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Chicago's Xherdan Shaqiri tops Major League Salary list at US$8.153 million

Swiss star midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri, who joined the Chicago Fire in February from France's Lyon, tops the Major League Soccer salary list at US$8.153 million in 2022, according to figures released T...

May 17, 2022

CF Montréal looks to keep unbeaten streak rolling against Nashville

MONTREAL - CF Montral is playing some of the best soccer in the club's history, winning three straight games as part of a nine-game unbeaten streak in all competitions. After a convincing 2-0 win on t...

May 17, 2022

Maple Leafs staying the course after another playoff disappointment

TORONTO - The Maple Leafs don't appear eager to make changes in the wake of another playoff setback. Toronto finished the regular schedule with franchise records for points and wins, but failed to adv...

May 17, 2022

Toronto Maple Leafs-Tampa Bay Lightning series popular with sports bettors

TORONTO - The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. is expecting a drop-off in betting with the Toronto Maple Leafs being out of the NHL playoffs. The OLG announced Tuesday the Leafs-Tampa Bay opening-roun...

May 17, 2022

College football, Australian Open headline ESPN schedule

Three huge matchups to kick off the college football season, a new Australian Open agreement and two new "30 for 30" documentaries were announced Tuesday by ESPN as part of its presentation to adverti...

May 17, 2022

Canada's new safe sport office to begin Phase 1 of operations on June 20

Canada's office for reporting abuse and harassment in sport will begin operations on June 20. Sport Canada and the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (SDRCC) announced the opening date of the f...

May 17, 2022

Mitch Marner victim of carjacking in Toronto, Maple Leafs say

The Toronto Maple Leafs say Mitch Marner was the victim of a carjacking in Toronto on Monday evening. The team says the hockey player was unharmed in the incident, which occurred in the city's west en...

May 17, 2022

Two "Bluewater Survivors" say they were re-victimized by gymnastics investigation

Former gymnast Abby Spadafora and another of the 11 athletes known as the Bluewater Survivors publicly criticized the handling of their abuse complaint by Gymnastics Canada, saying they were re-victim...

May 17, 2022

Calgary Flames forward Elias Lindholm named finalist for Selke Trophy

NEW YORK - Calgary Flames centre Elias Lindholm is one of three finalists for the Frank J. Selke Trophy. The annual honour is presented to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the g...

May 17, 2022

Blue Jays second baseman Santiago Espinal stretches hit streak to 10 games

TORONTO - Santiago Espinal has been putting up impressive numbers all May for the Toronto Blue Jays, including a 10-game hit streak. But does he know it? Vaguely. "No, no, no, not really. I just go ou...

May 17, 2022