Watch Canadians compete at the World Athletics Championships
Click on the video player above to watch the best track and field athletes on the planet compete at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. 2021 Olympic champion Andre De Grasse and fellow Canadians Aaron Brown and Jerome Blake will compete in the first round of the men’s 200m, starting at 7:15 a.m. ET. De Grasse […]
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Trey Yesavage sets Blue Jays record with 9 strikeouts in major league debut
Trey Yesavage struck out nine to set a Blue Jays record for a major league debut, and George Springer hit a tiebreaking single in the 11th inning as Toronto beat the hometown Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on Monday night to open a five-game American League East lead behind their fifth straight win. Yesavage, a 22-year-old […]
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Watch Canadians compete at the World Athletics Championships
Click on the video player above to watch the best track and field athletes on the planet compete at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Ethan Katzberg takes centre stage in the men’s hammer throw final at 8 a.m. ET. The Nanaimo, B.C., native is the reigning Olympic champion and will look to follow the lead […]
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Ed Giacomin, Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender and Rangers legend, dead at 86
Eddie Giacomin, a Hockey Hall of Fame goalie and one of the faces of the New York Rangers’ franchise in the 1960s and 1970s, has died. He was 86. Giacomin died of natural causes, a Rangers spokesperson said after the organization learned of the news from his family. A spokesperson for the NHL Alumni Association said […]
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Watch Canadians compete at the World Athletics Championships
Click on the video player above beginning Monday at 6:25 a.m. ET as the best track and field athletes on the planet compete at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Camryn Rogers, of Richmond, B.C., competes in the women’s hammer throw final at 8 a.m. ET. The 26-year-old is the reigning Olympic champion, claiming gold in the event […]
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Montreal cycling Grand Prix draws protests against Israel-Premier Tech team
Nearly 200 protesters gathered along the route of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal on Sunday to oppose the participation of the Israel-Premier Tech cycling team in the race. The demonstrators waved Palestinian flags and chanted “Boycott the Grand Prix, boycott IPT” and “solidarity with Palestine” to the beat of drums. Protesters gathered at the […]
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Sports have started accommodating nursing mothers. Jennifer Jones helped pave the way
The Sunday Magazine‘Why not me?’: How champion skip Jennifer Jones built community and confidence through curling When Jennifer Jones heard the cries of her fellow mothers at the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Grande Prairie, Alta., she knew she couldn’t be silent anymore. While she wasn’t breastfeeding at the time, the Canadian curling star […]
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AFC Toronto scores 7 in a rout of Vancouver Rise
Toronto got nice goals from Esther Okoronkwo, Kaylee Hunter and Sarah Stratigakis in the 7-0 victory over Vancouver. The win was the largest deficit in an NSL game this season.
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Protests outside, silence inside as Canada goes up 2-0 on Israel at Davis Cup tie
It was a surreal scene in Halifax on Friday as Canada kicked off its Davis Cup tennis tie against Israel behind closed doors at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. Save for athletes and staff of the two teams and the necessary officials, who were either on the court or courtside, the venue that normally holds over […]
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Bobsled-skeleton federation not allowing Russian athletes to compete at 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics
Russian bobsled and skeleton athletes will not compete at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics, the governing body for those two sports decided on Friday. The International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation voted down a notion that could have let Russian athletes compete as individuals with neutral status. The vote was held at the federation’s congress in Cortina […]
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How many medals will Canada win at the track and field world championships?
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. As far as podium appearances go, Canada’s track and field athletes have been pretty consistent at the big global championships so far this decade. They won six medals at the […]
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Winnipeg quarterback Collaros sidelined by injury as Bombers head to Hamilton
Zach Collaros is out of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ lineup for Friday night’s matchup with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The veteran quarterback remains sidelined with a neck injury suffered in last week’s 21-13 loss to Saskatchewan, with backup Chris Streveler starting in his place. Streveler’s mobility gives Winnipeg a new wrinkle in the backfield alongside Brady […]
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Citing illness, Canadian rider Mike Woods pulls out of his swansong race in Montreal
Citing illness, Canadian rider Mike Woods has pulled out of Sunday’s Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal. Israel-Premier Tech said the 38-year-old from Ottawa has been “suffering from illness in the past week and will require surgery for a hernia, which has made racing impossible.” Sunday’s 209.1-kilometre race in Montreal follows a 216-kilometre race Friday in […]
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The magic of Canada’s men’s 4×100 relay team
Ahead of the world athletics championships in Tokyo, Chris Jones explores why four individual athletes can add up to greatness on the track.
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Ascendant defender Luc de Fougerolles anchors Canada’s backline in clean-sheet win over Wales
Chris Jones is in Wales with Canada’s men’s soccer team as it continues preparations for next year’s FIFA World Cup. Luc de Fougerolles, Canada’s ascendant 19-year-old defender, waited in the team’s hotel lobby on Tuesday afternoon, a few hours before his side took on Wales in Swansea. The sliding doors opened, and a woman walked in […]
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Davis Cup tie between Canada and Israel in Halifax closed to fans
The Davis Cup World Group I tie between Canada and Israel will be played in a closed venue this weekend in Halifax due to safety concerns, Tennis Canada announced Tuesday. The organization said in a release that the decision was made in consultation with the International Tennis Federation due to “escalating safety concerns” flagged by […]
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Koné-Marsch sideline spat all part of Canadian men’s team’s learning process as it prepares for World Cup 2026
Chris Jones is in Wales with Canada’s men’s soccer team for Tuesday’s friendly as it continues preparations for next year’s FIFA World Cup. Ismael Koné, Canada’s sometimes mercurial midfielder, looked down at his chest, as though his uniform might help him find the right words. “I think it’s hard for me as a person to kind […]
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Onslaught of sports betting ads make gambling seem enticing to youth, doctors say
Doctors are calling for restrictions on sports betting ads, saying they are setting youth up for a future of problem gambling. An editorial published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal on Monday says the ads are everywhere during sports broadcasts and the legalization of online gambling has made every smartphone a potential betting platform. Editor […]
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Ottawa Rapid, Montreal Roses play to scoreless draw to stay tied for 3rd in NSL standings
Soccer The Ottawa Rapid and Montreal Roses are evenly matched in every sense. The two Northern Super League teams played to a 0-0 draw on Sunday afternoon at TD Place in Ottawa. Evenly matched teams both hold 8-6-5 records The Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 07, 2025 3:22 PM EDT | Last Updated: 8 hours […]
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Auger-Aliassime withdraws from Davis Cup tie citing fatigue after U.S. Open run
Felix Auger-Aliassime has withdrawn from Canada’s upcoming Davis Cup tie due to fatigue, Tennis Canada announced Saturday. The World Group I tie is set to take place Sept. 12-13 in Halifax. The Montreal native is coming off a quality run through the U.S. Open, where he made it to the semifinals on Friday as the […]
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Riders victorious over Bombers in annual Banjo Bowl
Brett Lauther connected on all five field goal attempts to boost the Saskatchewan Roughriders to a 21-13 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Saturday’s Banjo Bowl. Lauther, who went into the game only making 65.7 per cent of his field-goal attempts (23 of 35), was good on kicks from 20, 35 (twice), 41 and 33 […]
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Canada beats Scotland to clinch top spot in group at Women’s Rugby World Cup
Canada secured top place in Pool B at the Women’s Rugby World Cup, beating Scotland 40-19 on Saturday in Exeter, England, and avoiding a likely quarterfinal clash with favourites England. Instead, Scotland, who had already secured a last-eight berth last weekend, are set for a showdown with the Auld Enemy in the quarters if England […]
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Carlos Alcaraz dominates Novak Djokovic to reach U.S. Open final
Carlos Alcaraz used his youth, athleticism and creativity to assert himself against the much more accomplished, but also much older, Novak Djokovic and beat the 24-time major champion 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-2 at the U.S. Open on Friday for a berth in his third consecutive Grand Slam final. By the end, Djokovic seemed resigned to […]
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Dabrowski in final, Auger-Aliassime vs. Sinner on big day for Canada at U.S. Open
