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Canadian safety Adeleke already an elder statement on Ticats' defence at age 27

HAMILTON - Tunde Adeleke is only 27, but he's already an elder statesman on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defence. The five-foot-10, 208-pound Adeleke is entering his sixth CFL season and fourth with Hamilt...

May 31, 2023

Oilers acquire rights to prospect Jayden Grubbe from Rangers for fifth-round pick

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers traded a fifth-round pick in this year's draft to the New York Rangers for the rights to prospect Jayden Grubbe. Grubbe, 20, has 39 goals and 95 assists in 194 Western H...

May 31, 2023

Toronto Maple Leafs hire Brad Treliving as team's new GM

TORONTO - Brad Treliving is the new general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The team made the announcement Wednesday, less than two weeks after firing Kyle Dubas. The 53-year-old Treliving left th...

May 31, 2023

CF Montreal introducing a women's program to its academy

MONTREAL - CF Montreal is introducing a women's program to its academy, the club announced Wednesday. The CF Montreal Academy is taking over the Women's Excel Program, a Soccer Quebec national develop...

May 31, 2023

Canada's Denis Shapovalov advances to third round of French Open, Alcaraz awaits

PARIS - Canada's Denis Shapovlaov has advanced to the third round at the French Open for the first time with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Italy's Matteo Arnaldi. To go any further, he'll need to get ...

May 31, 2023

Fans will be able to play so-called Hole Zero at upcoming RBC Canadian Open

Fans will be able to play a hole at Oakdale Golf and Country Club when it hosts the RBC Canadian Open next week. The unique spectator experience is possible because the club in Toronto's northwest cor...

May 31, 2023

Toronto Six re-sign all-star defender Saroya Tinker to one-year contract

TORONTO - The Toronto Six have re-signed all-star defender Saroya Tinker to a one-year contract, the Premier Hockey Federation club announced Wednesday. The team did not disclose additional terms of t...

May 31, 2023

Nashville Predators hire Andrew Brunette as coach a day after firing John Hynes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The coaching shuffle in Nashville is complete, with Andrew Brunette officially hired as the Predators coach on Wednesday, a little over 12 hours after the team announced that J...

May 31, 2023

NHL free-agent frenzy: Some of the players poised to hit the open market July 1

The NHL's free-agent frenzy is back in its regular time-slot. After three years of schedule disruptions because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the league's signing period returns to July 1. And while there...

May 31, 2023

For the Florida Panthers, celebrations getting a bit hairy, just in time for the Stanley Cup Final

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - The tradition of hockey's playoff beard goes back to at least the mid-1980s, with the Detroit Red Wings widely credited with beginning the facial hair phenomenon. The playoff bear...

May 31, 2023