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Leonard's high school coach says Raptors star has always had killer instinct

TORONTO - When Kawhi Leonard watched his clutch three-point shot drop through the hoop on Sunday with all the emotion of a hired gun, Tim Sweeney wasn't surprised. The California high school coach had...

May 06, 2019

Vigneault adds former NHL head coaches Therrien, Yeo to Flyers' staff

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Flyers will have a wealth of head coaching experience on their bench next season, with Mike Yeo and Michel Therrien joining the NHL club as assistants. New Flyers head ...

May 06, 2019

Kawhi Leonard's playoff brilliance brings back Toronto sporting memories

Kawhi Leonard is in the midst of one of the great Toronto playoff performances in recent memory. The Raptors star is averaging 38 points on 62 per cent shooting in an Eastern Conference semifinal tied...

May 06, 2019

World No. 3 Brooks Koepka and Bubba Watson added to RBC Canadian Open field

ANCASTER, Ont. - World No. 3 Brooks Koepka and Bubba Watson were officially added to the RBC Canadian Open field on Monday. Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy, ranked No. 1 and No. 4 in the world, had al...

May 06, 2019

Trainer Mark Casse very thankful War of Will wasn't injured in Derby

Mark Casse has never been so thankful for a seventh-place finish. Casse's horse, War of Will, finished seventh in a controversial Kentucky Derby on Saturday. That left Casse still searching ...

May 06, 2019

Canada's Jaclyn Lee out with injured wrist; will have MRI on Monday

Canadian Jaclyn Lee is expected to miss her next tournament on the LPGA Tour with a wrist injury. Lee, from Calgary, is scheduled to have an MRI on Monday. She posted on social media on Sunday that sh...

May 06, 2019

Olympic trampoline champion Rosannagh MacLennan breaks her ankle

Two-time Olympic trampoline champion Rosannagh MacLennan is recovering from a broken ankle she suffered recently at a World Cup in Belarus. MacLennan told The Canadian Press she landed awkwardly on th...

May 06, 2019

Russian forward Ilya Mikheyev signs with Toronto Maple Leafs

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed Russian forward Ilya Mikheyev to a one-year entry level contract. The 24-year-old had 23 goals and 22 assists in 62 games for Avangard Omsk of the Kontine...

May 06, 2019

Raptors Pascal Siakam suffers calf contusion, doubtful for Game 4 against 76ers

PHILADELPHIA - It might have happened when he thrust out his right leg and tripped Joel Embiid in frustration. It might have been when he crashed hard to the floor after Embiid blocked his shot. ...

May 06, 2019

Unclear whether Nova Scotia's high school rugby ban will be lifted

HALIFAX - Despite a call by Nova Scotia's education minister to reinstate high school rugby, it's unclear whether the governing body for high school sports in the province will do so. A pair of m...

May 06, 2019