It’s an exciting day for tennis fans across the country as multiple Canadians take centre court at the U.S. Open. Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe — a Canadian who lives in Montreal but represents her native New Zealand — play in the women’s doubles final this afternoon before Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime plays in […]
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Authorities hand red card to Streameast as live sports piracy network shut down
Streameast, the popular network for pirated live streams of soccer and other sports has been shut down after more than 1.6 billion visits in the past year, an antipiracy coalition announced Wednesday. The United States-based Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) said the shutdown was executed in collaboration with Egyptian authorities. With its 80 associated domains, Streameast […]
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NHL reportedly to implement playoff salary cap beginning in upcoming season
The NHL will implement a playoff salary cap and remove team dress code requirements beginning this season, a person with knowledge of the situation said. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the decisions had not been announced. The league and Players’ Association agreed to those changes as part […]
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NBA says it will investigate report Clippers broke salary cap rules with Kawhi Leonard deal
The NBA said Wednesday that it will investigate if a $28 million US endorsement contract between Kawhi Leonard and a California-based sustainability services company allowed the Los Angeles Clippers to circumvent league salary cap rules, following a report by journalist Pablo Torre. The probe will focus on ties between Leonard, the Clippers and a company called […]
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Latifah Abdu transfer, Erin McLeod retirement & Jesse Marsch interview
10 hours ago Sports Duration 17:45 CBC Sports’ Andi Petrillo and Shireen Ahmed break down the NSL shocker as Latifah Abdu leaves the Montreal Roses for the Vancouver Rise, and react to Canadian legend Erin McLeod’s retirement with the Halifax Tides. Plus, Andi sits down with Canada men’s coach Jesse Marsch to preview Romania, assess […]
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Unlikely pair Venus Williams, Leylah Fernandez bring ‘so much joy’ to crowds at U.S. Open
One might say we needed this. In a tournament marked by epic player meltdowns, a raucous audience and a grown man grabbing a hat from a child, the unlikely partnership of a 45-year-old tennis icon and 22-year-old Canadian up-and-comer has captured the hearts of U.S. Open crowds. Tennis legend Venus Williams and young Canadian star Leylah Fernandez had not played together […]
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Auger-Aliassime advances to U.S. Open quarterfinals with straight-sets win over Rublev
Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime cruised into the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open with a 7-5, 6-4, 6-3 win over 15th-seeded Andrey Rublev of Russia on Monday in New York City. It’s the furthest Auger-Aliassime, the 25th seed, has made it in a Grand Slam event since he made the quarterfinals at the 2022 Australian Open. His […]
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Canada finishes 4th at AmeriCup after loss to United States in bronze game
Canada finished fourth at the FIBA Men’s AmeriCup basketball championship on Sunday after dropping a 9-85 decision to the United States in the battle for bronze. The result marks Canada’s second straight fourth-place AmeriCup finish. The Canadians started strong Sunday and took a five-point lead in the first quarter before Jahmius Ramsey hit a three-point […]
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Canada falls to Argentina in FIBA men’s AmeriCup semifinals, will play U.S. for bronze
Despite an impressive tournament, Canada will have to be content playing for a bronze medal at the FIBA men’s AmeriCup basketball championship in Managua, Nicaragua. The Canadian crew took an unbeaten record into Saturday’s semifinal against Argentina, and came up on the wrong end of an 83-73 decision. The loss means Canada will face the United States […]
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Canada’s Shapovalov ousted by top-ranked Sinner at U.S. Open
Canada’s Denis Shapovalov was ousted from the U.S. Open following a 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 third-round loss to top-ranked Jannik Sinner of Italy on Saturday in New York. The Richmond Hill, Ont., native leapt out to a 5-2 lead until Sinner stormed back to knot things up at 5-5 before the 27th-seeded Shapovalov took the […]
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Canadian Jonah Tong makes strong MLB debut with Mets, striking out 6 in win over Marlins
Canadian Jonah Tong walked in from the bullpen to a loud ovation and took the mound to another boisterous reaction from the sellout crowd. Tong threw six pitches in three minutes and then sat for about 25 minutes. The 22-year-old from Markham, Ont., threw 20 more in the second inning and his break lasted slightly longer. […]
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With NHL’s return to Olympics, McDavid and Crosby are ready for biggest international stage
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Tani Oluwaseyi joins fellow Canadian attacker Tajon Buchanan at Spain’s Villarreal
Forward Tani Oluwaseyi has joined fellow Canadian international Tajon Buchanan at Spain’s Villarreal CF. Oluwaseyi’s transfer from Minnesota United was confirmed Friday with the 25-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., signing a five-year contract with the team known as the Yellow Submarine for its distinctive yellow kit. The Nigerian-born Oluwaseyi, who moved to Canada when he was […]
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Cowboys trade All-Pro pass rusher Micah Parsons to Packers amid contract dispute
Micah Parsons is headed to the Green Bay Packers after a blockbuster trade on Thursday, leaving the Dallas Cowboys following a lengthy contract dispute. The Packers gave up first-round picks in 2026 and 2027 along with three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark to get the two-time All-Pro edge rusher, who agreed to a contract […]
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For first time, Canada to have 4 athletes defending titles at upcoming athletics worlds
Canada will send four defending champions to the World Athletics Championships for the first time in the competition’s history. Hammer throwers Ethan Katzberg and Camryn Rogers, 800-metre runner Marco Arop and decathlete Pierce LePage are part of the 59-athlete Canadian team named by Athletics Canada on Thursday for next month’s championships in Tokyo. Katzberg, from […]
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Sluggish Djokovic continues shaking off rust at U.S. Open, comes back to beat Svajda
For the second contest in a row at this U.S. Open, Novak Djokovic appeared a bit sluggish, a bit off, for a stretch. This time, he even dropped the opening set. And then, as always at Flushing Meadows, the 24-time Grand Slam champion progressed to the third round. Djokovic improved to 36-0 across the first […]
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Homan, Jacobs teams gear up to represent Canada at Pan Continental Curling Championships
Curling teams skipped by Rachel Homan and Brad Jacobs will represent Canada at the Pan Continental Curling Championships, which serve as qualifiers for the 2026 men’s and women’s world championships. Homan’s team out of the Ottawa Curling Club and the Jacobs foursome from Calgary’s Glencoe Club will compete Oct. 19-26 in Virginia, Minn., after winning […]
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Packers waive former Laurier QB, 2024 Hec Creighton Trophy winner Taylor Elgersma
Canadian Taylor Elgersma won’t start the season on the Green Bay Packers’ active roster. The Packers placed the former Wilfrid Laurier star quarterback on waivers Tuesday as NFL teams made their final cuts to reach the 53-man roster limit. Green Bay will start the season with just two quarterbacks, starter Jordan Love and Malik Willis, […]
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‘Invasive’ gene test by World Athletics causing headaches before world championships
A Canadian athlete, with an eye on the World Athletics Championships next month, was preparing for a gym session when she received an email from Athletics Canada. The Aug. 13 message stated the saliva test (cheek swab) the athlete and other females took at the recent national championships in Ottawa to be eligible for competition […]
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‘It was time’: Canada set for long-awaited women’s Para hockey world championships
Christina Picton remembers arriving at the 2022 Paralympics with a mix of joy and heartache as she took it all in. A veteran of the Canadian women’s Para hockey team, Picton had always imagined lining up alongside her teammates at the Winter Games. Instead, she made it to Beijing as a nordic skier, because women’s […]
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Canadian tennis phenom Victoria Mboko eliminated in 1st match of U.S. Open debut
Canada’s Victoria Mboko’s U.S. Open debut ended early with a 6-3, 6-2 loss to Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic in a women’s first-round singles match Monday in New York City. Mboko was playing her first match since claiming the National Bank Open title in Montreal earlier this month. The rising star from Toronto, who […]
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Strong second half spurs Stampeders to 32-15 win over Roughriders
A second-half surge in a 32-15 win over the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday kept the Calgary Stampeders in the hunt for first place in the CFL’s West Division. Trailing by a point at halftime, an 18-point burst aided by Calgary’s defence that shut down Saskatchewan in the third and fourth quarters had the Stampeders’ […]
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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler needs additional surgery, out for the rest of the season
MLB Philadelphia Phillies ace Zack Wheeler was diagnosed with venous thoracic outlet syndrome and will require additional surgery that’s expected to sideline him for six to eight months, the team announced Saturday. Veteran right-handed starter had surgery to remove a blood clot on Aug. 18 The Associated Press · Posted: Aug 23, 2025 6:02 PM […]
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Northern Super League: Montreal vs Calgary
Watch Montreal Roses FC and Calgary Wild FC go head-to-head in Northern Super League action from the Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne.
