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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

Warriors coach shows off Drake knowledge when asked about Toronto rapper

OAKLAND, Calif. - Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr took a far different approach than Milwaukee Bucks counterpart Mike Budenholzer when asked about Drake's courtside antics at Toronto Raptors ga...

May 30, 2019

Toronto FC still a 'top team' in MLS despite slump: Whitecaps coach

VANCOUVER - Toronto FC may be muddling through a slump, but that doesn't mean the Vancouver Whitecaps are underestimating their Canadian competition this week. TFC (5-6-2) suffered a disappointing 2-1...

May 30, 2019

Canadian offensive lineman John Urschel loving life after football

Canadian John Urschel is loving life after the NFL. It's been nearly two years since the six-foot-three, 300-pound offensive guard retired after just three seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. Ursc...

May 30, 2019

Dogs to Dinos: Toronto's professional basketball roots run deep

TORONTO - After arriving on the NBA scene in 1995, it took a few years before the Toronto Raptors settled into their current digs at the venue now known as Scotiabank Arena. The team debuted on a...

May 30, 2019

Women's professional hockey faces hurdles hoops didn't for the WNBA

Amid calls for the NHL to take an ownership stake in women's hockey, a former WNBA commissioner says the women's basketball league wouldn't have survived without the NBA. Val ...

May 30, 2019

Masai Ujiri's talk with Lowry with the turning point in their relationship

TORONTO - Masai Ujiri pinpoints a particular conversation as the turning point in his relationship with Kyle Lowry this season. When the Toronto Raptors president shipped franchise icon and Lowry's go...

May 30, 2019

Raptors veteran Gasol ready for challenge of first NBA Finals

TORONTO - Marc Gasol didn't give himself much time to celebrate winning the NBA's Eastern Conference title on Saturday night. He has bigger goals in mind. "I'm not in that mode to analyze wh...

May 30, 2019

Adames knocks in run in 11th inning, Rays beat Blue Jays 4-3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Willy Adames delivered a long single against a five-man infield in the 11th inning, driving in the winning run as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 Wednesday nig...

May 29, 2019