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NFL rule changes 2019: Owners REJECT onside kick proposal and postpone overtime changes The Broncos suggested a change to how the onside kick works. Denver suggested teams could get the option of not taking a kickoff and instead trying to convert a fourth-and-15 play from their own 35-yard line. They stipulated that teams would only be able to do this ...

Olympic champ Donovan Bailey supports suspension of former coach Canadian Olympic sprint champion Donovan Bailey supports the action taken by Athletics Canada in suspending his former national team coach in a sexual harassment investigation, and says the organization and the Canadian Olympic Committee need to implement a reporting mechanism for athletes to prevent the possibility of abuse. Andy McInnis, who was head ...

Auger-Aliassime reaches 1st Masters level quarter-finals in Miami Canadian teen Felix Auger-Aliassime is off to the quarter-finals at the Miami Open. The 18-year-old from Montreal, who had to win two qualifying matches just to get into the ATP Tour Masters 1000 event, upset No. 17 seed Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia 7-6 (4), 6-4 in a fourth-round match on Tuesday. Auger-Aliassime, ...

Why the Blue Jays could make the playoffs — but probably won't When we last saw the Toronto Blue Jays, Russell Martin was managing the team's 89th and final loss of a miserable season. The contrast of that loss against the Tampa Bay Rays, who were completing win No. 90 despite a miniscule payroll and the same gargantuan AL East ...

Man who stabbed Petra Kvitova gets 8-year prison term A court in the Czech Republic convicted a man of knifing two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova in her home and sentenced him to eight years in prison. The regional court in the city of Brno ruled on Tuesday that Radim Zondra caused Kvitova serious bodily harm in December 2016 when he ...

Conor McGregor announces sudden retirement from mixed martial arts UFC superstar Conor McGregor announced his retirement on social media Monday night, abruptly ending his remarkable fighting career. In a post on his verified Twitter account, the former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion said: "I've decided to retire from the sport formally known as `Mixed Martial Art' today." The post wishes ...

Video game Fortnite a battleground from kids' dressing rooms to the pros When I walked into my 10-year-old son's hockey dressing room early on this season, there wasn't a lot of hockey talk. Instead of power plays and gap control, it was all about "deegals" and "skins." I quickly learned these were Fortnite terms. You have likely heard of it. It's ...

John Tavares within sight of 50 as his 4-goal night leads Leafs over Panthers The best offensive night of his career still had John Tavares wanting more. Mainly on the defensive side of things. The star centre recorded his first four-goal game in the NHL as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Florida Panthers 7-5 on Monday. Tavares, who signed ...

Raheem Sterling HITS OUT at racist abuse after England rout – 'Get some education' The Manchester City ace netted towards the end of the match and made a gesture with his ears towards the Montenegro fans. There were monkey chants aimed at Danny Rose as well. After the match Sterling took to social media to make his feelings clear on ...

Canada hopes luck on its side at CONCACAF Nations League draw in Vegas Canada will learn its next CONCACAF Nations League opponents at Wednesday's draw in Las Vegas, but it already knows that it will face one of Mexico, the U.S., Costa Rica and Honduras. The Canadian men wrapped up their perfect four-game qualifying round with a 4-1 win over ...