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OTTAWA — The slumping Ottawa Senators are looking for consistency and believe Jacques Martin is the coach who can best deliver it. The Senators announced Monday they had relieved D.J.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges has been denied entrance to Canada due to his past legal problems and will not be available to play Monday night in Toronto against the Raptors.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps are shifting their CONCACAF Champions Cup game on Feb. 7 to Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C., because of a scheduling conflict at B.C. Place, the club's home stadium.

Having already made his mark in two seasons at West Virginia University, Canadian forward Marcus Caldeira now hopes to step it up a notch.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have fired head coach D.J. Smith amid yet another losing season in the nation’s capital.

It's been 10 years since Toronto FC last held the top pick in the MLS SuperDraft and the club traded away that selection. New England, the beneficiary of that deal, used it to select Andrew Farrell.

NEW YORK — Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon, Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko and New York Islanders defenceman Noah Dobson have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed all-star guard Pat Neufeld to a one-year contract extension, the CFL club announced Monday. Neufeld was scheduled to become a free agent in February.

Canada is adding a big piece to its roster for the upcoming world junior hockey championship. Boston Bruins forward Matthew Poitras is joining Canada's team as it looks to defend its gold medal in Gothenburg, Sweden.

It was a year of change and mostly disappointment in Canadian soccer. Captains Christine Sinclair and Atiba Hutchinson called time on their distinguished, talismanic international careers.