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Canada’s Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to the 1973 Triple Crown, dead at 84
He won over 3,000 career races, but Ron Turcotte will forever be remembered for the three he registered aboard the legendary Secretariat 52 years ago. Turcotte guided Secretariat to an emphatic American Triple Crown sweep in 1973. So dominant was that performance that Secretariat still holds the records he set that year in the Kentucky […]
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Canada’s Mitton finishes 2nd in women’s shot put at Diamond League event in Brussels
Canadian shot put star Sarah Mitton placed second at the Diamond League track and field stop in Brussels on Friday. American Chase Jackson won the event with a meet-record throw of 20.90 metres. Mitton, who had already clinched her spot in next week’s Diamond League Final in Zurich, topped out at 19.89m. The Brooklyn, N.S., native ranks third in the standings, […]
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Canadian amateur Deng tied for 2nd place at CPKC Women’s Open
Akie Iwai is picking up where she left off at the CPKC Women’s Open. The Japanese player fired four birdies in her back nine for a total of seven to take a two-stroke lead at the Canadian women’s golf championship at 7 under on Thursday, just four days after she won the Standard Portland Classic […]
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Canadian 3×3 pioneer Michelle Plouffe leaves behind basketball legacy greater than gold
Michelle Plouffe’s athletic career might not have ended with an Olympic gold medal. But the Canadian basketball star’s legacy may be even rarer than that vaunted accomplishment: she built an Olympic team from scratch — and will continue to oversee its growth. After a run that included a trio of Olympic basketball appearances for Team […]
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Canada’s Leylah Fernandez ousted from Monterrey Open
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez has been eliminated from the Monterey Open after falling 6-2, 3-6, 2-6 to Rebecca Sramkova of Slovakia on Wednesday. The 22-year-old from Laval, Que., took the first set of the round-of-16 matchup, winning 64.3 per cent of her first-serve points. Sramkova rallied and took all five available break points in the second […]
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Canada loses semifinal to U.S. at Americas Cup wheelchair basketball tournament
Team Canada’s shot at a berth in the gold-medal final came up about a quarter short at the IWBF Americas Cup on Tuesday In Bogota, Colombia. The national senior men’s wheelchair basketball team dropped a 70-57 semifinal decision to the United States, and will now have to refocus on a bronze-medal game with host Colombia […]
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Canadians are in the hunt for Diamond League crowns
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. The pinnacle of the 2025 track and field season is less than a month away, with the World Athletics Championships kicking off Sept. 13 in Tokyo. But, before the planet’s […]
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Canadian figure skater Keegan Messing coming out of retirement to pursue 2026 Olympic spot
Two-time national champion Keegan Messing is making his return to competitive figure skating, with hopes of representing Canada at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics. The 33-year-old Canadian-American athlete announced his retirement in May 2023 after representing Canada at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics. Messing, a five-time national medallist, has since performed in professional shows, which […]
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Marino rallies to win U.S. Open singles qualifier, Branstine and Galarneau bounced
Rebecca Marino of Vancouver started strong, faded, then scrambled to survive two match points before rallying to save her bid to qualify for the 145th U.S. Open Tennis Championships on Monday in New York. Marino won the first set of her women’s singles match 6-3 in 31 minutes against Lanlana Tararudee, but then lost 6-2 […]
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Raptors GM Bobby Webster appointed team’s head of basketball operations
The Toronto Raptors’ search for a new team president is over. General manager Bobby Webster will have his contract extended to be the team’s head of basketball operations. The team will not appoint a president at this time. Masai Ujiri, the Raptors’ former team president and head of basketball operations, was dismissed earlier in the […]
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Canada’s Wilkerson, Humana-Paredes golden again at Montreal beach volleyball event
Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes are golden again on home sand. The Paris Olympics silver medallists defeated Germany’s Svenja Muller and Cinja Tillmann on Sunday to capture the Montreal Elite16 title on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. Wilkerson and Humana-Paredes took the gold-medal match in straight sets (21-15, 22-20) at Parc Jean-Drapeau, two years […]
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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler on injured list with blood clot in right arm
The Philadelphia Phillies placed ace Zack Wheeler on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a blood clot in his right arm. Dave Dombrowski, the team’s president of baseball operations, said following Saturday’s 2-0 loss to the hometown Washington Nationals that Wheeler had been diagnosed with a “right upper extremity blood clot.” “There’s not a lot […]
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Mansetti wins 166th running of King’s Plate
Apprentice jockey Pietro Moran rode Mansetti to a wire-to-wire win in the $1-million King’s Plate on Saturday in Toronto. Moran, 20, earned trainer Kevin Attard his third Plate victory as Mansetti, an 18-1 pick, covered the 1 1/4-mile race in two minutes 3.38 seconds. Tom’s Magic was second, 2 1/2 lengths back, while Notorious Gangster […]
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Camryn Rogers wins women’s hammer throw at Diamond League event in Poland
Olympic and world champion Camryn Rogers of Richmond, B.C., won the women’s hammer throw at a Diamond League meet in Chorzow, Poland on Saturday. On her second attempt, Rogers threw 75.39 metres to take the top spot, ahead of Finland’s Krista Tervo (72.74) who finished second and Silja Kosonen (72.40) in third. WATCH | Rogers captures Diamond League hammer throw victory […]
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Sarah Nurse says PWHL Barbie can inspire next generation of female athletes
Sarah Nurse will start her first season with the still-unnamed Vancouver franchise in the Professional Women’s Hockey League this fall — but she’s already made her mark off the ice with a Barbie doll in her likeness. The Canadian forward, MVP at the 2022 Olympic women’s hockey tournament, was one of two players featured in […]
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Start-up Grand Slam Track struggling to compensate athletes
Grand Slam Track is struggling to compensate its athletes after pulling its final meet of the year in Los Angeles, CEO Michael Johnson said on Friday, adding that the start-up did not receive funding that had been committed to it. The track circuit lured in top talent with promises of massive paydays in its debut […]
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The track and field world championships are approaching — here’s how Canadians are preparing this weekend
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. With the world championships in Tokyo just a month away, some of Canada’s top track and field athletes will be competing in one of two international meets over the next […]
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Thomas Müller officially unveiled as a Vancouver Whitecap
German soccer star Thomas Müller has arrived in Vancouver and will be officially unveiled as a Whitecaps player.
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Canada’s Auger-Aliassime rides powerful serve, advancing to Cincinnati Open quarterfinals
Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime is through to the Cincinnati Open quarterfinals after a fourth-round win over Benjamin Bonzi of France. Auger-Aliassime rode his powerful serve to a 6-4, 6-3 victory on Wednesday, firing nine aces across the one-hour, 14-minute match. The 25-year-old from Montreal won all three available break points and 89 per cent of his […]
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Blue Jays president Shapiro mum on contract talks, says he wants to remain in Toronto
Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro declined to comment on contract extension talks Tuesday but said he wants to remain with the club and that team ownership has been “reciprocal in that desire.” Shapiro, who also serves as chief executive officer, is in the final year of his contract. “When I think about alternatives, I’ve never […]
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2 N.S. coaches returning to lead national women’s hockey team at 2026 Olympics
Nova Scotia’s Troy Ryan and Kori Cheverie are returning to the coaching staff tasked with guiding Canada’s women’s hockey team to another Olympic gold medal at the 2026 Winter Games. This will be Ryan’s third time behind the bench of the Olympic squad and his second as head coach. The role was something he previously thought would […]
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American League-leading Blue Jays return home with reinforcements coming
It was feast or famine for the Toronto Blue Jays on their recent road trip that included a record-breaking beatdown of the Colorado Rockies and a series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The first-place team is back home for a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs starting Tuesday night at Rogers Centre ahead of […]
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3-time Olympic medallist Desiree Scott aims to lead next generation of stars in NSL
Veteran Ottawa Rapid midfielder Desiree Scott discusses coming out of retirement and helping shape the future of the Northern Super League.
