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Toronto Raptors host Cleveland Cavaliers to tip off new NBA season on Oct. 19

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors will play nine games this season that will be nationally televised in the United States. The Raptors announced their 2022-23 season schedule on Thursday, and among the hi...

Aug 17, 2022

OPINION: Cold hands, small crowds: reflections from a weird world junior championship

EDMONTON - I'm not used to wearing a parka in August. It's a necessity, though, at Rogers Place this month where I'm covering the world junior hockey championship for The Canadian Press. The thermomet...

Aug 17, 2022

Argos running back Harris to undergo season-ending surgery for torn pectoral muscle

TORONTO - Running back Andrew Harris's first season with the Toronto Argonauts has ended prematurely. An Argos official said the club has determined Harris will require season-ending surgery after suf...

Aug 17, 2022

CEBL's Guelph Nighthawks are moving to Calgary to play in a larger market

GUELPH, Ont. - The Guelph Nighthawks are moving to Calgary. In a strategic move to a bigger market, the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced Wednesday that the Guelph franchise will call ...

Aug 17, 2022

Defensive reinforcements could be coming for Riders in time to face Lions

Nathan Rourke and the high-flying B.C. Lions can take care of two objectives with one win Friday night. B.C. (7-1) visits the Saskatchewan Roughriders (5-4) to open a home-and-home series riding a fou...

Aug 17, 2022

Poll: Majority of Canadians believe sexual misconduct a major issue in youth hockey

A majority of Canadians believe sexual harassment and sexual assault are a major problem in youth hockey, according to a new study. A poll conducted by the Angus Reid Institute found that 58 per cent ...

Aug 17, 2022

Montreal's Auger-Aliassime advances in Cincinnati with win over de Minaur

CINCINNATI - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime moved on to the third round of the Western & Southern Open Masters-level tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Australia's Alex de Minaur on Wedn...

Aug 17, 2022

Canada takes on Switzerland in quarterfinals at world junior hockey championship

EDMONTON - It's win or go home as the quarterfinals begin at the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton. Canada (4-0-0) sits atop the standings after going undefeated in preliminary action and w...

Aug 17, 2022

Orioles win 4-2, continue to give Blue Jays major headaches

TORONTO - Back-to-back homers from Cedric Mullins and Adley Rutschman in the fifth inning spurred the Baltimore Orioles to a come-from-behind 4-2 win against the struggling Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesda...

Aug 16, 2022

Bouchard bounced quickly in return to singles action

VANCOUVER - Back in the glory days of Genie's Army, and being known more for her tennis skills than social media selfies or hanging with celebrities, a seemingly invincible Eugenie Bouchard was asked ...

Aug 16, 2022