Sports

Canada beats U.S. in 3-on-3 women's game at NHL all-star skills competition

ST. LOUIS - Melodie Daoust and Rebecca Johnston scored to give Canada a 2-1 win over the United States in a 3-on-3 women's game on Friday during the NHL's all-star skills competitions. ...

Jan 24, 2020

VanVleet scores 22 as Raptors beat Sixers for fifth consecutive win

TORONTO - Marc Gasol has been a cerebral playmaker and a force on the defensive end for the Toronto Raptors. But it took some serious nagging from teammate Kyle Lowry for Gasol to shoot the ball....

Jan 24, 2020

Giants' Eli Manning retires after 16 seasons, 2 Super Bowls

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Eli Manning is ending a 16-year NFL career that saw him recognized as a great quarterback, a leader, a solid citizen and the man who led the New York Giants back into prominenc...

Jan 24, 2020

Patrick McCaw exits Raptors game early after being hit in face on rebound

TORONTO - Raptors forward Patrick McCaw left Toronto's 107-95 win over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night after an errant hand broke his nose in the second quarter. McCaw was reaching ...

Jan 24, 2020

Canada trending upward towards Tokyo, but race to podium crowded

The good news for Canada's team heading to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is it's capable of beating the 22 medals won four years ago in Rio de Janeiro. The bad news is it's going to be r...

Jan 24, 2020

Canadian women defeat Ireland in opening match at New Zealand Sevens

HAMILTON, New Zealand - Canada captain Ghislaine Landry booted her 300th career conversion in a 24-7 win over Ireland at the HSBC New Zealand Sevens on Friday. Landry came into the tournament with 299...

Jan 24, 2020

Former Carleton Ravens star Jeanty named BlackJacks' first head coach

OTTAWA - Osvaldo Jeanty is returning to Ottawa basketball. The expansion Ottawa BlackJacks hired Jeanty as the team's head coach on Friday, reuniting the former Carleton Ravens point guard with his me...

Jan 24, 2020

Aird signs with Winnipeg's Valour FC, Petrasso lands at York 9 FC

TORONTO - Canadian international winger Fraser Aird, released by Scotland's Cove Rangers last month after an incident in the stands, has joined Winnipeg's Valour FC. Aird, a former Glasgow Ranger...

Jan 24, 2020

Canada-Afghanistan under-19 cricket match rained out in South Africa

POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa - Canada's match against Afghanistan at the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup was abandoned Friday without a ball played because of rain. The Canadian men, who previously los...

Jan 24, 2020

Montreal Impact bring back Nigerian midfielder Orji Okwonkwo

MONTREAL - Nigerian youth international midfielder Orji Okwonkwo has rejoined the Montreal Impact on loan from Italian club Bologna FC 1909. Montreal will have the option to make the deal permane...

Jan 24, 2020