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NLL's Toronto Rock returning to Hamilton, where they started back in 1998

HAMILTON - The Toronto Rock are returning to their original home. The National Lacrosse League team announced Tuesday it has reached a five-year agreement to relocate from Scotiabank Arena to Hamilton...

May 11, 2021

Canadian Denis Shapovalov books spot in second round of Italian Open

ROME - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is heading to the second round of the Italian Open. The 13th-seed from Richmond Hill, Ont., crushed Polish qualifier Kamil Majchrzak 6-1, 6-3 at the ATP Masters 1000 c...

May 11, 2021

Hoglander scores twice as Vancouver Canucks dump slumping Winnipeg Jets 3-1

WINNIPEG - The Canucks topped the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 on Monday but the victory wasn't enough to keep Vancouver's faint playoff hopes alive. The Canucks (21-26-3) were officially eliminated from the pla...

May 10, 2021

Canadiens clinch playoff spot with single point, fall to McDavid and Oilers in OT

MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens clinched a post-season spot Monday night despite dropping a 4-3 overtime decision to the Edmonton Oilers at Bell Centre. Connor McDavid scored at 2:42 of OT for his l...

May 10, 2021

'Very jealous': Canadian teams unable to take advantage of relaxed COVID-19 rules

Winnipeg Jets winger Andrew Copp is envious. Edmonton Oilers defenceman Tyson Barrie, meanwhile, described the situation as "awesome" for the teams in question. And Toronto Maple goalie Jack Campbell ...

May 10, 2021

Raptors coach Nurse reflects on bizarre season rocked by displacement and COVID-19

Two years after their thrilling run to the Larry O'Brien Trophy, this Toronto Raptors season will also go down as one of the most memorable in history - for all the wrong reasons. The league's only te...

May 10, 2021

Canadian men to play next two World Cup qualifying matches in the U.S.

Canada will play World Cup qualifying matches next month against Aruba and Suriname in Bradenton, Fla., and suburban Chicago, respectively. Travel restrictions due to the pandemic have forced Canada, ...

May 10, 2021

Casse believes colleague Baffert deserves "due process" folowing positive test

He remains a staunch opponent of drug use in horse racing, but Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse doesn't believe a steroid helped Medina Spirit win the Kentucky Derby.Medina Spirit...

May 10, 2021

Canadian soccer icon Dwayne De Rosario opens up in new autobiography 'DeRo: My Life'

Dwayne De Rosario's soccer credentials are well-established. Named one of Major League Soccer's 25 greatest players, MLS MVP (2011) and two-time MLS Cup MVP (2001 and 2007), the Canadian attacker scor...

May 10, 2021

Oilers plan to keep playing McDavid, Draisaitl as NHL regular season winds down

MONTREAL - The Edmonton Oilers aren't planning to rest NHL stars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl before the playoffs, although Dave Tippett has the option of trimming minutes from their workload."Th...

May 10, 2021