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Canadian Raphael Lessard joins GMS Racing for 2021 NASCAR trucks season

Canadian auto racer Raphael Lessard has signed a part-time deal with GMS Racing for the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. The contract will see the 19-year-old native of Saint-Joseph-de-B...

Nov 25, 2020

PWHPA's Toronto roster gains corporate sponsor in insurance company Sonnet

Sarah Nurse's new blue hockey jersey was paid for by a company. She wants to know when she can wear it in a game. Amid a spate of recent sponsorship announcements by the Professional Women's Hockey Pl...

Nov 25, 2020

New Canada Soccer president Bontis says men's and women's national teams a priority

A tenured professor at McMaster University, Nick Bontis's school bio says he's recognized internationally as a "leading strategy and management guru." Those skills -- combined with some guidance from ...

Nov 24, 2020

CP NewsAlert: Sasakamoose, Indigenous NHLer, dies at 86 after presumed COVID-19 case

Fred Sasakamoose, one of the first Indigenous players in the NHL, has died after battling a presumed case of COVID-19. He was 86. Fred's son, Neil, announced his death on Tuesday in a video posted on ...

Nov 24, 2020

Canadian junior Andrew Nembhard completes transfer to top-ranked Bulldogs

SPOKANE, Wash. - Canadian junior Andrew Nembhard has had his transfer to Gonzaga approved by the NCAA and will be available for the No. 1 Bulldogs' season opener. Nembhard, a six-foot-five, 193-...

Nov 24, 2020

Raptors guard Fred VanVleet says contract negotiations were "easy"

Fred VanVleet did a pre-draft workout for one particular NBA team, who didn't know who he was when he showed up. He shot alone on a side basket with no coaches rebounding the ball. Nobody gave h...

Nov 24, 2020

Twins Chase, Sydney Brown continuing to live their football dream at Illinois

Chase and Sydney Brown are again living their football dream. Growing up, the identical twins from London, Ont., often dreamt about playing U.S. college football together. That aspiration was put on h...

Nov 24, 2020

Two players at Canada's junior hockey camp test positive for COVID-19

RED DEER, Alta. - Hockey Canada announced Tuesday that two players at its national junior selection camp have tested positive for COVID-19. The organization said in a release that the players, who wer...

Nov 24, 2020

Raptors continue to shore up frontcourt, signing Alex Len to one-year deal

TORONTO - On the heels of losing their two championship centres, the Toronto Raptors shored up their frontcourt by signing Alex Len on Monday -- and also some maintained some financial flexibility tow...

Nov 23, 2020

Toronto FC, Black Players for Change team up to help kids access sports

TORONTO - For Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley, diversity is part of what makes the city so special. So the veteran midfielder was happy to hear Monday that his club is teaming up with the MLS...

Nov 23, 2020