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Crepeau emerging as a confident presence in goal for Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau doesn't want to be labelled a leader. Instead, he wants his teammates to see him as "a brother on the field" who'll fight for them and have their backs. C...

May 16, 2019

Toronto mayor turns heads with flamboyant Raptors-themed jacket

Toronto Mayor John Tory has often worn his love of the Raptors on his sleeve. He did that again, and this time literally, during Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference final between Toronto and Mil...

May 16, 2019

2019 Memorial Cup: A look at each of the four teams at this year's tournament

HALIFAX - It's down to the final four. A season that began with 60 eligible teams spread across nine provinces and four states competing for the Canadian Hockey League's biggest prize is down to ...

May 16, 2019

Head coach George Burnett still searching for first Memorial Cup title

HALIFAX - Guelph Storm general manager/head coach George Burnett won't call it the most difficult road a team has ever taken to get to the Memorial Cup. But he sure followed a much easier path&nb...

May 16, 2019

Saskatchewan Roughriders sign veteran punter Jon Ryan to one-year deal

REGINA - Punter Jon Ryan has returned home. The 37-year-old Regina native signed a one-year deal with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Tuesday. The six-foot, 217-pound Ryan returns to the CFL following...

May 16, 2019

CFL, CFL Players' Association into marathon collective bargaining talks

TORONTO - The CFL and CFL Players' Association are now into marathon bargaining. According to a pair of sources, the two sides met into the night Monday and got a head start on talks early T...

May 16, 2019

Calgary man playing major role in Maria Sharapova's rehab

After withdrawing from the French Open, injured Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova will rely on a Canadian to get her back on track. Calgary's Marcin Goszczynski - a strength and conditioni...

May 16, 2019

Denis Shapovalov no match for Novak Djokovic at Italian Open

ROME - Canada's Denis Shapovalov lost 6-1, 6-3 to world No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia in a second-round match on Thursday at the Italian Open. The 20-year-old Shapovalov, of Richmond Hill, Ont., snap...

May 16, 2019

Toronto FC shoots its way into MLS record book but still can't score

Toronto FC shot its way into the record book, ultimately for futility, in a disappointing 0-0 tie against D.C. United on Wednesday night. Toronto (5-4-2) launched a club-record 35 shots, notchin...

May 16, 2019

Canada's Team? Not quite - Raptors own the post-season but not everyone on board

TORONTO - Canada's Team? Not quite. The Toronto Raptors enjoy a strong following in southern Ontario but it can be a rather mixed bag throughout the rest of the country. Supporters have been out ...

May 16, 2019