Rudy Gobert made some history. Victor Wembanyama nearly did. Gobert, the Minnesota center, was announced Tuesday night as the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year for a record-tying fourth time - joining Basketball Hall of Fame inductees Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace. It was the fifth time in the last 11 seasons that a...

VANCOUVER - Rick Tocchet doesn't mind the fact that his Vancouver Canucks aren't favoured to win against their next playoff opponent. "I love being doubted," the head coach said. Analysts have been skeptical of the Canucks all season, Tocchet added. The team wasn't favoured to make the playoffs, but spent muc...

For the second time in as many years, Battlefords North Stars game-breaker, Kian Bell has been named as a nominee for Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) Most Valuable Player. Fresh off his second straight Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) MVP Award - becoming the first player in league history to win MVP twice...

LAS VEGAS - Vegas defenceman Brayden McNabb was asked Tuesday if he could imagine not having Jonathan Marchessault in the Golden Knights' locker room next season. "No," he said succinctly, letting that word hang in the air before more fully answering the question two days after the Knights were eliminated in ...

OTTAWA - They may have fallen short of their goal but there's no denying Ottawa's first season in the Professional Women's Hockey League was a success. Ewe fell a little short there on the final stretch, so you'll reflect on that too," said coach Carla MacLeod. "But there's also a lot of excitement that comes...

Adam Copeland knows what it's like to have to recover from severe injuries or operations. As one of the most accomplished professional wrestlers of the past 20 years, the product of Orangeville, Ont., billed from Toronto, has had a laundry list of aches and pains for years. But when Copeland, formerly known as Edge, wa...

It was like something out of a storybook. Tyler Black was at the plate in his big league debut with the Milwaukee Brewers as his father, former TSN broadcaster Rod Black, and his mother Nancy Black, were being interviewed in the stands. The younger Black connected on his second hit of the game, and of his career, and h...

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Jordan Binnington made 21 saves and Dylan Guenther had a goal and an assist as Canada beat Hungary 4-0 Tuesday in a pre-tournament game before the world men's hockey championship. Colton Parayko, Bowen Byram and Owen Power also scored for the defending world champions, who outshot the hosts 66-21. C...

When CS Saint-Laurent players ran onto the field to celebrate their upset win over the CPL's Halifax Wanderers FC, Rocco Placentino couldn't join them. The Saint-Laurent sporting director was overcome by emotion on the sidelines at Wanderers Ground. Mamadou Kane converted the decisive spot kick in the 5-3 penalty shoo...

From the opening crack of the bat this baseball season, the 18U North Battleford Beavers have been off and running, having won eight straight games to open their spring 2024 schedule.The Beavers have swept back-to-back four-game weekends to start the year, with double-header victories in Moose Jaw and Assiniboia openin...