Sports

Montreal native Auger-Aliassime drops out of French Open with injury

PARIS - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime called his decision to pull out of the French Open one of the more difficult he's had to make in his young tennis career. The 18-year-old from Montreal pulled ou...

May 28, 2019

Women's professional hockey faces hurdles hoops didn't for the WNBA

Amid calls for the NHL to take an ownership stake in women's hockey, a former WNBA commissioner says the women's basketball league wouldn't have survived without the NBA. Val ...

May 28, 2019

Klay Thompson adds meditation to his mental preparation

OAKLAND, Calif. - Klay Thompson craved a little calm. The Golden State guard needed something more to balance out his basketball routine, so he added meditation to help him get centred before games an...

May 27, 2019

Kuraly, Bruins rally, beat Blues 4-2 in Stanley Cup opener

BOSTON - Sean Kuraly scored to break a third-period tie and assisted on another goal to help the Boston Bruins rally from a two-goal deficit and beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Monday night in Game 1 ...

May 27, 2019

Leonard has 27 points; Raptors headed to NBA Finals for first time in history

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors are headed to the NBA Finals, a Canadian basketball success story 24 years in the making. Kawhi Leonard poured in 27 points and hauled down a game-high 17 ...

May 27, 2019

Capitals investigating Kuznetsov video showing white powder

The Washington Capitals said Monday they have confirmed star Evgeny Kuznetsov is shown in a now-deleted video on social media that appears to show him in a hotel room with lines of white powder on a t...

May 27, 2019

Warriors embrace a new NBA Finals challenge with Raptors

OAKLAND, Calif. - After four straight years of facing LeBron James and Cleveland in the NBA Finals, this feels refreshing for the two-time defending champion Warriors. "For sure," Shaun Livingston sai...

May 27, 2019

Underestimate Raptors at your own risk as Toronto heads to NBA Finals

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors might be one of the most unheralded teams to ever make the NBA Finals. Several American media outlets dismissed the Raptors' chances in the last two playoff rounds before...

May 27, 2019

Raptors' championship run challenges Leafs' fan dominance in Toronto

TORONTO - Raptors fever has unquestionably seized Toronto as the team makes an unprecedented bid for the NBA championship. As became evident with the hordes of revellers that spilled onto downtown str...

May 27, 2019

Centre Josh Norris leaving university to sign with Ottawa Senators

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed centre Josh Norris to a three-year, entry-level contract, ending his NCAA career at the University of Michigan after two seasons. The 20-year-old American was ...

May 27, 2019