TORONTO - They haven't surpassed the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as Toronto's chief nemesis but Wynton McManis sees a healthy rivalry developing between the Argonauts and Montreal Alouettes. Toronto (2-0) hosts Montreal (3-0) at BMO Field on Friday night with both teams riding lengthy win streaks. The Argos are chasing their 1...

Former U.S. Open finalist Leylah Fernandez advanced to her first semifinal of the year at the Eastbourne International by beating Harriet Dart 6-2, 6-1 on Thursday. With Wimbledon starting on Monday, Fernandez is finding a comfort zone on the grass courts. "I'm not the biggest nor the strongest out there on tour,&...

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed forward Dakota Joshua to a four-year contract extension, the club announced Thursday. The contract carries an average annual value of US$3.25 million. Joshua, who was originally selected in the fifth round (128th overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2014 NHL Draft, en...

TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu will continue her comeback at the Paris Games as part of a loaded Canadian tennis team looking for its first Olympic medal in 24 years. The 2019 U.S. Open champ from Mississauga, Ont., was named to Canada's Olympic team along with Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime, Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Q...

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers say general manager Ken Holland will not have his contract renewed. The Oilers announced the move in a release Thursday and called it a mutual decision between Holland and the NHL team. Holland spent the last five seasons as the Oilers' GM and built a team that advanced to Game 7 of the S...

Audrey Lemieux and Tino Rossi are looking forward to the alarm going off very early in the next few weeks. The two will be providing French-language commentary for the Tour de France for FloSports/FloBikes, which is showing the Grand Tour race in Canada. The 111th edition of the storied race starts Saturday and ends Ju...

MONTREAL - Top-ranked Canadian judoka Christa Deguchi will make her Olympic debut at this summer's Paris Games, while Jessica Klimkait will not get a chance to build on the bronze medal she won three years ago in Tokyo. Deguchi will represent Canada in the women's under-57-kilogram category as part of the roster announ...

LAS VEGAS - Rick Celebrini and his family had a decision to make. The well-known physiotherapist in the Vancouver area, with a resume that included working alongside Canadian Olympians, basketball icon Steve Nash, the NHL's Canucks and Major League Soccer's Whitecaps, was weighing two NBA job offers in 2018. The Golden...

Veteran CBC sports broadcaster Scott Russell will retire following his coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, the network announced Thursday. Russell will host CBC's Bell Paris Prime from July 26 to Aug. 11 and continue with coverage of the Paralympics from Aug. 28 to Sept. 8. The Paris Games will mar...

Goaltenders are on the move as NHL teams prepare for next season, and the trades made so far are far from stunners. Center Pierre-Luc Dubois said he was surprised by Los Angeles sending him to Washington for goalie Darcy Kuemper, but his impending full no-movement clause kicking in July 1 was the impetus for the move. ...