Sports

Redemption for Gasol as Spanish big man helps Raptors rally against Bucks

TORONTO - Marc Gasol threw himself on his sword after the Raptors' lopsided Game 2 loss in Milwaukee, offering the kind of mea culpa that is all too rare today. "I played really bad and that set ...

May 22, 2019

Chamblin back in double blue as Argonauts look to rebound after disastrous 2018

TORONTO - Shawn Lemon remembers the lecture well. And the one after that. And after that. Then the Toronto Argonauts defensive co-ordinator, Corey Chamblin made it clear on the first day of training c...

May 22, 2019

Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney sees silver lining in a weekend off for Pozuelo

TORONTO - It may be looking for a silver lining, but Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney says Alejandro Pozuelo missing Sunday's visit by the San Jose Earthquakes may not be such a bad thing. The Spanish pla...

May 22, 2019

Land developer, Montreal baseball investors reach deal on potential stadium site

MONTREAL - Stephen Bronfman-owned Claridge Investments and real estate development firm Devimco have reached an agreement to develop a plot of land for sale known as the Peel Basin, where a group comm...

May 22, 2019

Canadian Rebecca Marino heading to second round of French Open qualifying

PARIS - Canada's Rebecca Marino has advanced to the second round of French Open women's singles qualifying. The Vancouver native ousted France's Tessah Andrianjafitrimo 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-5 in the first ...

May 22, 2019

IIHF suspends Canada's Mantha one game for hit to head, will miss quarterfinal

Canada will be without its leading scorer when it takes on Switzerland on Thursday in quarterfinal action at the world hockey championship in Slovakia. The International Ice Hockey Federation has susp...

May 22, 2019

Pro women hockey players form union in step toward league

More than 200 of the world's top women's hockey players have formed a union, saying they must "stand together" if there is to be a sustainable professional league. The Professional Women's Hockey Play...

May 22, 2019

Hutchinson, Davies highlight Canada's preliminary Gold Cup roster

TORONTO - Veteran Atiba Hutchinson and teenager Alphonso Davies highlight Canada's preliminary 40-man roster for this summer's Gold Cup. CONCACAF, the governing body for North and Central America...

May 22, 2019

Playing for B.C. Lions 'a dream' for locals Adam Konar, Sukh Chungh

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - For linebacker Adam Konar, coming home to play for the B.C. Lions marks the start of a "new chapter." The Lions announced Monday that they had signed the 25-year-old Vancouver native,...

May 22, 2019

Raiders WHL championship puts hockey in Prince Albert back on the map

HALIFAX - Not long ago, Prince Albert Raiders coach Marc Habscheid would lead his team out to a near empty building for a Western Hockey League game. Sometimes his players were even ridiculed by...

May 22, 2019