University of Michigan on Wednesday, alleging that a school doctor molested him dozens of times despite the university knowing that he was a threat to athletes. The lawsuit in U.S.

BOCA RATON, Fla. — NHL players can still high-five fans and sign autographs. The new coronavirus outbreak, however, has already impacted the game in another way.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Canada's hopes of qualifying for the FIFA U-20 World Cup ended Wednesday in a 4-0 loss to the U.S. in quarterfinal play at the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship. The unbeaten U.S.

TALLINN, Estonia — Canada's Joseph Phan was eighth after a highly competitive men's short program Wednesday at the world junior figure skating championships. The 18-year-old from Laval, Que., finished with 77.

Toronto's Albin Choi plans to retire as a professional caddy with a perfect record. Choi has been caddying at Old Palm Golf Club to start the 2020 season as he heals up a wrist injury.

MONTREAL — The star power of Thierry Henry is already paying dividends for the Montreal Impact.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders hired Ben Olson as their defensive line coach Wednesday. Olson joins the Riders after serving as the defensive line coach at McNeese State University last season. Olson has seven years of coaching experience.