TORONTO - Everything is new these days for Toronto FC's Tyrese Spicer, from scoring his first MLS goal to seeing himself in a video game. And the rookie wingback from Trinidad and Tobago can't stop smiling. The 23-year-old is enjoying Toronto on and off the field. "It's been really good," he said in his lilti...

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed former first-round draft pick Vasily Podkolzin to a two-year extension. The 22-year-old Russian winger split the 2023-24 season between the NHL team and its American Hockey League affiliate, the Abbotsford Canucks. Podkolzin was called up to the NHL club in early March and...

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Cade Webber to a two-year, entry-level contract, the NHL club announced Thursday. The contract carries an average annual value of US$875,000. The 23-year-old Weber had six assists in 38 games during the 2023-24 NCAA season with Boston University. He helped the Te...

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario is requiring all registered gaming operators who offer sports betting to stop accepting wagers on World Boxing Association events. The regulator says it has concerns that WBA-sanctioned boxing matches don't have adequate safeguards in place to protect against match fixing an...

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks will start the 2024 season without American running back Devonte Williams. The CFL club announced Thursday that Williams recently had surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon suffered during off-season training. The Redblacks added the operation was successful but didn't say when the inju...

TAMPA, Fla. - Sheldon Keefe usually spends time during intermissions breaking down film of that evening's opponent. Even the smallest edge can make the difference in a league separated by razor-thin margins. With the NHL playoffs resting just over the horizon, however, the Maple Leafs head coach was focused elsewhere b...

OTTAWA - The CFL Players' Association is joining the Canadian labour movement. The CFLPA announced Thursday it has formed an alliance with the Canadian Labour Congress. The football players' association joins 49 national and international unions already affiliated with the CLC. The CLC is Canada's largest labour organi...

Fifth-ranked Canada has been drawn with No. 1 New Zealand, No. 7 Ireland and No. 12 Spain in Pool A in women's play at the Singapore Sevens. The draw for the May 3-5 tournament at Singapore National Stadium took place Thursday at Singapore Changi Airport. The 12th-ranked Canadian men, who are facing a relegation battle...

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - The Coyotes closed out their 28-year Arizona tenure as winners, getting a goal and an assist from Dylan Guenther in a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night. The Coyotes buzzed early at Mullett Arena and closed strong in their final game before moving to Salt Lake City. Liam O'Brien...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Auston Matthews came up empty in his bid to become the ninth player in NHL history to score 70 goals in a season, but Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov became the fifth player to have a 100-assist season as the Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-4 on Wednesday night. Matthews was denied on all seven ...

TORONTO - Giancarlo Stanton homered in the ninth inning and Aaron Judge added a go-ahead two-run double to lead the New York Yankees to a 6-4 comeback win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday at Rogers Centre. Stanton hit a solo shot off Erik Swanson (0-1) to kick off a four-run outburst that prevented a three-game ...

Brooke Henderson has started the LPGA Tour season on a wave, one she hopes to ride into the first major of the season. The 26-year-old golfer from Smiths Falls, Ont., has four top 10 finishes in the first seven tournaments of the year, finishing no worse than a tie for 27th. That's the kind of momentum she needs headin...

Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter isn't the first person to receive a lifetime ban from a professional sports league in North America. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced the ban Wednesday after a league probe found Porter disclosed confidential information to sports bettors and wagered on games. There have been...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Wild signed goalie Marc-Andre Fleury to a one-year, $2.5 million contract extension on Wednesday, bringing back the veteran for his age-40 season. Fleury, who turns 40 on Nov. 28, has had a prolific season in which he passed Patrick Roy for second place behind Martin Brodeur on the ...

A Prince Albert team has made its mark on the provincial shuffleboard scene.A P.A. based team consisting of Karen Nyuli, Bernie McDonald, Beryl Eros, and Gerald Shier recently won a provincial mixed Anavets tournament , knocking off teams from Saskatoon and Moose Jaw.Prince Albert ended up winning with nine points whil...

MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Defending champion Costa Rica held on to edge Canada 3-2 in quarterfinal play Wednesday at the CONCACAF Futsal Championship, ending the Canadian men's hope of reaching the FIFA Futsal World Cup. The four semifinalists at the 12-team CONCACAF tournament qualify for this fall's Futsal World Cup in Uz...

TORONTO - A year ago, Masai Ujiri declared that the Toronto Raptors had to change their culture. But after a challenging and disappointing 2023-24 season, the team's president said that their culture is just fine. Ujiri walked back his year-old remarks at his season-ending news conference on Wednesday and said that he ...

WINNIPEG - Veteran skip Brad Jacobs is a free agent after announcing Wednesday that he is parting ways with Reid Carruthers and his Manitoba-based curling team. Jacobs joined the team based near Winnipeg Medway through the 2022-23 season replacement for former third Jason Gunnlaugson. He became a permanent member of th...

TORONTO - The NBA has banned Jontay Porter for life games after completing an investigation into gambling allegations against the former Toronto Raptors' two-way player. A league investigation found that Porter violated league rules by disclosing confidential information to sports bettors, limiting his own participatio...

Canadians Gillian (The Savage) Robertson and Marc-Andre (Powerbar) Barriault have been added to Conor McGregor's comeback fight card. Robertson, ranked 15th among strawweight contenders, will face No. 14 Michelle (The Karate Hottie) Waterson-Gomez at UFC 303, scheduled for June 29 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Barria...

TORONTO - Isaiah Adams remains the top-ranked player for the 2024 CFL draft. The Illinois offensive lineman topped the CFL Scouting Bureau's spring top-20 list released Wednesday, retaining the No. 1 spot he held in December. However, teams eyeing the six-foot-five, 320-pound Adams from Ajax, Ont., in the CFL draft on ...

BROSSARD, Que. - The Montreal Canadiens have exercised the two-year option of the contract of head coach Martin St. Louis, committing him to the team for the next three seasons. Montreal brought in St. Louis on an interim basis following Dominique Ducharme's dismissal in February 2022. The 48-year-old from Laval, Que...

Vaughan Rody has dropped a couple pucks in his day. About half a million - give or take - by his estimate. The former NHL linesman knows faceoffs. The fundamentals, the tricks, the tells, the cheats. He's also lived the on-ice importance of consistency, communication and relationships. There's a lot that goes into the ...

Auston Matthews' quest for his 70th goal of the season prompts a look back at key scoring milestones in Toronto Maple Leafs history, from Ace Bailey's first scoring title to Darryl Sittler's record-breaking game. First Maple Leaf to lead NHL in goals Irvine "Ace" Bailey became the Maple Leafs' inaugural NHL s...

LeBron James plans to go back to the Olympics. Stephen Curry is planning on going for the first time. Kevin Durant will go there with his eye on history. And they're just part of a star-studded roster the Americans have assembled for the Paris Games. USA Basketball announced its men's Olympic team for Paris on Wednesda...

Canada is expected to win a total of 22 medals, including six gold, at the Paris Summer Olympics, which open on July 26. This forecast is done by Nielsen's Gracenote Sports, which supplies statistical analysis for sports leagues around the world. It also tracks major competitions involving Olympic sports leading up to ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Barry Trotz never put a label on whether he was rebuilding, retooling or simply trying to reset the Nashville Predators during his first season as general manager. Revival might be the best word to describe what he has done. Not only has Trotz helped the Predators reclaim their "Smashville&...

TAMPA, Fla. - Auston Matthews has one more chance to reach a milestone not touched in nearly three decades. The Maple Leafs sniper was unable to score in Tuesday night's 5-2 loss to the Florida Panthers, leaving him stuck on 69 goals for the season. Matthews and Toronto visit the Tampa Bay Lightning to close out the re...