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Canada soccer coach Marsch hopeful future funds will be available for a January camp

Canada soccer coach Marsch hopeful future funds will be available for a January camp

Canada coach Jesse Marsch says he hopes to hold a January camp in the future after plans for such a gathering this year had to be scrapped. "We tried to have a January camp.
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Everton fires manager Sean Dyche with team near relegation zone

Everton fires manager Sean Dyche with team near relegation zone

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Everton fired manager Sean Dyche on Thursday with the Premier League club just two spots above the relegation zone.
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Rick Campbell returns to Ottawa Redblacks as special-teams co-ordinator

Rick Campbell returns to Ottawa Redblacks as special-teams co-ordinator

OTTAWA — Rick Campbell is back with the Ottawa Redblacks. Campbell was named Ottawa's special-teams co-ordinator Thursday.
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Vancouver Rise add veteran NWSL midfielder Nikki Stanton to inaugural roster

Vancouver Rise add veteran NWSL midfielder Nikki Stanton to inaugural roster

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Rise continue to build out their roster ahead of the inaugural National Super League season, signing veteran midfielder Nikki Stanton on Thursday.
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Striking ski patrollers at the biggest US resort return to work claiming victory

Striking ski patrollers at the biggest US resort return to work claiming victory

Two hundred Utah ski patrollers returned to work Thursday after voting to accept a new labor contract and end a nearly two-week strike that closed many trails and caused long lift lines at the ones that remained open during a busy time of year at the
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Vonn 10th fastest in practice for her first World Cup downhill in 6 years

Vonn 10th fastest in practice for her first World Cup downhill in 6 years

ST. ANTON, Austria (AP) — Ski great Lindsey Vonn was 10th fastest in a training run on Thursday for her first World Cup downhill in six years.
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Canadian women drawn with Britain, Fiji and U.S. for HSBC SVNS stop in Perth

Canadian women drawn with Britain, Fiji and U.S. for HSBC SVNS stop in Perth

PERTH — The Canadian women have been drawn in Pool B alongside Britain, Fiji and the U.S. at the HSBC SVNS Perth in Australia later this month. The Perth event, the third round of the seven-stop rugby sevens season, runs Jan. 24-26 at HBF Park.
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Northleaf Capital Partners joins with Altor Equity Partners in CCM Hockey deal

Northleaf Capital Partners joins with Altor Equity Partners in CCM Hockey deal

TORONTO — Canadian investment firm Northleaf Capital Partners has partnered with Swedish private equity firm Altor Equity Partners to invest in CCM Hockey. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
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WNBA's Toronto Tempo joins forces with Sephora Canada in first sponsor partnership

WNBA's Toronto Tempo joins forces with Sephora Canada in first sponsor partnership

TORONTO — Toronto Tempo president Teresa Resch believes the WNBA expansion team has found a kindred spirit in Sephora Canada as the basketball franchise's "founding partner and official beauty partner.
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West Ham hires former Chelsea coach Graham Potter

West Ham hires former Chelsea coach Graham Potter

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — West Ham hired Graham Potter as manager on Thursday, a day after Julen Lopetegui was fired. Potter has been out of management since he was fired by Chelsea in 2023 after just seven months in the job at Stamford Bridge.
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