Sports

Montreal Impact lose top midfielder Ignacio Piatti for at least 10 games

MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact are trying to remain resilient in the aftermath of star midfielder Ignacio Piatti's latest injury. The designated player will miss two to three months of play ...

May 31, 2019

Two female officials get historic assignment working CFL exhibition game

It might only be a CFL exhibition game, but it will be a historic first for Emily Clarke and Georgina Paull. The two will become the first female officials to work in a CFL game when the Calgary Stamp...

May 31, 2019

NBA fines Clippers for tampering after coach's comments about Kawhi Leonard

NEW YORK - The NBA has fined the Los Angeles Clippers US$50,000 for violating the league's anti-tampering rule after head coach Doc Rivers made comments about Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard on ...

May 31, 2019

Warriors' Draymond Green not about to rip Drake after heated exchange

TORONTO - One day after a verbal tussle with Drake at the NBA Finals, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was playing down the significance of his post-game encounter with the Toronto Raptors...

May 31, 2019

Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant expected to remain out for Game 2

TORONTO - Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr does not expect injured star forward Kevin Durant to play in Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors. "Kevin's not going to play Sunday," ...

May 31, 2019

'We are all hyped:' Toronto's Cameroonian community cheers on Raptors' Siakam

TORONTO - There was little fanfare when the Toronto Raptors chose skinny, unheralded forward Pascal Siakam in the 2016 NBA draft, but Gervais Tchinda says the city's Cameroonian communi...

May 31, 2019

Canada's Bianca Andreescu withdraws from French Open due to shoulder injury

PARIS - Canadian Bianca Andreescu's return from a two-month injury absence was a short one. Andreescu withdrew from the French Open on Wednesday ahead of her second-round match aga...

May 31, 2019

Former MLSE boss Tim Leiweke says Raptors' run is a remarkable story

TORONTO - Tim Leiweke is loving what he sees. And the former MLSE boss will get a firsthand look Sunday when he takes in the Raptors and Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Leiweke calls the Raptors' run "one o...

May 31, 2019

'It's pretty much consuming my life at the moment': celebs stoked for Raptors triumph

TORONTO - As a longtime fan of the Toronto Raptors, "Outlander" cast member David Berry says he's "very hyped" about their NBA Finals matchup against the Golden State Warriors. Problem is,&n...

May 31, 2019

Ujiri seeing fruits of his rebuild 10 months after blockbuster Leonard deal

TORONTO - The reaction from Toronto Raptors fans last summer was swift and scathing. One fan superimposed Masai Ujiri's face on the head of a snake. Another warned Ujiri had traded away most of&n...

May 31, 2019