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A coach who used to train Canadian tennis star Denis Shapovalov expressed immense pride on Wednesday as his former student advanced to his first Grand Slam semifinal.

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 8 million people took in Fourth of July fireworks on television this year, watching NBC's coverage of the Macy's New York City celebration in one of two helpings. The two-hour fireworks presentation drew 4.

He's happy to be back with the Montreal Alouettes but American running back William Stanback doesn't feel he was given a fair shot last year by the NFL's Las Vegas Raiders.

LONDON — Canada's Denis Shapovalov is through his first Grand Slam semifinal after posting a 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 win over Russia's Karen Khachanov on Wednesday at Wimbledon.

Neither time or the COVID-19 pandemic have diminished Khari Jones's optimism for the Montreal Alouettes. The Alouettes exceeded all expectations in 2019 by finishing second in the East Division with a 10-8 record in Jones's first year as head coach.

Having closed one door, veteran midfielder Diana Matheson is looking forward to opening many more.

It's official: Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold is Tokyo-bound.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A weakened Tropical Storm Elsa dumped rain across Florida’s northern Gulf Coast early Wednesday but appears to have spared the state significant damage and widespread power outages.

The CFL-XFL partnership talks have come to an end. In March, the CFL and XFL announced they were poised to begin serious talks about a potential partnership.

The Canadian men's rugby sevens team will land in the deep end at the Tokyo Olympics, opening against Rio 2016 runner-up Britain before facing defending Olympic champion Fiji later in the day.