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Canada’s Shapovalov falls to Italy’s Nardi in 2nd-round match at Cincinnati Open
Tennis Canada’s Denis Shapovalov dropped a 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 decision to Italy’s Luca Nardi on Sunday in second-round play at the Cincinnati Open. Richmond Hill, Ont., native loses 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 to unseeded opponent The Canadian Press · Posted: Aug 10, 2025 8:06 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago Canada’s Denis […]
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2 Japanese boxers die from brain injuries sustained in separate bouts at same event in Tokyo
Two Japanese boxers have died from brain injuries sustained in separate bouts on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall. Shigetoshi Kotari, 28, collapsed shortly after completing a 12-round draw against Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation junior lightweight champion Yamato Hata on Aug. 2. He underwent emergency brain surgery for a subdural hematoma — a […]
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Small, Hunter lift NSL-leading AFC Toronto to 2-1 win over Montreal Roses
Nikayla Small and Kaylee Hunter scored one goal apiece in the first half as AFC Toronto extended its lead atop the Northern Super League with a 2-1 win over Montreal Roses FC on Saturday in Montreal. Small opened the scoring with a tidy finish in the 24th minute after Sarah Stratigakis found her with a […]
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Hall inductees prove Canada Games can be a launchpad to the Olympics
The Canada Games have been an important part of the country’s athletic landscape since they began in 1967. It’s Canada’s largest domestic multi-sport event and often the pinnacle of its athletes’ careers. For others, it’s a key stepping stone on the path to becoming an Olympian. That includes the four athletes honoured by the Canada […]
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Netflix secures broadcast rights in Canada to 2027 and 2031 Women’s World Cups
Netflix has secured the exclusive broadcasting rights in Canada for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2027 and 2031, mirroring an earlier announced rights deal in the U.S. World Cups have typically been shown on free-to-air public networks to reach the biggest audiences. But Netflix has been flexing its sports muscle of late, adding live […]
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Canadian soccer women drop to No. 9 in FIFA women’s rankings while Spain is tops
Canada fell one place to No. 9 while Spain replaced the U.S. atop the FIFA women’s world rankings released Thursday. It marked the third consecutive drop for the Canadian women, who finished 2024 at No. 6. Casey Stoney’s team went 1-1-0 since the last rankings, putting on a poor show in a 3-0 loss to […]
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Elina Svitolina blames ‘shameful’ bettors for online abuse after loss in Montreal
Ukrainian tennis player player Elina Svitolina has spoken out about the deluge of hateful abuse she received online from frustrated gamblers after losing her match on Tuesday at the National Bank Open in Montreal. The messages included wishing her death and celebrating Russia killing her compatriots. Following her straight-sets loss to Naomi Osaka in the quarterfinals in […]
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NFL and ESPN reach nonbinding agreement for sale of NFL Network and other media assets
Ever since the NFL announced it was looking to sell NFL Network and other media assets, ESPN had been seen as one of the favourites to make a deal. Nearly five years later, a framework is finally in place. The NFL announced Tuesday night that it has entered into a nonbinding agreement with ESPN. Under […]
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Cubs pitcher Soroka headed to IL after 2 innings with new team
After just two innings with his new team, Chicago Cubs starter Michael Soroka is headed to the injured list with right shoulder discomfort. The right-hander from Calgary left Monday night’s 3-2 loss to Cincinnati after the second inning in his first appearance with the Cubs — and on his 28th birthday — since being acquired […]
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Canadian teen sensation Victoria Mboko dominates her way into the NBO semifinals
Victoria Mboko keeps on rising. Two days after dispatching No. 1 seed Coco Gauff, the Canadian teenage tennis sensation booked her place in the National Bank Open semifinals with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in women’s singles action Monday night. Mboko upset Gauff in straight sets Saturday, winning the lopsided match […]
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CanWNT soccer’s Desiree Scott explains why the Canada Games is an Olympic pathway
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No. 6 seed Keys and Osaka advance to National Bank Open quarterfinals
Madison Keys has advanced to the quarterfinals of the National Bank Open. The sixth-seeded American rebounded from a one-set deficit to beat the Czech Republic’s Karolina Muchova 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 on a windy Sunday afternoon at IGA Stadium’s Centre Court. It marked the second straight come-from-behind win for Keys, who defeated American compatriot Caty McNally […]
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Ottawa Rapid score in dying seconds to secure draw with Vancouver Rise
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Ethan Katzberg easily wins hammer throw title at Canadian championship
Ethan Katzberg, the reigning Olympic and world champion in men’s hammer throw, added another title to his impressive resume with a first-place finish at the Canadian track and field championship in Ottawa on Saturday. Katzberg, of Nanaimo, B.C., won gold in Paris at the 2024 Summer Olympics and in Budapest at the 2023 World Championships. He […]
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U.S. sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson arrested at Washington airport on domestic violence offense
Reigning 100-metre world champion Sha’Carri Richardson was arrested last weekend for allegedly assaulting her boyfriend at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Richardson was arrested Sunday on a fourth-degree domestic violence offence, according to a police report obtained by The Associated Press. On Thursday, she ran in the opening round of the women’s 100 metres at U.S. track and […]
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Injury sidelines Andre De Grasse from Canadian championship, Audrey Leduc wins women’s 100 metres
Andre De Grasse is skipping the Canadian championship in Ottawa due to tightness in his hamstring. De Grasse, a seven-time Olympic medallist and the anchor of Canada’s 4×100-metre gold-medal team at the 2024 Paris Summer Games, said the injury will keep him from competing this weekend. “Unfortunately, I won’t be competing this weekend,” De Grasse told CTV […]
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Close monitoring of Hockey Canada to continue as condition of federal funding
Canada’s secretary of state for sport says the government is keeping Hockey Canada under increased monitoring for the foreseeable future as a condition of federal funding. Adam van Koeverden told CBC News that Canada’s national governing body for hockey has made progress addressing its culture, but there is more work to be done. “It’s not […]
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Michelsen upsets No. 3 seed Musetti at National Bank Open in Toronto
Alex Michelsen of the United States upset third-seeded Lorenzo Musetti of Italy in the third round of men’s singles at the National Bank Open on Thursday. Michelsen, the tournament’s 26th seed, earned a 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 victory over the Italian to reach the round of 16. Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo is the only Canadian remaining […]
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Blue Jays acquire former Cy Young-winning pitcher Shane Bieber from Cleveland
The Toronto Blue Jays have made a splash on MLB trade deadline day, acquiring right-hander Shane Bieber from the Cleveland Guardians. Cleveland receives righty Khal Stephen, a 22-year-old minor-league pitcher ranked the No. 5 prospect in Toronto’s system by MLB Pipeline. Bieber, 30, is nearing a return from Tommy John surgery and hasn’t pitched in […]
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Track and field sets Sept. 1 deadline for female eligibility gene tests ahead of worlds in Tokyo
Clarifying promised rules on female eligibility, track and field’s governing body set a Sept. 1 deadline Wednesday for athletes to pass a gene test for competing at the world championships. World Athletics said in March it would require chromosome testing by cheek swabs or dry blood-spot tests for female athletes to be eligible for elite-level […]
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After salvaging career, DeBues-Stafford betting on herself to run world 1,500 and 5,000m double
It was June 2024 and Gabriela DeBues-Stafford had arrived in Burnaby, B.C., for the Harry Jerome Track Classic. Her hopes to run the 1,500 metres at the Paris Olympics that summer were “dead in the water” but remained alive in the 5,000. About one hour before the women’s 5,000, DeBues-Stafford had a meltdown and felt […]
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Blue Jays acquire reliever Seranthony Dominguez from Orioles
MLB The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired right-handed relief pitcher Seranthony Dominguez and cash considerations from the Baltimore Orioles. In exchange, the Jays are sending pitching prospect Juaron Watts-Brown over to Baltimore. Toronto designates right-handed pitcher Chad Green for assignment The Canadian Press · Posted: Jul 29, 2025 6:01 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 […]
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Hall of Fame 2nd baseman Ryne Sandberg has died after battling cancer
Ryne Sandberg, a Hall of Fame second baseman who became one of baseball’s best all-around players while starring for the Chicago Cubs, has died. He was 65. Sandberg was surrounded by his family when he died at his home on Monday, according to the team. Sandberg announced in January 2024 that he had been diagnosed […]
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Is there a road back to the NHL for 5 ex-Hockey Canada players not guilty of sexual assault?
WARNING: This article references alleged sexual assault and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone impacted by it. When Carter Hart testified in his own defence in the London, Ont., sexual assault trial for the 26-year-old and four other players on the 2018 world junior hockey team, it appeared to be the […]
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Canada’s Leylah Fernandez wins Citi Open for 4th career WTA title
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez defeated Russian Anna Kalinskaya 6-1, 6-2 for her fourth career WTA title at the Citi Open hardcourt tennis tournament on Sunday. Fernandez’s last title came at Hong Kong in October 2023. Her most recent final had been a bit over a year ago when she was a runner-up to Daria Kasatkina on […]
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Roses shut down Wild with goals from Abdu and Boychuk
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Leylah Fernandez advances to Citi Open final with 3-set win over Elena Rybakina
Leylah Fernandez is on to the finals of the Mubadala Citi DC Open. Fernandez, from Laval, Que., beat the third-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3) in a three-hour and 12-minute women’s singles marathon on Saturday afternoon. Fernandez, who was one game away from defeat against Rybakina, will face Anna Kalinskaya […]
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Nick Kurtz of Athletics becomes 1st MLB rookie to hit 4 home runs in a game
