• The Canadian Press

    Brewers' Christian Yelich goes on the injured list with lower back strain

    MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich has gone on the 10-day injured list with a lower back strain. The move announced Tuesday is retroactive to Saturday. Yelich's last appearance came in an 11-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday. Milwaukee recalled utilityman Owen Miller from Triple-A Nashville to fill Yelich’s spot on the roster. Yelich, 32, was off to a blistering start before his injury. The 2018 NL MVP is batting .333 with a .422 on-base percentage, .744

  • The Canadian Press

    Buffalo Sabres fire head coach Don Granato after extending playoff drought to 13th season

    BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Seven months after general manager Kevyn Adams declared the Sabres’ competitive window of opportunity as being open, it slammed shut on coach Don Granato, who was fired on Tuesday. Expressing his frustration and impatience, Adams launched what now stands as the team’s eighth coaching search in 12 years by targeting someone with NHL experience to inspire a young but underperforming team that extended the franchise’s league-record playoff drought to a 13th season. “It’s go tim

  • The Canadian Press

    Barcelona's Champions League exit sends Atletico Madrid to 2025 Club World Cup in the United States

    ZURICH (AP) — Barcelona’s exit from the Champions League on Tuesday sent Atletico Madrid to the inaugural 32-team Club World Cup in the United States next year. Europe will have 12 teams at the lucrative monthlong tournament — title winners of the Champions League in the four seasons through this one plus high-ranked teams based on overall results in the competition in this period. Barcelona began play Tuesday trailing Atletico in the rankings to take the second Club World Cup entry from Spain a

  • The Canadian Press

    Edmonton Elks receiver Eugene Lewis says mission to Africa changed his life

    It was a life-changing experience for Eugene Lewis. The Edmonton Elks receiver was among six CFL players who spent a week on a mission in Africa last month. Like many, Lewis had seen the commercials that request support for the less fortunate there but they didn't come close to preparing Lewis for his up-close-and-personal visit. "It opened up my eyes to seeing a different part of the world and understanding what being grateful really, really is," Lewis said. "You just understand that in North A