Sports

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

Blues beat Bruins 3-2 in OT, tie Stanley Cup at game apiece

BOSTON - Carl Gunnarsson scored on a delayed penalty 3:51 into overtime, Jordan Binnington made 21 saves and the St. Louis Blues beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Wednesday night to tie the Stanley Cup Fi...

May 29, 2019

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

BOSTON - Torey Krug flew down the ice with his helmet off, like his big, bad predecessors on the Boston defence from the days of Eddie Shore and Bobby Orr. He lined up St. Louis centre Robert Thomas a...

May 29, 2019

NBA calls Raptors about Drake's antics on Scotiabank Arena sidelines

TORONTO - The NBA wants to tone down Drake's on-court antics. The Canadian Press has learned the league made a call to the Raptors to discuss the Toronto rapper's behaviour on the sidelines. Drak...

May 29, 2019

Impact down Real Salt Lake 2-1; Montreal's first win in four games

MONTREAL - Omar Browne and Saphir Taider, from the penalty spot, scored to give the Montreal Impact a 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake on Wednesday night. Evan Bush made three saves for the Impact (7-6...

May 29, 2019

Hazard scores 2 as Chelsea beats Arsenal 4-1 in EL final

BAKU, Azerbaijan - If this was goodbye for Eden Hazard and Maurizio Sarri, then it was a stylish farewell. For Petr Cech, it was the worst way to retire. Hazard scored twice past his former teammate a...

May 29, 2019