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Raptors and Leafs playoff games highlight Toronto's super Saturday

TORONTO - When Nick Nurse sat down at his post-practice media availability on Friday, a reporter remarked "Nice hat." The Raptors coach was wearing a Toronto Maple Leafs cap, a gif...

Apr 14, 2019

Luke Walton out as Lakers coach after 3 losing seasons

LOS ANGELES - Luke Walton is out as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers after three losing seasons. Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka announced Walton's departure Friday, three days after the abrupt resi...

Apr 14, 2019

Islanders top Penguins 4-1 to take 3-0 series lead

PITTSBURGH - The New York Islanders are on the cusp of just their second playoff series win in more than a quarter-century. Jordan Eberle scored for the third straight game, Robin Lehner stopped 25 sh...

Apr 14, 2019

No slip-up this time: Liverpool stays top of Premier League

Liverpool didn't slip up this time. A 2-0 win over Chelsea - sealed by a stunning long-range goal by Mohamed Salah - preserved Liverpool's two-point lead in the Premier League over Manchester City, wh...

Apr 14, 2019

Kevin McKenna, Randee Hermus headed to Canada Soccer Hall of Fame

TORONTO - Former Canada captain Kevin McKenna and Randee Hermus have been named to the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame. McKenna, 39, won 63 caps for Canada between 2000 and 2012, servin...

Apr 14, 2019

CP NewsAlert: Tiger Woods captures fifth Masters golf title

AUGUSTA, Georgia - Tiger Woods is a five-time Masters champion. The American claimed his fifth career victory at August National Golf Club on Sunday, finishing at 13-under for a one-str...

Apr 14, 2019

Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby undergoes emergency appendectomy

TORONTO - Another big blow for OG Anunoby. The Toronto Raptors forward underwent an emergency appendectomy on Thursday evening, two days before the Raptors were slated to tip off against the Orl...

Apr 14, 2019

Curler Ryan Fry weighs in on his season and excitement about the future

TORONTO - Ryan Fry leans on a wall near the Mattamy Athletic Centre locker-room, his broom in one hand and a water bottle in the other, and tilts his head to the side as he thinks about what he's...

Apr 14, 2019

Forrest Gregg, lineman for mighty Packers teams, dies at 85

Forrest Gregg, the great lineman for the mighty Green Bay Packers of the 1960s whom Vince Lombardi called the "best player I ever coached," has died. He was 85. The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced...

Apr 14, 2019

McGill drops Redmen name, citing pain caused to Indigenous students

MONTREAL - McGill University is dropping the Redmen name for its men's varsity sports teams, effective immediately, the university announced Friday. Principal Suzanne Fortier said in a ...

Apr 14, 2019