Sports

Red Sox close out four-game series with 8-2 rout of Blue Jays in matinee

TORONTO - Ryan Weber threw six strong innings and every Boston starter had at least one hit as the Red Sox clobbered the Toronto Blue Jays 8-2 on Thursday at Rogers Centre. Former Blue ...

May 23, 2019

Canadian women's basketball team loses three longtime players to retirement

TORONTO - Three longtime members of the Canadian women's basketball team are retiring from international competition. Guard Nirra Fields of Lachine, Que., and Edmonton twin sisters Katherine and ...

May 23, 2019

Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard makes all-NBA second team

Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard has been named to the all-NBA second team. It marks Leonard's third selection to an all-NBA team after earning first-team honours with the San Antonio Spurs in 20...

May 23, 2019

Lowry: Nothing to be done about thumb until off-season except play through pain

MILWAUKEE - Kyle Lowry will be playing in pain for the rest of the post-season. Whether the Raptors' thrilling playoff run ends against Milwaukee, or Toronto goes on to make its first appearance in th...

May 23, 2019

Mooseheads' Raphael Lavoie, a power forward, ready for the NHL draft

Halifax Mooseheads forward Raphael Lavoie is showing he can do a little bit of everything ahead of the NHL draft. Score, hit, even chirp. "Game gets hard and sometimes, it happens that we sa...

May 23, 2019

CP NewsAlert: Milos Raonic withdraws from French Open with injury

PARIS - Canada's top-ranked tennis player has withdrawn from the French Open. Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., ranked 17th in the world, confirmed his decision just before the draw on Thursday. R...

May 23, 2019

A former royal marine and boxer, Wolfpack coach has compelling back story

TORONTO - As coach of the transatlantic Wolfpack, Brian McDermott doesn't have the presence or profile of some of his Toronto coaching counterparts. But the 49-year-old Englishman has a compellin...

May 23, 2019

Brodeur, Hefford, Bilodeau among Canada's Sports Hall of Fame class of inductees

CALGARY - Hockey players Martin Brodeur and Jayna Hefford and freestyle skier Alex Bilodeau will be among this year's inductees into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Para-nordic skier and wheelchair...

May 23, 2019

Canada to host Cuba in September to kick off CONCACAF Nations League play

TORONTO - Canada will open CONCACAF Nations League play against Cuba in September before facing the U.S. in October and November. The 78th-ranked Canadian men will host No. 174 Cuba on Sept. 7 with th...

May 23, 2019

Canada rallies to beat Switzerland in overtime in world hockey quarterfinal

KOSICE, Slovakia - Mark Stone scored in overtime to give Canada a dramatic 3-2 win over Switzerland in a quarterfinal at the world hockey championship. Canada's Damon Severson tied it with 0.4 seconds...

May 23, 2019