Sports

AP source: NBC keeps Premier League, deal $2.7B+ for 6 years

NBC retained U.S. English- and Spanish-language broadcast rights to England's Premier League with a bid of more than $2.7 billion over six years, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Pr...

Nov 18, 2021

A possible home playoff date and maintaining momentum provide incentive for Alouettes

MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have plenty of incentive to close out their regular season with a win over the Ottawa Redblacks on Friday. The Alouettes (7-6) have clinched a playoff spot but still ...

Nov 18, 2021

Raptors coach Nurse says forward Anunoby could be out 'a while' with hip pointer

Nick Nurse says Toronto Raptors small forward OG Anunoby could be out "a while" with a left hip pointer. The Raptors coach told reporters from Sportsnet, the Athletic and the Toronto Star that Anunoby...

Nov 18, 2021

Canada's Tajon Buchanan runner-up as MLS young player of the year

Canadian winger Tajon Buchanan finished runner-up to FC Dallas forward Ricardo Pepi as the 2021 MLS Young Player of the Year. The 22-year-old from Brampton, Ont., who plays for the New England Revolut...

Nov 18, 2021

Quebec premier set to announce plan to increase number of Quebec-born NHL players

MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is scheduled to make an announcement later today related to the development of professional hockey in the province. Legault has been dropping hints about his ...

Nov 18, 2021

Doubts over China tennis star's email raise safety concerns

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A Chinese professional tennis player not seen in public since she accused a former top government official of sexual assault purportedly sent an email claiming she was safe and t...

Nov 18, 2021

With Olympic berths on the line, intensity runs high at curling trials

SASKATOON - Vice-skip Darren Moulding has played in Olympic qualifiers, Grand Slams, top tour events as well as national and world championships for Brendan Bottcher's Edmonton-based team. When it com...

Nov 18, 2021

Blue Jays sign right-handed pitcher Jose Berrios to seven-year, $131-million deal

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed right-handed pitcher Jose Berrios to a US$131-million, seven-year contract. The Blue Jays made the deal official today after it was widely reported Tuesday ...

Nov 18, 2021

Kardashian West helps fly Afghan women soccer players to UK

LONDON (AP) - Members of Afghanistan's women's youth development soccer team arrived in Britain early Thursday after being flown from Pakistan with the help of a New York rabbi, a U.K. soccer club and...

Nov 18, 2021

Montreal's Dort scores 34 points, Thunder beat Rockets 101-89

OKLAHOMA CITY - Montreal's Lu Dort scored 34 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Houston Rockets 101-89 on Wednesday night. It was Dort's fifth straight game scoring at least 20 points, so T...

Nov 17, 2021