Sports

World No. 4 Rory McIlroy ready to take on Canadian Open, prepare for U.S. Open

ANCASTER, Ont. - Rory McIlroy has only been to Canada once, but he's looking forward to possibly writing his name in the history books when he plays in the RBC Canadian Open this summer. McIlroy's one...

May 08, 2019

Victoria's Sarah Kaufman ready for new challenge in Professional Fighters League

With titles in Strikeforce and Invicta, Sarah Kaufman is a trailblazer for Canadian mixed martial arts. But bouts have been hard to find recently for the former UFC fighter. That has changed with the ...

May 08, 2019

AP Source: Pegula relinquishes control of NWHL Buffalo team

BUFFALO, N.Y. - A person with direct knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press the owner of the Buffalo Beauts has given up control of the National Women's Hockey League franchise. The move...

May 08, 2019

Olympic trampoline champion Rosannagh MacLennan breaks her ankle

Olympic trampoline champion Rosannagh MacLennan is grounded with a broken ankle. The 30-year-old from King City, Ont., took time to come to grips with her injury before going public with it....

May 08, 2019

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime drops first match against Rafael Nadal

MADRID - Canadian teen Felix Auger-Aliassime's first match against Rafael Nadal went the way most do when the Spanish star is playing on clay. The second-seeded Nadal, playing on his favourite su...

May 08, 2019

After leaning on Leonard, Raptors finally get team effort in rout of Sixers

TORONTO - When Fred VanVleet threw up a three-point attempt late in the first quarter on Tuesday, it was as the nearly 20,000 fans at Scotiabank Arena were collectively willing the ball to fall throug...

May 08, 2019

Unclear whether Nova Scotia's high school rugby ban will be lifted

HALIFAX - The status of high school rugby in Nova Scotia remains murky, despite a call by the province's education minister to reinstate the sport. Zach Churchill told the province's school athletics ...

May 08, 2019

Veteran CFL quarterback Ricky Ray expected to call it a career after 17 seasons

TORONTO - Ricky Ray is calling it a career. Two league sources told The Canadian Press the veteran quarterback will hold a conference call Wednesday to announce his retirement. The move isn't a&n...

May 08, 2019

Maximum Security out of Preakness; Derby DQ to be appealed

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Taken down as the Kentucky Derby winner, Maximum Security is now out of the Preakness. Maximum Security's owner said Monday he will not run the horse in the middle jewel of the Tripl...

May 08, 2019

Tokyo Olympics cut spending; sports federations unhappy

TOKYO - The Tokyo Olympics are caught between the proverbial rock and hard place. Tokyo organizers are trying to cut spending, under pressure from the International Olympic Committee, which has been w...

May 08, 2019