Nick Kurtz of the Athletics became the first rookie in Major League Baseball history to hit four home runs in a game and matched the MLB record with 19 total bases against the Astros on Friday night in Houston. Kurtz went deep in the second, sixth, eighth and ninth innings. He also doubled and singled on […]
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Fernandez advances to Citi Open semifinals with win over former doubles partner
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez advanced to her first semifinal of the season with a 6-4, 7-6 (4) win over American qualifier and former doubles partner Taylor Townsend on Friday at the Citi Open hard court tennis tournament in Washington, D.C. Fernandez played an aggressive return game against Townsend and had 23 break-point chances, converting five. Still, […]
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How Laura Stacey is using road hockey to give back to the 2 cities that have shaped her career
In the summer of 2018, Laura Stacey had an Olympic silver medal to her name, and little sense of what might be next for her. Two years after she’d graduated from Dartmouth College, Stacey had just won the Clarkson Cup, the top prize of the now-defunct Canadian Women’s Hockey League, with the Markham Thunder. But […]
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Canada’s Gabriel Diallo ousted by Ben Shelton in 3rd round of Citi Open
Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo was ousted in the third round of the Citi Open hardcourt tennis tournament Thursday with a 6-3, 6-2 loss the fourth seed Ben Shelton of the United States. Shelton was nearly unbeatable on serve, firing 16 aces to Diallo’s five and winning a whopping 86 per cent of total service points. The […]
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Hockey Canada sexual assault trial to be decided today
Reasonable steps to confirm consent Daphne Gilbert, a professor of criminal, constitutional and advanced sexual assault law at the University of Ottawa, says it’s possible the judge will find E.M. did not consent, but that some or all of the five accused had an honest mistaken belief that she did. In that defence, the accused […]
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Venus Williams gets a wild-card entry for the Cincinnati Open after win in Washington
Venus Williams’ return to professional tennis will not just be a one-tournament visit: She was awarded a wild-card entry on Wednesday for next month’s Cincinnati Open. The 45-year-old Williams is participating in her first event in more than a year this week at the DC Open and won first-round matches in both singles and doubles. […]
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U.S. Olympic, Paralympic officials bar transgender women from competing in Olympic women’s sports
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has effectively barred transgender women from competing in women’s sports, telling the federations overseeing swimming, athletics and other sports it has an “obligation to comply” with an executive order issued by President Donald Trump. The new policy, announced Monday with a quiet change on the USOPC’s website and confirmed […]
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Raptors holding training camp in Calgary for 1st time in late September
The Toronto Raptors will be holding their training camp at the University of Calgary, the first time in franchise history the team will hold camp in Alberta. The team will practise at Jack Simpson Gym from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2, with those sessions being closed to the public. The Raptors will have an open […]
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Calm in the crease: Inside Gwyneth Philips’ ascension to the Ottawa Charge’s starting job
A few days after more than 11,000 fans of the opposing team chanted her name inside Minnesota’s Xcel Energy Center, Gwyneth Philips was alone with her thoughts in the forest. The rookie goaltender led her Ottawa Charge to the PWHL Finals against the Minnesota Frost. Ottawa came up short in four games against the reigning […]
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White House says Trump serious about wanting Commanders to revert to old name deemed offensive
A day after Donald Trump threatened to hold up a deal for a new football stadium in the nation’s capital if the Washington Commanders did not go back to the name Redskins, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president’s comments were not a joke. “The president was serious,” Leavitt told reporters Monday while […]
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Pato O’Ward takes Toronto race for 9th career IndyCar victory
Mexico’s Pato O’Ward has always enjoyed the sights and sounds of Toronto, it’s just the IndyCar Series race around Exhibition Place he didn’t like, struggling year after year on the street course. O’Ward finally won the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto on Sunday, for the seven-year veteran’s first victory in Canada. A pep talk from […]
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Blue Jays earn franchise record-tying 10th straight home win, complete sweep of Giants
Bo Bichette had two doubles and two runs batted in, George Springer, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Addison Barger each homered and the Blue Jays swept the visiting San Francisco Giants with an 8-6 victory on Sunday afternoon. Guerrero and Alejandro Kirk added RBI singles for Toronto, which posted its franchise record-tying 10th consecutive home win […]
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Shapovalov wins Mifel Tennis Open in straight sets for 2nd title of season
The tropical area at the tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula is best known for its beaches, resorts and sport fishing. Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., reeled in a big catch of his own Saturday with a victory in the men’s singles final of the Mifel Tennis Open in one hour 11 minutes. Shapovalov […]
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Canada’s Stefan Daniel wins World Triathlon Para Series race in Montreal
Decorated Canadian Para triathlete Stefan Daniel claimed his first victory of the season Saturday in Montreal. The 28-year-old Calgarian raced from the front of the pack in the swim, bike and run sprint distance to win the World Triathlon Para Series event. Daniel, a six-time world champion and two-time Paralympic medallist, covered the 750-kilometre swim, […]
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Brampton won’t host international GT20 cricket tournament this year, mayor says
An international cricket tournament that was set to take place in Brampton will not happen this year, Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown says. Brown, who has called Brampton the “cricket capital of Canada,” confirmed the cancellation of the GT20 in an interview with CBC Radio’s Here and Now this week. Organizers have said the tournament last […]
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Scottie Scheffler’s 64 sets a daunting target at the British Open
Scottie Scheffler had no idea what was coming his way Friday in the British Open. He warmed up in a short-sleeved shirt. The umbrella was out when he walked off the first green. For the thousands at Royal Portrush watching him, they knew exactly what to expect from the world’s No. 1 player, and Scheffler […]
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Sask. MMA fighter ‘Big Game’ Hunter Lee has sights set on UFC
Saskatoon mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter ‘Big Game’ Hunter Lee is stalking his prey all the way to Florida. Lee, a former University of Saskatchewan Huskies champion wrestler, is a professional MMA fighter with a 3-0 record since his first bout in 2022. The light heavyweight is aiming for the UFC, the sport’s top promotion. His next […]
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Corey Conners, healed from a wrist injury, leads Canadian foursome into British Open
Four Canadians are in the field for the British Open, which begins Thursday at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. World No. 24 Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., headlines the Canadian contingent with Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., and Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont. Conners is in a first-round group […]
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Jim Clancy, longtime Blue Jays starting pitcher and 1982 all-star, dead at 69
Jim Clancy, who made his Major League debut during the Toronto Blue Jays’ 1977 expansion season and spent 12 seasons with the club as a key member of its starting rotation, has died at 69. The Blue Jays confirmed Clancy’s death in a social media post Monday. A cause of death was not given. Clancy […]
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Rory McIlroy returns home to Ireland for British Open ready to embrace the love
Rory McIlroy practically had Royal Portrush all to himself Monday morning, but not for long. By the time he finished his first practice round for the British Open — his first time back on these Northern Ireland links in 2,187 days — there was a big crowd that weathered rain and sunshine to see him […]
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Tides surprise Roses with 1-0 NSL road victory
Daphnee Blouin scored in the 88th minute of a scoreless match to lift the visiting Halifax Tides to a 1-0 win over the Montreal Roses in Northern Super League action on Saturday at Stade Boreale in Laval, Que. WATCH | Blouin’s goal for Tides upsets Roses earning Halifax a 1st road victory in franchise history: Blouin’s goal […]
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Alberta’s transgender ban in women’s sports won’t apply to out-of-province athletes
Alberta is rolling out new regulations this fall banning transgender athletes from playing women’s sports, but the province will still welcome out-of-province transgender competitors. Tourism and Sport Minister Andrew Boitchenko said the discrepancy is out of his hands. “We don’t have authority to regulate athletes from different jurisdictions,” he said in an interview. In a […]
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Canada drops opening water polo match to Americans at World Aquatics Championships
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Canada’s Marco Arop finishes 5th in 800m at Diamond League Monaco
Canada’s Marco Arop posted a season’s-best time to finish fifth in a high-calibre men’s 800 metres race at the Diamond League track and field stop in Monaco on Friday. The field of the Meeting Herculis EBS was comprised of all eight athletes that ran in last summer’s final at the Paris Olympic Games. Arop, who won silver at Paris 2024, lingered near the […]
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The World Aquatics Championships start Friday, but swimming fans have to wait
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. In a little over two weeks, Canadian swimming superstar Summer McIntosh will take to the pool at the world championships in Singapore, where she’ll try to match a Michael Phelps […]
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Germany takes tiebreaker in win over Canada at women’s Volleyball Nations League
Canada twice gave up a one-set lead in a 3-2 loss to Germany on Wednesday to kick off Week 3 of Volleyball Nations League women’s action. Set scores were 24-26, 25-20, 23-25, 25-23, 15-13. Anna Smrek led Canada with 20 points, followed by middle blocker Nyadholi Thokbuom (16 points) and Abby Guezen (15, including two […]
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Summer McIntosh is 'super pumped' to swim at the world championships in Singapore
Toronto’s Summer McIntosh speaks to the media from her training location in Antibes, France. The world aquatic championships get underway in Singapore on July 11 on cbcsports.ca and CBC Gem.
