ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - The Buffalo Bills announced the signings of Canadian wide receiver Chase Claypool, defensive end Dawuane Smoot and linebacker Deion Jones to one-year contracts on Friday. In a continuing need to upgrade their receiving corps after trading star Stefon Diggs and losing Gabe Davis in free agency,...

TORONTO - A career that started on the practice roster has earned Chad Owens a spot in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. The electrifying returner/receiver topped a stellar 2024 class announced Friday. Also named were players S.J. Green, Weston Dressler, Marvin Coleman and Vince Goldsmith with former CFL coach Ray Ja...

MADRID (AP) - Andrey Rublev beat Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-3 and reached the final of the Madrid Open on Friday. Rublev broke Fritz once in each set while never seeing his serve in danger. The eighth-ranked Russian will face Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime or Jiri Lehecka in Sunday's final. Rublev is seeking his 16th career...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A funeral is being held today for hockey broadcasting legend Bob Cole in his hometown of St. John's, N.L. The service is set to begin at 2 p.m. local time at St. Thomas' Anglican Church in the heart of the city. Cole was a giant of Canadian sports broadcasting and his career spanned more than half a ...

NASHVILLE - Rick Tocchet drew ample respect during his 18 seasons as an NHL player. Now he's doing the same behind the bench - and leading the Vancouver Canucks to their best season in over a decade in the process. Tocchet was named a finalist for the Jack Adams Trophy on Friday, awarded annually to the NHL's top hea...

NEW YORK - Rick Bowness of the Winnipeg Jets, Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks and Andrew Brunette of the Nashville Predators are the finalists for this season's Jack Adams Award. The award is presented annually to the head coach of the year as voted by members of the NHL Broadcasters' Association. Bowness guided ...

TORONTO - Sheldon Keefe's team had a decision to make. The Maple Leafs head coach watched his players put in a terrible Game 4 performance on home ice against the Boston Bruins - one that left them sitting in a 3-1 series hole against an opponent seemingly on cruise control to the second round of the Stanley Cup tourn...

MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens signed defenceman Adam Engstrom to a three-year, entry-level contract on Friday. The 20-year-old Engstrom had four goals and 18 assists in 51 games for Rögle BK of the Swedish Hockey League this season, ranking second among defencemen on his team with 22 points. The six-foot-two, ...

MONTREAL - CF Montreal head Laurent Courtois says the club wants Mathieu Choiniere to stay after a report the homegrown midfielder is seeking a trade surfaced earlier this week. The Athletic reported Wednesday that Choiniere requested a trade from the Major League Soccer club after talks of a contract extension died do...

CALGARY - Canada's para hockey team gets another swing at winning a world championship on home ice. Canada hosted the world para hockey championship for the first time in 2023 in Moose Jaw, Sask., where the home team took the silver medal behind the United States. The 2024 edition at Calgary's WinSport Arena, where the...