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Canada's Sloan making most of time off to improve on slow start to PGA season

Although it has been a strange PGA Tour season with rescheduled events after a three-month break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Roger Sloan has been grateful for the opportunities it has presented. Sloan, from Merritt, B.C.

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Confluence of events prompted Jack Rathbone to sign with Vancouver Canucks

VANCOUVER — Many elements lined up to get Jack Rathbone under contract with the Vancouver Canucks, not the least of which was the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Vancouver Canucks awash in Calder calibre with Quinn Hughes nomination

VANCOUVER — Canucks defenceman Quinn Hughes was Elias Pettersson's roommate when Vancouver was on the road this season.

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Trainer Bob Baffert suspended 15 days by Arkansas stewards

LOS ANGELES — Two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer Bob Baffert was suspended for 15 days on Wednesday by Oaklawn Park stewards and two of his horses were disqualified in Arkansas after testing positive for a banned substance.

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Montoyo says Jays have options to fill hole in rotation from injury to Anderson

Toronto Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo says he is not going to rush pitcher Chase Anderson back to action.

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Jets sniper Patrik Laine working to get back up to speed after long layoff

Patrik Laine said back in May there was a good chance he'd look "terrible" if the NHL resumed its season this summer.

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Gasol: It's pretty simple - it's being more responsible as human beings"

Marc Gasol spent part of the summer of 2018 on a rescue ship in the Mediterranean Sea, helping pluck terrified people from the water, migrants fleeing Libya for the shores of Europe.

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2021 Rose Parade cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

PASADENA, Calif.

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Gasol says it was frustration from hamstring injury that fuelled transformation

Coming off a heady few months of an NBA title and a FIBA World Cup win, Marc Gasol couldn't replicate that success with the Toronto Raptors this season. The frustration gnawed at him.

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Cassidy, Tortorella, Vigneault named finalists for NHL's Jack Adams award

NEW YORK — Bruce Cassidy of the Boston Bruins, John Tortorella of the Columbus Blue Jackets and Alain Vigneault of the Philadelphia Flyers are the three finalists for the 2019-20 Jack Adams Award, presented annually to the NHL's coach of the year.

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