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NewsAlert: McGill to drop Redmen name

MONTREAL - McGill University has announced that effective today, its sports teams will no longer be called the Redmen. Principal Suzanne Fortier says the Redmen name is not one the university would ch...

Apr 12, 2019

Bianca Andreescu won't play for Canada in Fed Cup due to injured shoulder

TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu is eyeing a return to the WTA Tour in May after a shoulder injury forced the rising Canadian tennis star to bow out of her fourth-round match at the Miami Open last month. A...

Apr 12, 2019

Nowitzki announces retirement after final home game for Mavs

DALLAS - Dirk Nowitzki cried near midcourt when the second quarter was about to resume. The Dallas Mavericks star nearly jumped for joy with a huge smile on his face after a rare dunk prompted thunder...

Apr 11, 2019

Devers' walk-off hit in 9th lifts Red Sox over Blue Jays 7-6

BOSTON - Rafael Devers hit an RBI single with one out in the ninth inning and the struggling Boston Red Sox rallied for a 7-6 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday for their first home victor...

Apr 11, 2019

Magic Johnson abruptly resigns as Lakers' president

LOS ANGELES - Magic Johnson abruptly quit as the Los Angeles Lakers' president of basketball operations Tuesday night, citing his desire to return to the simpler life he enjoyed as a wealthy businessm...

Apr 11, 2019

Raptors end regular season with 120-100 win over T-Wolves

MINNEAPOLIS - The Toronto Raptors are healthy, confident and ready for the playoffs. Now, all that's left is to find out their opponent. Kawhi Leonard scored 20 points and the Raptors closed their reg...

Apr 11, 2019

Capitals survive surge from Hurricanes to win Game 1

WASHINGTON - Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin combined to score three goals on the first eight shots, and the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals survived a surge from Andrei Svechni...

Apr 11, 2019

Toronto FC picks up first-round draft choice in deal with Los Angeles Galaxy

Toronto FC picked up a first-round draft pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft in a trade Thursday with the Los Angeles Galaxy. The Galaxy also sent the No. 2 MLS allocation ranking for 2019 to Toronto...

Apr 11, 2019

Mitch Marner scores twice as Maple Leafs down Bruins 4-1 in Game 1

BOSTON - Mitch Marner scored twice, including one on a short-handed penalty shot, as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Thursday to grab a 1-0 lead in their best-of-seve...

Apr 11, 2019

New Jersey Devils win NHL draft lottery for second time in three years

TORONTO - Devils general manager Ray Shero has made it clear his team needs to accumulate more talent. The luck of the draw helped New Jersey take a huge step in that direction Tue...

Apr 11, 2019