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Klay Thompson adds meditation to his mental preparation

OAKLAND, Calif. - Klay Thompson craved a little calm. The Golden State guard needed something more to balance out his basketball routine, so he added meditation to help him get centred before games an...

May 28, 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 28, 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 28, 2019

Many happy returns for Federer at 1st French Open since 2015

PARIS - Roger Federer entered a refurbished Court Philippe Chatrier for his first French Open match since 2015, greeted by the sun peeking through the clouds and the full-throated support of spectator...

May 28, 2019

Montreal native Auger-Aliassime drops out of French Open with injury

PARIS - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime called his decision to pull out of the French Open one of the more difficult he's had to make in his young tennis career. The 18-year-old from Montreal pulled ou...

May 28, 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 28, 2019

Klay Thompson adds meditation to his mental preparation

OAKLAND, Calif. - Klay Thompson craved a little calm. The Golden State guard needed something more to balance out his basketball routine, so he added meditation to help him get centred before games an...

May 27, 2019

Kuraly, Bruins rally, beat Blues 4-2 in Stanley Cup opener

BOSTON - Sean Kuraly scored to break a third-period tie and assisted on another goal to help the Boston Bruins rally from a two-goal deficit and beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Monday night in Game 1 ...

May 27, 2019

Leonard has 27 points; Raptors headed to NBA Finals for first time in history

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors are headed to the NBA Finals, a Canadian basketball success story 24 years in the making. Kawhi Leonard poured in 27 points and hauled down a game-high 17 ...

May 27, 2019

Capitals investigating Kuznetsov video showing white powder

The Washington Capitals said Monday they have confirmed star Evgeny Kuznetsov is shown in a now-deleted video on social media that appears to show him in a hotel room with lines of white powder on a t...

May 27, 2019