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Toronto teen Victoria Mboko breaks through to French Open main draw

PARIS - Victoria Mboko is into her first Grand Slam main draw after beating Slovenia's Kaja Juvan 7-5, 6-3 in the final round of French Open qualifying Friday. The 18-year-old from Toronto hit two ace...

May 23, 2025

Real Madrid makes Ancelotti's departure official, calling the coach a 'true legend'

MADRID (AP) - Real Madrid made it official on Friday that Carlo Ancelotti is leaving the club after the end of the Spanish league this weekend. Ancelotti had already been announced as the next Brazil ...

May 23, 2025

Canadian women dominate Australia in 45-7 Pacific Four Series rugby win

BRISBANE - Defending champion Canada ran in seven tries en route to a lopsided 45-7 women's rugby win over Australia on Friday, completing an unbeaten run through the Pacific Four Series. The second-r...

May 23, 2025

Canada's para hockey team opens defence of world title against Germany

BUFFALO - Canada seeks back-to-back world titles at the world para hockey championship starting Saturday in Buffalo, N.Y. The host Canadians dented the recent dominance of the United States in the spo...

May 23, 2025

'A political football': Canadian says his citizenship TV pitch was misrepresented

WASHINGTON - When Rob Worsoff recently dusted off an old idea he had for a reality television show about people on the path to United States citizenship, he had no idea of what he was letting himself ...

May 23, 2025

Panthers' Sam Reinhart exits Eastern final Game 2 against Hurricanes with injury after Aho hit

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Florida forward Sam Reinhart left the Panthers' 5-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night in the Eastern Conference final with a lower-body injury and didn't retu...

May 22, 2025

Hurricanes' Game 2 loss to Panthers offers an unwelcome repeat of conference-final history from '23

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The frustration bubbled over late in the second period, after the Carolina Hurricanes' latest rush failed to get off even a shot as they trailed big against the defending Stanley ...

May 22, 2025

Gilgeous-Alexander and Thunder overwhelm Timberwolves again, win 118-103 for 2-0 West finals lead

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points a day after being named the NBA's MVP, and the Oklahoma City Thunder overwhelmed the Minnesota Timberwolves again, winning 118-103 on Thur...

May 22, 2025

Gilgeous-Alexander and Thunder overwhelm Timberwolves again, win 118-103 for 2-0 West finals lead

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points a day after being named the NBA's MVP, and the Oklahoma City Thunder overwhelmed the Minnesota Timberwolves again, winning 118-103 on Thur...

May 22, 2025

Bennett, Verhaeghe help Panthers roll past Hurricanes 5-0, take 2-0 lead in Eastern final

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers are rolling. The Carolina Hurricanes are reeling. Sam Bennett scored one of his two goals in Florida's three-goal first period,...

May 22, 2025