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Yukon hockey phenom Gavin McKenna announces NCAA plans
Gavin McKenna is almost certainly NHL-bound, but first, he’s making a stop in the NCAA. The 17-year-old Yukoner has announced he’s committing to the Penn State Nittany Lions, to play collegiate hockey. McKenna made the official announcement on ESPN’s SportsCenter Tuesday afternoon, saying it was a difficult decision but that Penn State seems like the “best spot for me in the […]
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Canadian junior hockey phenom Gavin McKenna to announce NCAA destination
Hockey Junior hockey phenom Gavin McKenna will announce his anticipated move to the NCAA on Tuesday. McKenna will make the announcement on ESPN’s SportsCenter at 6 p.m. ET. NHL.com reported Penn State and Michigan State are both in the running to land the 17-year-old forward. Whitehorse native was 3rd youngest CHL player of the year, […]
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Halifax Tides earn 2nd win of NSL season after blanking Calgary Wild
Megumi Nakamura scored in the 36th minute and the Halifax Tides’ defenders did the rest as they bent but did not break in edging the visiting Calgary Wild 1-0 in Northern Super League action on Monday. It was just the second win in nine women’s matches for the Tides, who outshot the Wild 8-4 (2-1 […]
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Former Raptors president Masai Ujiri bids farewell to Toronto with YouTube video
Masai Ujiri bid farewell to Toronto Raptors fans Monday in a YouTube video. The Raptors announced June 28 that Ujiri had been fired as the team’s vice-chairman and president, marking the end of a more than decade-long run that delivered the franchise its first NBA championship. Ujiri was heading into the final year of his […]
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Edson Alvarez’s tiebreaking goal gives Mexico win over U.S. for 10th Gold Cup title
Edson Alvarez scored a tiebreaking goal in the 77th minute after a video review reversed an offside call, and Mexico beat the United States 2-1 on Sunday night for its record 10th Concacaf Gold Cup title. Chris Richards put the U.S. ahead in the fourth minute, heading in a Sebastian Berhalter free kick for the second […]
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Camryn Rogers tops her own Canadian record to win hammer throw at Prefontaine Classic
Camryn Rogers bettered her own Canadian record to win the women’s hammer throw at the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday in Eugene, Oregon. The 26-year-old from Richmond, B.C., won the event with a 78.88-metre throw – topping her previous national record of 78.62, set in 2023. Rogers, the reigning world and Olympic champion, achieved the mark on the […]
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Canada runs in eight tries in 50-20 rugby win over Springbok women in Pretoria
Florence Symonds and Alysha Corrigan scored two tries apiece to help Canada to a 50-20 win over South Africa in women’s rugby play Saturday. Despite the comfortable victory margin, it did not all go the second-ranked Canadians’ way. The second half saw the 12th-ranked Springboks score 17 points and Canada lose several players to injury. […]
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Penny Oleksiak withdraws from swimming worlds citing whereabouts case with World Aquatics
Canada’s Penny Oleksiak has withdrawn from the upcoming world aquatics championships due to a whereabouts issue under anti-doping rules, she announced on social media Friday. The 25-year-old Toronto native, Canada’s most decorated female Olympian, said the matter “does not involve any banned substance” and added, “I am and always have been a clean athlete and […]
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5 years on, HoopQueens basketball league thrives on providing opportunity for female athletes
Five years after its inception, Toronto’s first-ever paid women’s sports league is witnessing unprecedented success. HoopQueens, which played its inaugural season in 2022, now has 40 athletes across four teams, and hosts games at the University of Toronto — an upgrade from its previous venue at Humber College. The mastermind behind the league, Keesa Koomalsingh, […]
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Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. arrested by ICE, to be deported to Mexico, officials say
Famed Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been arrested for entering the United States illegally and will be deported to Mexico, where he faces organized crime charges, U.S. federal officials said Thursday. The arrest comes only days after the former middleweight champion lost a match against Jake Paul in Anaheim, Calif. Chávez, 39, was picked up by a large number of […]
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Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff lead entry list for National Bank Open in Montreal
Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff headline a star-studded women’s field for the National Bank Open in Montreal, Tennis Canada announced Thursday. The world No. 1 and No. 2 are scheduled to take centre stage at IGA Stadium in a field that’s also set to include two-time defending champion Jessica Pegula. The WTA’s top 68 competitors […]
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Former Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Pillar announces retirement after 13 MLB seasons
Kevin Pillar is hanging up his cleats. The former Toronto Blue Jays centre-fielder announced his retirement Wednesday after 13 seasons in Major League Baseball. Pillar became a Blue Jays fan favourite and earned the “Superman” nickname for routinely making highlight-reel catches to rob opposing teams of home runs. CANADA ❤️s SUPERMAN! <a href=”https://twitter.com/KPILLAR4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@KPILLAR4</a> <a href=”https://t.co/ROsyfTC0v0″>pic.twitter.com/ROsyfTC0v0</a> […]
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UPenn revokes swimming records set by Lia Thomas, settling with feds on transgender athletes case
The University of Pennsylvania on Tuesday modified a trio of school records set by transgender swimmer Lia Thomas and said it would apologize to female athletes “disadvantaged” by her participation on the women’s swimming team, part of a resolution of a federal civil rights case. The U.S. Education Department and Penn announced the voluntary agreement […]
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Arrivederci. Toronto FC buys out hefty contracts of Italy’s Insigne, Bernardeschi
Toronto FC is parting ways with Italian designated players Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi, ending an expensive and unsuccessful partnership. The struggling Major League Soccer club said their contracts had been mutually terminated, with TFC using its two permitted buyouts of their guaranteed deals. “After several meaningful discussions, we are happy to have found a […]
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Canadian women step up in class in taking on top-ranked U.S. in Washington, D.C
After struggling to corral No. 43 Costa Rica before pouring in four late goals in a 4-1 win, Canada steps up in class Wednesday when it faces the top-ranked U.S. in Washington, D.C. Eighth-ranked Canada is 4-53-9 all-time against the U.S. in a rivalry that dates back to 1986 when the Canadian women’s program was […]
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Teenage forward Annabelle Chukwu already turning heads with Canada, Notre Dame
Just 18, Annabelle Chukwu is already turning heads The young forward has a Canadian record 39 goals in 42 international youth-level appearances, surpassing the previous Canadian youth record of 27 goals (set by former Canada captain Christine Sinclair) in September at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. Sinclair scored her 27 goals in 19 […]
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Canadian sprint canoeist Katie Vincent sets world record in women’s C-1 500m at national trials
Canadian sprint canoeist Katie Vincent set a world record in the women’s C-1 500-metre event on Sunday at the national trials in Montreal. The 29-year-old Olympic champion clocked a time of two minutes 0.609 seconds in the final at the Olympic Basin, breaking the previous mark of 2:00.73 set by Alena Nazdrova of Belarus at the 2019 world championships in Szeged, Hungary. 2022 world […]
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10-man Canada eliminated in Gold Cup quarterfinal after penalty shootout loss to Guatemala
The CONCACAF Gold Cup is over for Canada. But the learnings will continue. Canada, reduced to 10 men when winger Jacob Shaffelburg was sent off in first-half stoppage time, stumbled in the first knockout round Sunday, beaten 6-5 in a penalty shootout by No. 106 Guatemala after the quarterfinal finished knotted at 1-1 after 90 […]
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LeBron James opts in for record 23rd season, will make $52.6M US in 2025-26: reports
LeBron James is exercising his $52.6 million US option with the Los Angeles Lakers for 2025-26, further confirming that he will become the first player in NBA history to play a 23rd season, a person with knowledge of the decision said Sunday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither […]
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Hamilton’s Matt Campbell defeats Jim Long in all-Canadian darts final
Matt (Ginjaninja) Campbell became the first player to retain the bet365 North American Darts Championship title when he defeated (Gentleman) Jim Long 6-3 in an all-Canadian final Saturday in New York. The 35-year-old from Hamilton, who earned $10,000 US in taking the title, also won the event a year ago at The Theater at Madison […]
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Flames sign defenceman Kevin Bahl to 6-year, $32.1M US contract
The Calgary Flames have signed defenceman Kevin Bahl to a six-year contract, the club announced Saturday. The deal carries an annual average value of $5.35 million US. Bahl, who turned 25 on Friday, had 20 points (three goals, 17 assists) and 35 penalty minutes in 73 games for the Flames this past season. The left-shot […]
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Islanders select blueliner Matthew Schaefer with No. 1 pick in 2025 NHL draft
Matthew Schaefer is a member of the New York Islanders. The club selected the 17-year-old defenceman from the Ontario Hockey League’s Erie Otters with the first pick at the 2025 NHL draft on Friday. Schaefer had been viewed as the slam-dunk top selection for months, despite not playing since December after suffering a broken collar […]
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Maple Leafs sign John Tavares to 4-year contract extension
The Toronto Maple Leafs have re-signed forward John Tavares to a four-year contract extension worth an average of US$4.38 million per season, the club announced Friday. Tavares recently completed a seven-year, $77 million deal that he signed as a free agent in 2018. He was set to be an unrestricted free agent on Tuesday. The […]
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Rays’ Wander Franco found guilty in sex abuse case, receives 2-year suspended sentence
Wander Franco, the suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop charged in a sexual abuse case, was found guilty on Thursday but received a two-year suspended sentence. Franco was arrested last year after being accused of having a four-month relationship with a girl who was 14 at the time, and of transferring thousands of dollars to her […]
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Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami, 34, retiring after 2026 Olympic season
Two-time overall World Cup champion Lara Gut-Behrami intends on retiring after the upcoming Olympic season. The Swiss skier revealed her plans at a sponsor’s event in Zurich. The 34-year-old Gut-Behrami said she wants to move to London next year to join her husband, former Switzerland international Valon Behrami, who she said was taking over as […]
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Marie-Philip Poulin named PWHL’s MVP as Montreal Victoire clean up at league awards
Six years have passed since Marie-Philip Poulin was named the most valuable player of a women’s hockey league. Poulin won the top award in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League in 2018-19, when she guided a stacked Les Canadiennes de Montreal team to the Clarkson Cup final. That season would be her last with Les Canadiennes, […]
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New York Sirens pick Czech forward Kristýna Kaltounková 1st overall in PWHL draft
The New York Sirens selected Colgate University forward Kristýna Kaltounková with the first pick in the 2025 PWHL draft on Tuesday, adding a power forward with a penchant for scoring goals. Kaltounková became the first European player drafted first overall into the PWHL, and the highest drafted player from the Czech Republic. “What a great honour […]
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Canadian Branstine upsets Boisson in Wimbledon qualifying, will face Andreescu next
Carson Branstine upset top seed Lois Boisson on Tuesday as several Canadians moved to the second round of the Wimbledon women’s qualifying tournament. Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., also won her first-round qualifying match against Brazil’s Laura Pigossi and will next face Branstine on Wednesday. The two Canadians recently re-established a doubles partnership after teaming […]
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PWHL mock draft: Who could your favourite team pick on Tuesday?
