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Toronto FC's Greg Vanney looks for MLS team to dig itself out of recent hole

TORONTO - A father of four in addition to being Toronto FC coach, Greg Vanney is used to have his nerves tested. The 44-year-old former U.S. international is normally a picture of cool. But a recent r...

May 30, 2019

Uncapped Noble Okello, Kamal Miller included in Canada's Gold Cup squad

Canada cut its Gold Cup roster to 23 Thursday, with uncapped Noble Okello and Kamal Miller joining veterans Atiba Hutchinson, Jonathan Osorio, Russell Teibert, Samuel Piette and Milan Borjan. Coa...

May 30, 2019

Edmonton Oilers hire former Arizona bench boss Dave Tippett as head coach

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers added another foundational piece to their latest rebuild Tuesday, hiring veteran head coach Dave Tippett to take over behind the bench. Tippett, with more than a thousan...

May 30, 2019

Calgary giving up luge world championship to Whistler because of track shutdown

Calgary is handing the 2021 world luge championships to Whistler, B.C., because of the sliding track's precarious situation. The 33-year-old track on Calgary's west side was the sliding sport venue fo...

May 30, 2019

Raptors have slight edge to win NBA Finals, Toronto statistician predicts

TORONTO - A local statistician gives the Toronto Raptors a 51 per cent chance of winning the NBA Finals over the Golden State Warriors. Jeffrey Rosenthal, a professor at the University of Toronto...

May 30, 2019

Sheldon Keefe, coach of Maple Leafs' AHL affiliate, signed to two-year extension

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed Sheldon Keefe to a two-year contract extension as head coach of the club's American Hockey League affiliate. Keefe has posted a 189-87-20-1 record over fo...

May 30, 2019

Warriors coach shows off Drake knowledge when asked about Toronto rapper

OAKLAND, Calif. - Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr took a far different approach than Milwaukee Bucks counterpart Mike Budenholzer when asked about Drake's courtside antics at Toronto Raptors ga...

May 30, 2019

Toronto FC still a 'top team' in MLS despite slump: Whitecaps coach

VANCOUVER - Toronto FC may be muddling through a slump, but that doesn't mean the Vancouver Whitecaps are underestimating their Canadian competition this week. TFC (5-6-2) suffered a disappointing 2-1...

May 30, 2019

Canadian offensive lineman John Urschel loving life after football

Canadian John Urschel is loving life after the NFL. It's been nearly two years since the six-foot-three, 300-pound offensive guard retired after just three seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. Ursc...

May 30, 2019

Dogs to Dinos: Toronto's professional basketball roots run deep

TORONTO - After arriving on the NBA scene in 1995, it took a few years before the Toronto Raptors settled into their current digs at the venue now known as Scotiabank Arena. The team debuted on a...

May 30, 2019