Sports

Red Sox close out four-game series with 8-2 rout of Blue Jays in matinee

TORONTO - Some help has finally arrived for the injury-plagued Toronto Blue Jays rotation. However, it wasn't enough to stop the powerful Boston offence during a Thursday matinee at Rogers Centre...

May 25, 2019

Canadian women's basketball team loses three longtime players to retirement

TORONTO - Three longtime members of the Canadian women's basketball team are retiring from international competition. Guard Nirra Fields of Lachine, Que., and Edmonton twin sisters Katherine and ...

May 25, 2019

FRENCH OPEN '19: Federer, Nadal, Djokovic still rule tennis

The Big 3 are still very much around. They're still leading the rankings, still collecting the biggest trophies. And they're still the dominant figures in men's tennis, responsible for the main storyl...

May 25, 2019

FRENCH OPEN '19: What to watch, from Osaka to Roger's return

PARIS - On the day Naomi Osaka won the Australian Open for her second consecutive major championship, she was asked whether it was too soon to start thinking about grabbing four in a row. "You know th...

May 25, 2019

Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard makes all-NBA second team

Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard has been named to the all-NBA second team. It marks Leonard's third selection to an all-NBA team after earning first-team honours with the San Antonio Spurs in 20...

May 25, 2019

CHL's small-market teams keeping up with big boys at back-to-back Memorial Cups

HALIFAX - Small-market teams in the Canadian Hockey League are finding ways to succeed against the big boys. For the second year in a row, the Memorial Cup features two junior franchises from Can...

May 25, 2019

Milos Raonic withdraws from French Open with injury

PARIS - Canada's top-ranked tennis player will not play in the French Open. Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., announced he was pulling out because of injury just before the draw on&...

May 25, 2019

Canada rallies to beat Switzerland in overtime in world hockey quarterfinal

KOSICE, Slovakia - Mark Stone made sure Damon Severson's buzzer-beater led to a win. Stone scored in overtime to give Canada a dramatic 3-2 victory over Switzerland in a quarterfinal at the world...

May 25, 2019

Left-handed starter Clayton Richard called up to make his Blue Jays debut

TORONTO - The injury-depleted Toronto Blue Jays' rotation got a boost Thursday with the reinstatement of left-hander Clayton Richard from the 10-day injured list. He was given the starting assignment ...

May 25, 2019

Brodeur, Hefford, Bilodeau among Canada's Sports Hall of Fame class of inductees

CALGARY - Alexandre Bilodeau felt the emotion of the moment. The freestyle skier's voice shook as he spoke about his upcoming induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Bilodeau's ol...

May 25, 2019