Just two weeks after an expansion draft that reshaped the PWHL, teams will have a chance to re-stock talent at this year’s entry draft. The PWHL Draft, set for Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET in Ottawa, will see each team select players over six rounds. The New York Sirens will pick first, followed by the […]
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Canada’s women down Austria, Latvia on Day 1 of 3×3 basketball World Cup
Canada’s women, minus star 3×3 basketball players Katherine and Michelle Plouffe, Canada’s women’s team opened World Cup play Monday with a pair of victories in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Cassandra Brown and Saicha Grant-Allen filled in admirably, taking turns dominating on the court against Austria and Latvia. The Plouffes, who are twin sisters, were unable to play […]
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Canada’s Gilgeous-Alexander caps MVP season by leading Thunder past Pacers for 2nd title in franchise history
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, of Hamilton, Ont., walked off the court for the final time this season, collapsed into the arms of coach Mark Daigneault and finally smiled. It was over. The climb is complete. The rebuild is done. The Oklahoma City Thunder are champions. The best team all season was the best team at the end, […]
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Canada’s Osorio to miss rest of CONCACAF Gold Cup after sustaining lower-body injury
Veteran midfielder Jonathan Osorio has left the Canada camp at the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a lower-body injury. Canada Soccer, in a social media post, said the Toronto FC captain will miss the rest of the tournament. The injury occurred in training the day before Canada’s 1-1 draw with Curacao on Saturday in Houston. “Oso […]
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Stoppage-time goal lifts Curacao into a 1-1 draw with Canada at Gold Cup
Canada paid for failing to finish out a game Saturday, conceding a 94th-minute equalizer in a 1-1 draw with Curacao in Group B play at the CONCACAF Gold Cup in Houston. Substitute Jeremy Antonisse’s stoppage-time goal came after Canada lost possession near midfield. The ball went to Antonisse, whose low shot deflected off sliding defender […]
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How Montreal Victoire’s Erin Ambrose is using fashion to stand up for the 2SLGBTQ+ community
In a photo shoot, Montreal Victoire defender Erin Ambrose sports a bucket hat and a grey t-shirt that shows a fist in the air, covered in a hockey glove and draped in a rainbow flag. “Be you,” is written on the glove. It’s an eye-catching shirt, and in her second year of creating her own […]
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Canada coach Jesse Marsch downplays latest CONCACAF disciplinary proceeding
Canada coach Jesse Marsch is downplaying a CONCACAF investigation into his actions during the Canadian men’s opening game at the Gold Cup. Marsch told a news conference in Houston, in advance of Canada’s game against Curacao on Saturday, that the issue was of more interest to the media than the team. Noting that the disciplinary […]
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Jonathan Toews joins hometown Winnipeg Jets in return to NHL
Jonathan Toews is coming home. The former Chicago Blackhawks captain and three-time Stanley Cup champion has agreed to sign with the Winnipeg Jets but can’t put ink to paper until July 1. “We are excited to add a proven winner like Jonathan Toews to the Winnipeg Jets,” general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff said in a news release […]
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Siakam posts double-double as Pacers pound Thunder to force decisive Game 7 in NBA Finals
Season on the line, the Indiana Pacers did what they’ve done time and time again. They bucked the odds. And the NBA Finals are going to an ultimate game. Obi Toppin scored 20 points, Andrew Nembhard of Aurora, Ont., added 17 and the Pacers forced a winner-take-all Game 7 by rolling past the Oklahoma City Thunder […]
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New-look Canadian 3×3 basketball teams shoot for 1st-ever World Cup titles
Battered and bruised in the immediate aftermath of the Olympics, Canada’s 3×3 women’s basketball team chose the 10,000-foot view. The long successful group had come to Paris with eyes on a gold medal, but left having not reached the podium at all. Yet the foursome of Katherine Plouffe, twin sister Michelle Plouffe, Paige Crozon and […]
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Buss family to sell controlling stake of Lakers to Mark Walter for $10B valuation: report
The Buss family has agreed to sell the controlling stake of the Los Angeles Lakers to TWG Global CEO Mark Walter, doing so with a franchise valuation of $10 billion US — the most ever for a professional sports franchise, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Wednesday. As part of the deal, Jeanie […]
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Can new coach Nell Fortner solve the mystery that is Canada’s women’s basketball team?
At Canada Basketball’s women’s training camp, there’s fresh energy and a new coach. There’s also mystery. As in: veteran Sami Hill has organized an ongoing game of Million Dollar Secret, wherein someone is the so-called millionaire, charged with completing odd tasks while not raising suspicion, and everyone else must vote on who they think it is […]
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Panthers win back-to-back Stanley Cups after eliminating Oilers for 2nd straight year
The Stanley Cup is staying in South Florida for a second year. The Florida Panthers repeated as Stanley Cup champions by beating the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 in Game 6 of the final on Tuesday night, becoming the NHL’s first back-to-back winners since Tampa Bay in 2020 and ’21 and the third team to do it […]
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Florida Panthers just a win away from 2nd consecutive Stanley Cup
The Florida Panthers can win the Stanley Cup for the second year in a row by beating the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 of the final on Tuesday night. Their first chance to clinch the franchise’s second championship comes at home after a dominant performance in Game 5 in Edmonton. “It’s a great opportunity,” forward Matthew […]
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Jalen Williams explodes for 40 points as Thunder 1 win from 1st-ever NBA title
Game 5 was starting to look like Game 1 all over again. Oklahoma City, at home, takes a huge lead. Indiana comes roaring back in the fourth quarter. Indiana won that one. This time, the Thunder crafted a different ending — and a 3-2 lead in the NBA Finals was their reward. Jalen Williams scored […]
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Veteran NHLers Crosby, MacKinnon, McDavid to lead Canada into 2026 Olympic hockey tournament
Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid was among the headliners as Hockey Canada named the first six players to its preliminary men’s hockey roster for the Milan-Cortina Olympics next February. McDavid was joined on the early list by forward Nathan MacKinnon and defenceman Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby, Tampa Bay […]
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J.J. Spaun weathers the worst of wet Oakmont to win U.S. Open following lengthy rain delay
J.J. Spaun turned a sloppy mess of a U.S. Open at wet and nasty Oakmont into a thing of beauty at the end Sunday with two stunning shots that carried him to his first major championship. First came his driver on the 314-yard 17th hole onto the green for a birdie that gave him the […]
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Canada’s Gabriel Diallo wins his 1st ATP Tour title, taking Libema Open final in straight sets
Gabriel Diallo has won his first ATP Tour title. The 23-year-old Montreal native defeated Belgium’s Zizou Bergs 7-5, 7-6 (8) to win the Libema Open tennis tournament on Sunday. In what was a tight, back-and-forth second set, Diallo was down 6-4 in the tiebreaker before pulling victory from the jaws of defeat. He got three […]
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Montreal Roses FC tops Ottawa Rapid FC 2-1, in Northern Super League action
Tanya Boychuk netted the game-winning goal in the 65th minute to lift Montreal Roses FC to a 2-1 victory over Ottawa Rapid FC on Saturday in Northern Super League action at TD Place in Ottawa. Boychuk took a centring pass from Jodi Smith and tapped it past Ottawa goalkeeper Mollie Eriksson to restore Montreal’s lead. […]
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Watch Canada’s Aaron Brown compete at Diamond League Stockholm
Click on the video player above beginning on Sunday at 12 p.m. ET to watch live action from the Diamond League track and field meet in Stockholm, Sweden. Canada’s Aaron Brown competes on Sunday at the Diamond League circuit’s latest stop, the BAUHAUS-galan in Stockholm. It’s the second Diamond League men’s 200m race this week for the […]
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Canada’s Gilgeous-Alexander goes wild in 4th, Thunder rally to top Pacers and tie NBA Finals
Game on the line, season quite possibly on the line, the Oklahoma City Thunder had only one place to turn. They went to the MVP. And Shai Gilgeous-Alexander delivered, scoring 15 of his 35 points in the final 4:38, capping Oklahoma City’s rally from a 10-point, second-half deficit and sealing a 111-104 win over the […]
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Crown lays out ‘path to conviction’ for accused ex-world junior players at Hockey Canada sex assault trial
Alex Formenton next on Crown’s list WARNING: This post contains graphic details. Donkers’s arguments now focus on Formenton, who court has heard had sex with E.M. in the bathroom. “She went into the bathroom, he followed her, he bent her over, put his penis in her vagina, removed the condom and ejaculated into her mouth,” […]
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Whitecaps defender Adekugbe’s injury suffered on Canada duty diagnosed as torn Achilles
Vancouver Whitecaps defender Sam Adekugbe tore his Achilles tendon with Canada at the Canadian Shield Tournament and has been replaced by Sporting Kansas City’s Zorhan Bassong on Jesse Marsch’s CONCACAF Gold Cup roster. Adekugbe had to be helped off the field after going down with an apparent non-contact injury in the 81st minute of the […]
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E.M. was ‘in over her head’ and resisted sex acts in ‘passive ways,’ Crown argues at ex-world juniors trial
At one point, the Crown wanted to call an expert on trauma to explain the “range of traumatic responses” that someone might experience, Cunningham says. However, during pretrial motions, the Court of Appeal released a decision that basically said you don’t need to call experts about trauma responses in jury trials because a judge can […]
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Canada’s Mathurin scores 27 off the bench as Pacers rally past Thunder in Game 3 of NBA Finals
