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Vancouver Whitecaps hope club's history provides lessons for victory

VANCOUVER - A lot has changed in the soccer world in the 40 years since the Vancouver Whitecaps captured a North American Soccer League championship. Players have different haircuts now and don't ofte...

May 30, 2019

VanVleet, Toronto Raptors not happy with just being in NBA championship series

TORONTO - Guard Fred VanVleet and the Toronto Raptors aren't happy with just being in the NBA Finals. Toronto squares off against the Golden State Warriors in the league final, which opens Thursday ni...

May 30, 2019

Sportsnet hopes NBA Finals reach Game 7 as Raptors prove slam dunk for ratings

TORONTO - While most Toronto Raptors fans are likely hoping for a quick and victorious end to the NBA Finals matchup against Golden State, Bart Yabsley wants it to go on as long as possible. The recen...

May 30, 2019

Phillies OF Herrera arrested in domestic case, put on leave

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Odbel Herrera was placed on administrative leave Tuesday by Major League Baseball, a day after his arrest in a domestic violence case at an Atlan...

May 30, 2019

Toronto FC's Greg Vanney looks for MLS team to dig itself out of recent hole

TORONTO - A father of four in addition to being Toronto FC coach, Greg Vanney is used to have his nerves tested. The 44-year-old former U.S. international is normally a picture of cool. But a recent r...

May 30, 2019

Uncapped Noble Okello, Kamal Miller included in Canada's Gold Cup squad

Canada cut its Gold Cup roster to 23 Thursday, with uncapped Noble Okello and Kamal Miller joining veterans Atiba Hutchinson, Jonathan Osorio, Russell Teibert, Samuel Piette and Milan Borjan. Coa...

May 30, 2019

Edmonton Oilers hire former Arizona bench boss Dave Tippett as head coach

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers added another foundational piece to their latest rebuild Tuesday, hiring veteran head coach Dave Tippett to take over behind the bench. Tippett, with more than a thousan...

May 30, 2019

Calgary giving up luge world championship to Whistler because of track shutdown

Calgary is handing the 2021 world luge championships to Whistler, B.C., because of the sliding track's precarious situation. The 33-year-old track on Calgary's west side was the sliding sport venue fo...

May 30, 2019

Raptors have slight edge to win NBA Finals, Toronto statistician predicts

TORONTO - A local statistician gives the Toronto Raptors a 51 per cent chance of winning the NBA Finals over the Golden State Warriors. Jeffrey Rosenthal, a professor at the University of Toronto...

May 30, 2019

Sheldon Keefe, coach of Maple Leafs' AHL affiliate, signed to two-year extension

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed Sheldon Keefe to a two-year contract extension as head coach of the club's American Hockey League affiliate. Keefe has posted a 189-87-20-1 record over fo...

May 30, 2019