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CALGARY — Geoff Walker knows every inch of the room, hall, lobby and parking lot of the hotel housing teams in Calgary's curling bubble.

Anne-Catherine Tanguay was watching golf on TV from her home in Florida, taking care of her newborn daughter, when she realized she wasn't done playing the professional game.

Canadian Milos Raonic is heading to the second round in Acapulco. The fourth-seeded Raonic toppled American Tommy Paul 7-6(6), 6-4 on Tuesday in the opening round of the Mexican Open. The Thornhill, Ont.

ASPEN, Colo. — Canada earned double gold in snowboard big air as Laurie Blouin and Mark McMorris won their respective events at the snowboard and freeski world championships on Tuesday. Max Parrot of Bromont, Que.

Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet has been vocal for months about the blame laid on NBA players and others who catch COVID-19. The truth to his words mean even more now that he's been sick himself.

Tiger Woods is back at home in Florida to resume his recovery from career-threatening leg injuries he suffered when his SUV ran off a road and down a hill in the Los Angeles suburbs last month.

ISTANBUL — Canadian Cyle Larin scored in the 102nd minute to lift Besiktas to a 3-2 win after extra time over Istanbul Basaksehir on Tuesday, moving the Black Eagles into the final of the Turkish Cup.

TORONTO — Canada's women will have chance to play the world's top teams annually as part of a new 16-team competition announced Tuesday by World Rugby. The competition, called WXV, is set to begin in 2023 and will consist of three tiers.

TORONTO — Kyle Dubas is looking for a dance partner. And because of pandemic realities, the sooner the better for the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

TORONTO — After jumping into the deep end with Toronto FC in January 2019, GM Ali Curtis has some security now as he heads into the 2021 season. The MLS team announced Tuesday it had signed the 42-year-old Curtis to a multi-year contract extension.