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Hard hit: Blue Jays stick with it in 14-0 rout of Padres

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays had a refrain in their dugout on Wednesday night: "just keep swinging it." Toronto batters were drilling the ball, maxing out with Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s 112 m.p.h. gr...

May 21, 2025

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tearfully thanks wife during MVP speech

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was moved to tears during his MVP award speech Wednesday night when he acknowledged his wife, Hailey Summers. After he thanked h...

May 21, 2025

Varsho has grand slam, Lukes two-run homer as Blue Jays rout Padres 14-0

TORONTO - Daulton Varsho's grand slam highlighted a seven-run eighth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays routed the San Diego Padres 14-0 on Wednesday. Nathan Lukes's two-run homer gave Toronto (24-24) an...

May 21, 2025

Indianapolis Colts' music-loving owner Jim Irsay dies at age 65

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Jim Irsay, the Indianapolis Colts' owner who leveraged the popularity of Peyton Manning into a new stadium and a Super Bowl title, died Wednesday at age 65. Pete Ward, Irsay's long...

May 21, 2025

Rowan Barrett: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's MVP win will help basketball in Canada

There's no telling what Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's NBA MVP Award will do for basketball in Canada. Gilgeous-Alexander was named the league's most valuable player on Wednesday, after the Oklahoma City T...

May 21, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander named NBA MVP

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been named the NBA's most valuable player. The 26-year-old from Hamilton is the second Canadian to receive the award, following Steve Nash's win...

May 21, 2025

Canada's Aphrodite Deng learns from Nelly Korda at junior golf event

Aphrodite Deng got to live out the dream of every competitive golfer, playing two rounds with the best in the world and excelling on the course, and she's just 15 years old. Deng played alongside Nell...

May 21, 2025

Tottenham beats Man United to win Europa League title and end long trophy drought

BILBAO, Spain (AP) - Tottenham beat Manchester United 1-0 to win the Europa League final and lift its first European trophy in more than four decades on Wednesday. It is the first major title for Tott...

May 21, 2025

Carney needs to make a quick decision on Trump's missile defence project: expert

OTTAWA - A defence expert says that if Canada wants to fully join U.S. President Donald Trump's "golden dome" missile defence project, it should make a decision soon. David Perry, president of the Can...

May 21, 2025

Docuseries on Edmonton Oilers dynasty gets assist from Ryan Reynolds' production house

TORONTO - The Edmonton Oilers' NHL reign in the 1980s will be the subject of a new docuseries involving Ryan Reynolds' production house Maximum Effort. Producers say "The Great Ones" will offer "an un...

May 21, 2025