Sports

5-time major champ Maria Sharapova retires from tennis at 32

Maria Sharapova quietly walked away from tennis at the age of 32 on Wednesday, ending a career that featured five Grand Slam titles, time at No. 1 in the WTA rankings and a 15-month doping ban. She ha...

Feb 26, 2020

Looking back at Crosby's golden goal a decade later: 'It's seared into my mind'

Jonathan Toews can count on one hand the number of times he hasn't been able to relax ahead of a big game. Known as "Captain Serious" for his steely demeanour, Toews...

Feb 26, 2020

Memories of Sidney Crosby's golden goal ahead of 10-year anniversary

Friday marks 10 years since Sidney Crosby scored in overtime to lead Canada past the United States in the gold-medal men's hockey final at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The goal cam...

Feb 26, 2020

Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas has relatively uneventful trade deadline day

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas resisted the temptation to make significant changes at the NHL trade deadline. He's hoping adversity makes his slumping team stronger. The Leafs, co...

Feb 26, 2020

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya apologizes for Twin Towers comment

UFC middleweight champion Israel (The Last Stylebender) Adesanya has apologized for saying he will make UFC 248 challenger Yoel (Soldier of God) Romero "crumble like the Twin Towers." The Nigerian-bor...

Feb 26, 2020

CAAWS rebrands with new name - Canadian Women & Sport - and new logo

TORONTO - Allison Sandmeyer-Graves believes the appetite for information about women in sport is at an all-time high. The opportunity to make an impact is huge. And so with an aim of being m...

Feb 26, 2020

Kovalchuk happy to join powerful Caps, but doesn't rule out return to Habs

Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin felt Ilya Kovalchuk earned the right to help choose his next destination. With multiple teams interested in Kovalchuk's services, Bergevin wanted to ma...

Feb 26, 2020

Senators deal Pageau to Islanders; flip Namestnikov, Ennis for picks

OTTAWA - Jean-Gabriel Pageau had trouble dealing with the stress of the NHL trade deadline. The Ottawa Senators centre learned he had been traded to the New York Islanders for draft pic...

Feb 26, 2020

Maple Leafs defenceman Jake Muzzin out about four weeks with broken hand

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have suffered another blow on defence with the loss of Jake Muzzin to a broken hand. The Leafs announced Wednesday that Muzzin will be out for about four weeks after ...

Feb 26, 2020

Emergency goaltender's mom makes emotional US TV appearance with son

The mother of Carolina Hurricanes emergency goalie David Ayres brought her son to tears during a television appearance with him Monday. On NBC's "Today," Ayres's mother, Mary, came on a video lin...

Feb 26, 2020