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TORONTO — It was an easy decision for Drew Green to become involved with the Canadian Elite Basketball League because it married two of his passions: business and basketball.

MONTREAL — The hype hasn’t faded for the Montreal Victoire heading into a second Professional Women's Hockey League season. After a momentous inaugural campaign, team names, logos and an influx of new talent are generating more excitement in Year 2.

TORONTO — The search for a new coach and stadium continues. But York United FC took a step towards the future Thursday with news that it will field an under-20 team in League1 Ontario next year.

Canada will play Iceland and South Korea in Spain during the upcoming FIFA women's international window. Who will coach the team remains to be seen.

VANCOUVER — Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Canucks winger Dakota Joshua is set to make his season debut Thursday after missing time for cancer treatment.

Sam Miller, Jesse Kilgour and Rhys James are in line for their first caps off the bench Saturday when Canada faces Romania in a men's rugby test match in Bucharest. All three are members of Rugby Canada's Pacific Pride development academy.

TORONTO — It's even becoming tough for the usually sunny Darko Rajakovic to put a positive light on the Toronto Raptors' season. The Raptors lost all five games on a West Coast road trip.

TORONTO — The Professional Women’s Hockey League says all 90 games of its upcoming second regular season will be shown by its Canadian broadcast partners. The league announced its national broadcast partnerships Thursday.

VANCOUVER — It's a mouthful, but Lirim Hajrullahu's name comes with a compelling story. The veteran CFL kicker's first name means "release" in Albanian.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.