MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin accused U.S. agencies of manipulating evidence from the main whistleblower on doping at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Putin said Thursday that former Moscow anti-doping laboratory director Grigory Rodchenkov — who is under witness protection after fleeing to the United States last year — is “under the control” of the…
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Admit it: You had a feeling it would happen. I had a feeling it would happen. How could anyone not? Chris Froome, the four-time Tour de France winner, confirmed Wednesday that he tested positive for excessively high amounts of the asthma drug salbutamol during the Vuelta a España in September, on his way to victory…
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Reg Noble scored the first. Mats Sundin had the most. The Detroit Red Wings allowed the most. And, in our eyes, a 24-year-old from northern Ontario potted the very biggest of them all. The Toronto Maple Leafs have spent the past 68 games commemorating their centennial season; they’ve hosted the Red Wings in an outdoor stadium and…
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The Montreal Canadiens 1973-74 O-Pee-Chee hockey card. Photograph by: Guy Spurrier The history of the National Hockey League can hardly be written without large swaths of text devoted to the legends of the Montreal Canadiens. The mythology built up around the team, starting in its city and its province, then exported across Canada, throughout the…
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TORONTO — Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, which already owns the Maple Leafs, Raptors and Toronto FC, is adding the CFL’s Argonauts to its portfolio. MLSE announced Wednesday it has an agreement to buy the Grey Cup champions. There was already some cross-ownership. MLSE chairman Larry Tanenbaum’s holding company, the Kilmer Group, jointly owned the…
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Marie-Michele Gagnon has already wrapped her head around the fact she will miss the Winter Olympics in South Korea. In fact, though she is just getting into rehab from knee and shoulder surgery, the Canadian alpine skier sounds upbeat and looking ahead at her long-term future rather than dwelling on the current setback. The 28-year-old…
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