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Leonard has 39 points, Raptors even up series with 101-96 win over Sixers

PHILADELPHIA - Kawhi Leonard scored 39 points including a huge three-pointer with 1:01 to play to lift the Toronto Raptors to a hard-fought 101-96 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. And n...

May 05, 2019

Odour, Cabrera go deep, Rangers beat Blue Jays 10-2

ARLINGTON, Texas - Rougned Odor and Asdrbal Cabrera each homered and combined for seven RBIs, and the Texas Rangers rolled past the Toronto Blue Jays 10-2 on Sunday. Odor had been in an 0-for-21 slump...

May 05, 2019

Blues force Game 7 with 4-1 win over Stars, stunned Bishop

DALLAS - Jaden Schwartz and Sammy Blais scored in a 33-second span of the third period for St. Louis that knocked Dallas goaltender Ben Bishop out of the game, and the Blues beat the Stars 4-1 on Sund...

May 05, 2019

Auger-Aliassime beats fellow Canadian Shapovalov, will play Nadal in Madrid

MADRID - Felix Auger-Aliassime fought through a tight match on Sunday to beat fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov in the first round of the Mutua Madrid Open. Auger-Aliassime took the vict...

May 05, 2019

Women's players hope NHL steps in to create new league

Meghan Duggan need only look around sports to get excited about what an NHL-run women's hockey league might look like. The NBA did it with the WNBA. Soccer leagues in Europe and the U.S. have done it....

May 05, 2019

Controversial finish at Kentucky Derby sparks debate in U.S., Canadian racing

TORONTO - A prominent voice in Canadian horse racing says the wild finish at Saturday's Kentucky Derby has "opened up the debate" about how the sport is governed in the U.S. and Canada. Woodbine Enter...

May 05, 2019

Raptors Pascal Siakam a 'game time decision' against 76ers: coach

PHILADELPHIA - Raptors coach Nick Nurse says he'll make a game time decision on whether Pascal Siakam will play against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. The 25-year-old forward was lis...

May 05, 2019

Canadian Marc-Andres Barriault falls in UFC debut against Andrew Sanchez

OTTAWA - The main event at UFC Fight Night Ottawa didn't disappoint Saturday at the Canadian Tire Centre. Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone and Al Iaquinta traded bombs, by both hand and foot, for five full rou...

May 05, 2019

Winger Liam Kay ready to return after lengthy injury absence from Wolfpack

TORONTO - The Wolfpack's mid-season return to Canada also marks a new beginning for winger Liam Kay. The transatlantic rugby league team's first training session in Toronto last week was the first of ...

May 05, 2019

Amid backlash, Nova Scotia tells schools athletics authority to reinstate rugby

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government has told the province's schools athletics authority to reinstate high school rugby, after it was abruptly cancelled across the province without warning over s...

May 05, 2019