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Barnes's double-double leads Raptors past Heat 106-92 as Toronto gains ground in East

TORONTO - Scottie Barnes had a double-double, including a career-high for assists, as the Toronto Raptors earned a 106-92 win over the Miami Heat on Tuesday. Barnes had 22 points, 12 assists and seven...

Mar 28, 2023

Lionel Messi surpasses 100 career goals for Argentina

SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, Argentina (AP) - Lionel Messi has surpassed 100 career goals for Argentina with three in the first half of Tuesday's international friendly against Curaao. The 35-year-old Messi o...

Mar 28, 2023

Canadian swimmer McIntosh sets women's world record in 400-metre freestyle

TORONTO - Sixteen-year-old Summer McIntosh of Toronto has set a world record in the women's 400-metre freestyle event at the Canadian swimming trials. McIntosh finished the 400-metre event in three mi...

Mar 28, 2023

Federal government directs $13.8 million towards safe sport in budget

The Canadian government committed $13.8 million in Tuesday's budget to addressing safe sport issues that have dominated headlines over the last year. Federal sport minister Pascale St-Onge has said th...

Mar 28, 2023

More work needed to make hockey safe for LGBTQ people: former pro player

VANCOUVER - NHL players refusing to participate in Pride nights around the league shows hockey still isn't safe for a number of LGBTQ people, says one of the first male professional players to publicl...

Mar 28, 2023

Fernandez, Townsend advance to doubles semifinals at Miami Open

MIAMI - Canada's Leylah Fernandez and American partner Taylor Townsend advanced to the Miami Open women's doubles semifinals Tuesday with a 2-6, 7-6 (4), 10-8 win over Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia and L...

Mar 28, 2023

Kikuchi strong again as Jays lose Grapefruit League finale to Phillies

CLEARWATER, Fla. - Yusei Kikuchi put in one last strong pitching performance this spring as the Toronto Blue Jays ended their Grapefruit League campaign Tuesday with a 6-5 loss to the Philadelphia Phi...

Mar 28, 2023

Mark Weightman returns as president/CEO of the Montreal Alouettes

MONTREAL - Mark Weightman is back as president and chief executive officer of the Montreal Alouettes. The club announced Weightman's appointment Tuesday. He will take office April 11. This will mark W...

Mar 28, 2023

Olympiques, Phoenix lead CHL's top 10 rankings ahead of playoffs

Two teams from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League lead the Canadian Hockey League's top 10 rankings ahead of the 2023 playoffs. The Gatineau Olympiques, after finishing the QMJHL regular season on ...

Mar 28, 2023

Veteran jockey Luis Contreras to chase third Plate victory

TORONTO - The name might be different, but the goal remains the same for jockey Luis Contreras. Since 1952, the opening leg of Canada's Triple Crown was known as the Queen's Plate, in honour of Queen ...

Mar 28, 2023