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Source: Toronto FC in advanced talks with Italian star Lorenzo Insigne

Toronto FC is in advanced talks to land Italian star forward Lorenzo Insigne. A source, not authorized to speak on the negotiations, confirmed that discussions between the MLS team and the Napoli capt...

Dec 28, 2021

A big year still a blur for US Women's Open champ Yuka Saso

Yuka Saso finally had time to reflect on her breakthrough year, and it still felt like a blur. Winning the U.S. Women's Open with a birdie on the third playoff hole at Olympic Club was a life-changer....

Dec 28, 2021

Former finalist Thiem withdraws from Australian Open

VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Still regaining his form from a wrist injury, former finalist Dominic Thiem announced Tuesday that he is withdrawing from the Australian Open and will instead begin his 2022 sea...

Dec 28, 2021

Offensive lineman Shane Richards signs extension with Toronto Argonauts

TORONTO - Offensive lineman Shane Richards has agreed to a contract extension with the Toronto Argonauts. Richards, 26, played all 14 games for the 9-5 Argonauts this past season. The six-foot-eight, ...

Dec 28, 2021

Canada's Bobbie Rosenfeld led the way — in almost every sport she attempted

Bobbie Rosenfeld was a trailblazer and champion, willing and able to conquer a variety of sports. A member of Canada's first Olympic women's track team dubbed "the Matchless Six" - Rosenfeld, Florence...

Dec 28, 2021

Tennis player Leylah Fernandez named The Canadian Press female athlete of the year

TORONTO - Leylah Fernandez displayed a champion's poise after a memorable run to the US Open tennis final last summer, a performance that showed she had truly arrived on one of the sport's biggest sta...

Dec 28, 2021

Spain winger Ferran Torres leaves Man City for Barcelona

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Barcelona completed the signing of Ferran Torres from Manchester City on Tuesday for a reported fee of 55 million euros ($62.25 million), around double what the English champio...

Dec 28, 2021

French skier Tessa Worley leads GS in Shiffrin's absence

LIENZ, Austria (AP) - French skier Tessa Worley posted the fastest time in the opening run of a women's World Cup giant slalom Tuesday in the absence of Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin and world cha...

Dec 28, 2021

Dominik Paris dominates downhill for another Bormio win

BORMIO, Italy (AP) - Icy, bumpy, dark and gnarly. The Stelvio course is skiing's version of heavy metal. Which is why it fits Dominik Paris, the World Cup circuit's resident heavy metal singer, so per...

Dec 28, 2021

Owen Power on record-setting pace at world junior men's hockey championship

EDMONTON - A broader Canadian audience finally gets to see why Owen Power is a standout among his hockey peers. The 19-year-old defenceman from Mississauga, Ont., played his junior hockey in the Unite...

Dec 27, 2021