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Source: Raptors coach Nurse to coach Canada at 2019 FIBA World Cup

Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse is reportedly adding another Canadian team to his portfolio. The 51-year-old has agreed to coach Canada's men's basketball team at this summer's 2019 FIBA World Cup - ...

May 28, 2019

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

Calgary is giving up the 2021 world luge championships to Whistler, B.C., because of uncertainty over the sliding track. Luge Canada executive director Tim Farstad says he'll ask the international gov...

May 28, 2019

A cipher off the floor, Kawhi Leonard opening up a little in NBA playoffs

TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard has been showcasing his many talents throughout the NBA playoffs. He has also given us a glimpse of something new - a smile. The stoic Raptors star usually shows litt...

May 28, 2019

Bart Starr, QB who led Packers to greatness, dies at 85

Bart Starr was an ordinary quarterback until teaming with Vince Lombardi on the powerhouse Green Bay Packers teams that ruled the 1960s and ushered in the NFL as America's most popular sport. The quar...

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 28, 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 28, 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 28, 2019

Many happy returns for Federer at 1st French Open since 2015

PARIS - Roger Federer entered a refurbished Court Philippe Chatrier for his first French Open match since 2015, greeted by the sun peeking through the clouds and the full-throated support of spectator...

May 28, 2019

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