Bennedict Mathurin of Montreal scored 27 points off the bench, Tyrese Haliburton added 22 and the Indiana Pacers reclaimed the lead in the NBA Finals by beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-107 in Game 3 on Wednesday night. Haliburton also had 11 assists and nine rebounds for the Pacers, who got 21 points from Pascal Siakam […]
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Canada’s men’s soccer team, better than ever, hopes for more support a year out from World Cup
It will be “Soccer Day” in Toronto on Thursday, with a celebration planned at Nathan Phillips Square and the unveiling of a countdown clock: In exactly one year, the Canadian men will kick off their first home World Cup game at a revamped BMO Field. Hopefully it will fill up by then. On Tuesday, Canada […]
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45 years later, NHL awards John Garrett 2nd assist on historic Gordie Howe goal
When the big announcement came Friday night during the second intermission of Game 2 of the Stanley Cup final, John Garrett had just changed channels to catch the baseball score. “I’m a big Blue Jays fan and, sure enough, during the intermissions, what do you do? I switched to the baseball game. And then all of a […]
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Panthers defeat Oilers 6-1, take lead in Stanley Cup Final
The Florida Panthers have taken the series lead in the Stanley Cup final after a lopsided 6-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers Monday. Evan Rodrigues scored on a two-man power play advantage with 3:50 remaining in Game 3 to cap off the scoring in a third period marked by fights and game misconduct penalties. The Edmonton […]
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Jonathan David’s artistry whetting the appetite of Canadian soccer fans a year out from 2026 World Cup
Top strikers are architects. They are builders and engineers. They see an empty space, and they imagine the most beautiful way to fill it. They see possibility, and they turn it into something true. Jonathan David is the greatest striker in the history of the Canadian men’s program. He’s 25 years old, and he’s scored […]
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Gilgeous-Alexander drops game-high 34 points as Thunder rout Pacers to even NBA Finals
This has been Oklahoma City’s formula all season: Lose one game, respond in the next. That’s exactly what the Thunder did in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Hamilton, Ont., native Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points, Alex Caruso added 20 off the bench and the Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers 123-107 on Sunday night to […]
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Canadian women lose tough Volleyball Nations League match to unbeaten Japan in Ottawa
Canada will be aiming to level its record at 2-2 when it plays Serbia on Sunday to cap off the first week of women’s Volleyball Nations League action. Canada slipped to 1-2 with a 3-0 loss to Japan in a best-of-five match played Saturday in front of more than 5,100 spectators at the Arena at […]
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Manassero, Fox take third-round lead at RBC Canadian Open; Hughes low Canadian
Italy’s Matteo Manassero and New Zealand’s Ryan Fox both had rounds of 6-under 64 to share the third-round lead at the RBC Canadian Open on Saturday. They’re at 14-under overall, a shot ahead of a Taiwan’s Kevin Yu as well as Americans Lee Hodges and Matt McCarty. Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont., fired a 6-under […]
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Get to know Sarah Nurse, one of the PWHL stars joining Vancouver’s new team this fall
Vancouver’s inaugural Professional Women’s Hockey League team has already signed some big names: this week, the team signed Surrey’s Jenn Gardiner, all-star defenders Claire Thompson and Sophie Jaques, goalie Emerance Maschmeyer and all-around hockey legend Sarah Nurse. Nurse has two Olympic medals under her belt: a silver in 2018 and a gold from the 2020 […]
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Champ takes 2-shot lead, Canada’s Taylor and Lee tied for 3rd heading into weekend at Canadian Open
Cameron Champ wasn’t even supposed to be here today. Champ shot a 4-under 66 to climb atop the leaderboard on Friday at 12-under overall at the RBC Canadian Open for a two-stroke lead over fellow American Andrew Putnam. A week ago, Champ was the eighth alternate for the only PGA Tour event in Canada, but […]
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Dallas Stars fire coach Pete DeBoer after losing in West final and pulling Oettinger
Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer was fired Friday after three seasons with the team, getting to the Western Conference final each time but never advancing past that for a shot at the Stanley Cup. The move came less than a week since the Stars ended their season in a 6-3 loss at home to Edmonton […]
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Veteran QB Aaron Rodgers to sign with Steelers on 1-year deal: report
Aaron Rodgers and Mike Tomlin are taking their bromance to the next level. The four-time NFL MVP ended months of “will he or won’t he” speculation by informing Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers he plans to join the team for the 2025 season, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on […]
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Watch the Diamond League track & field meet from Rome
Click on the video player above beginning on Friday at 3 p.m. ET to watch live action from the Diamond League track and field meet in Rome, Italy. There will be no shortage of star power at the Diamond League circuit’s latest stop, the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea in Rome. The Stadio Olimpico will host 14 events […]
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Oilers, Panthers head to OT locked at 3-3 in Game 1 of Stanley Cup rematch
The Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers are headed to overtime in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final after Oilers defenceman Mattias Ekholm tied the game at three with a snapshot off a Connor McDavid set-up six minutes into the third period. The Oilers opened the scoring just over a minute into the game Wednesday, with Leon Draisatl finding the […]
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Edmonton buzzing as Oilers prepare for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final
The second incarnation of the Florida Panthers against the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup final opens in the opposite corner of North America from a year ago. Game 1 is Wednesday night in Edmonton, where fans in the hockey-crazed capital of Alberta get to see their team start a series at home for the […]
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Soccer’s Sinclair, curler Martin, skier Guay among Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame inductees
Soccer star Christine Sinclair, curler Kevin Martin and alpine skier Erik Guay are among the athletes who will be inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame this year. Wheelchair racer Michelle Stilwell and softball player Darren Zack will join them in the athlete category, while NHL coach Ted Nolan and sport leader Martha Billes will […]
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Detective, last witness at Hockey Canada sex assault trial, says not adding to E.M.’s trauma was top of mind
WARNING: This article references sexual assault and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone impacted by it. The detective in charge of the second London, Ont., police investigation that led to sexual assault charges against five former world junior hockey players testified Monday about how “overwhelming” it was for the complainant to hear in […]
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Nick Taylor’s late-round eagle, birdie keep Canadian in contention at the Memorial
Scottie Scheffler felt he was hitting all the right shots and only had 13 straight pars to show for it Saturday on a tough day at the Memorial. As usual, he had a powerful finishing kick, and the world’s No. 1 player wound up in a familiar spot. Scheffler, six shots behind when he made […]
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U.S. claims Para World Hockey gold medal with 6-1 win over Canada
Defenceman Jack Wallace had three goals and an assist, and Brody Roybal chipped in with five assists as the United States claimed gold with a 6-1 win over Canada in the Para World Hockey Championship game on Saturday at LECOM Harborcentre in Buffalo. It was the seventh gold medal at the event for the Americans, who […]
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PWHL Vancouver GM Gardner Morey excited to build expansion team’s inaugural roster
Cara Gardner Morey knows her life is about to get very busy. As the first general manager of Vancouver’s new Professional Women’s Hockey League team, her schedule for the upcoming weeks rapidly filled as the league announced plans for its two expansion teams to build out their rosters. On Tuesday, an exclusive signing window will […]
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Grand Slam Track Philadelphia’s compressed schedule is a compromise that won’t skimp on quality
First let’s spare a thought for the losers in Grand Slam Track’s decision to squeeze this weekend’s Philadelphia event, originally slated to take place over three days, into two afternoons. You have to feel for everybody who already bought tickets for day one, eager to watch some high-stakes races under Franklin Field’s Friday Night Lights, […]
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Canada’s Vanessa Gilles ready to hunt for soccer trophies with new club Bayern Munich
While winning and having fun can often go hand in hand, they are not always synonymous. Just ask Vanessa Gilles, fresh off a successful soccer season filled with pressure and high expectations playing for a French league powerhouse. Sure, Lyon went unbeaten in 24 league and playoff matches and the Canadian international played all 90 […]
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Canada Soccer reports 2024 loss of $4 million, looks to eliminate deficit in 2026
Canada Soccer reported a loss of $4 million in 2024, up from $2.5 million the year before. The deficit is just under the $4.2 million the governing body had projected in early 2024. The gap was covered by cash reserves, of which Canada Soccer now has $5.9 million remaining. “Better than projected but we all […]
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Crown questions detective who led 1st investigation that ended with no charges against ex-world junior players
Questions about Crown witnesses I’m Karen Pauls, a senior reporter who’s covering this trial with my CBC colleagues at the London courthouse. I had an interesting conversation with one of the many legal experts who’s not involved in the case but is following it closely. Brandon Trask, an associate professor in the University of Manitoba’s […]
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