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Canada's Bianca Andreescu loses first-round match at Wimbledon warm-up tournament

BERLIN - Canada's Bianca Andreescu dropped a 7-6 (0), 7-5 decision to Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic in first-round play at the Bett1Open on Wednesday. Each player held serve through the op...

Jun 21, 2023

Clement, Springer hits in 8th lift Blue Jays over Marlins 2-0

MIAMI (AP) - Ernie Clement and George Springer hit consecutive RBI singles in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Miami Marlins 2-0 on Tuesday night. Yusei Kikuchi allowed two hits an...

Jun 20, 2023

Guadeloupe downs Guyana in qualifier, will face Canada in Toronto in Gold Cup opener

Canada will open the CONCACAF Gold Cup against Guadeloupe, which blanked Guyana 2-0 in preliminary play Tuesday to advance to the main tournament field. The 47th-ranked Canadian men will host Guadelou...

Jun 20, 2023

Raptors eyeing option of moving up in important upcoming NBA draft

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have some considerations in mind for Thursday night's draft. Toronto has just one pick, sitting on the back end of the lottery at 13th overall in the first round. But wit...

Jun 20, 2023

Reports: Raptors guard Trent opts in to final year of contract

TORONTO - Shooting guard Gary Trent Jr. will opt into the final year of his contract with the Toronto Raptors, according to multiple media reports. Trent's player option for the 2023-24 season is wort...

Jun 20, 2023

FC Cincinnati looks to add to winning record as Toronto FC comes to visit

Toronto FC and third-string goalkeeper Greg Ranjitsingh stand between FC Cincinnati and history on Wednesday at TQL Stadium. League-leading Cincinnati (12-1-4) has won its first 12 home games in all c...

Jun 20, 2023

Paris Olympics could join a longer list of Games marred by scandal

The news that French law enforcement officials are looking into possible corruption in awarding contracts for the Paris Olympics threatens to place those Games on the ever-growing list of Olympics tha...

Jun 20, 2023

Rested CF Montreal ‘excited’ by return to Stade Saputo against Nashville SC

MONTREAL - CF Montreal returned from the last Major League Soccer international break at the end of March with three consecutive losses, conceding 10 goals and scoring none. This time around, the club...

Jun 20, 2023

Canadian BMXer Mike Varga eager to compete in front of fans as X Games return

Arguably the greatest moment in X Games history was when skateboarder Tony Hawk landed a 900 on a halfpipe at the 1999 edition of the summer action sports spectacular. It took him 11 attempts to final...

Jun 20, 2023

UNBC Men’s Basketball has looked to New Zealand for its newest recruit

PRINCE GEORGE - The University of Northern British Columbia Men's Basketball team has looked to New Zealand for its newest recruit, announcing the official commitment of tantalizingly talented six-foo...

Jun 20, 2023