NEW YORK (AP) - The percentage of players born outside the 50 states in Major League Baseball dropped to its lowest level since 2002 while Japan's 14 were its most since 2010. There were 247 players from 16 nations and territories outside of the 50 sta...

Four-time champion Italy hosts Northern Ireland in the standout semifinal of the World Cup playoffs in Europe on Thursday. The Azzurri are under pressure to avoid failing to qualify for soccer's biggest event for a third consecutive time after being el...

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays are turning to a starting rotation anchor for their regular-season opener Friday night against the Athletics. Right-hander Kevin Gausman will look to set the tone for the reigning American League champions in front of a ...

Officials in Toronto say the city has put together a comprehensive plan to manage the transportation of hundreds of thousands of visitors who are expected during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Toronto will host six World Cup matches beginning in June, inclu...

Qualifying for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics remains the top goal, but Rachel Lessard would welcome the Canadian women's flag football team getting another shot at Mexico at this summer's world championship. Mexico defeated Canada 12-0 last year to cap...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Josh Norris' father had never steered him wrong before. And yet the Sabres forward was somewhat skeptical of just how passionate Buffalo was as a hockey market upon his arrival in a trade from Ottawa a year ago. Sidelined by an inj...

PRAGUE - Canada's Stephen Gogolev continued his breakout season Thursday, finishing fifth in the men's singles short program at the world figure skating championships. Competing at his first worlds, Gogolev delivered a personal-best 94.38 points with a...

Kerri Einarson is shaking up her team days after it lost to Switzerland in the final of the world women's curling championship in Calgary. The team based in Gimli, Man., announced Thursday it is parting ways with longtime third Val Sweeting, as well as...

A look at the 13 teams competing in the LGT Men's World Curling Championship from March 27 to April 4 in Ogden, Utah: Canada (Matt Dunstone) First world championship for Dunstone and third Colton Lott. Second E.J. Harnden and lead Ryan Harnden won silv...

There was little afterglow from his first Brier win still fuelling Matt Dunstone as his team ramped up for the men's world curling championship. Dunstone, Colton Lott, E.J. Harnden and Ryan Harnden out of Winnipeg's Granite Curling Club open the LGT Me...

GENEVA (AP) - Transgender women athletes are now excluded from women's events at the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday which aligns with U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order on sports ahead of the 2028 Los A...

TORONTO - When the Toronto Blue Jays were in the midst of their deep playoff run last fall, the promotions staff was immersed in plans for the team's 2026 giveaway schedule. The idea for a fresh Vladimir Guerrero Jr., bobblehead stemmed from the slu...

TORONTO - J.T. Miller and the New York Rangers expected big things when they broke training camp back in the fall. Coming off a playoff-less spring that resulted in forward Chris Kreider and defenceman K'Andre Miller getting shipped out of town, the cl...

The Battlefords North Stars and Melfort Mustangs will play in game five on Saturday after Melfort extended the series with a dominant 9-4 win at the Northern Lights Palace. Unlike game three, the North Stars got off to a quick start. At the 8:49 nark, Alessio Nardelli scored his third goal in the playoffs. From the poi...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Kawhi Leonard had 27 points, Darius Garland added 24, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Toronto Raptors 119-94 on Wednesday night. Bennedict Mathurin had 23 off the bench and Brook Lopez scored 11 of his 14 points in the fi...

EDMONTON - A 2025 season to remember just became even more memorable for Corey Mace. The 40-year-old native of Port Moody, B.C., was named the CFL's coach of the year for the first time Wednesday. The honour followed Mace earning his first Grey Cup ti...

TORONTO (AP) - Dakota Joshua had a goal and an assist, Joseph Woll made 40 saves and added an assist, and the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the Rangers 4-3 on Wednesday night, eliminating New York from playoff contention. Jake McCabe, Nick Robertson and J...

TORONTO - Joseph Woll made 40 saves and John Tavares scored the winner as the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the New York Rangers 4-3 on Wednesday night. Jake McCabe, Nick Robertson and Dakota Joshua had the other goals for Toronto (31-29-13). Matias Macc...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Hayley Scamurra and Lina Ljungblom each scored their third goal of the season, Ann-Renée Desbiens earned her fifth shutout, and the Montréal Victoire beat the Minnesota Frost 3-0 on Wednesday night to sweep the season series. Mo...

The WNBA will hold an expansion draft for its new franchises in Portland and Toronto on April 3, the league announced Wednesday. A coin toss will be held Friday, with the winning franchise getting to choose either the first pick in the expansion draft ...

TORONTO - Its been quite a run for Roger Attfield. The decorated thoroughbred trainer announced his retirement from racing Wednesday. It capped a stellar career that saw him win a record-tying eight King's Plates and three Canadian Triple Crowns. "It i...

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays will kick off the 2026 regular season on Friday against the visiting Athletics. Here's a look at five talking points ahead of the new campaign: CONTRACT EXTENSIONS Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro, general manager Ros...

Jason Maas isn't worried about fixing something that isn't broken. The Montreal Alouettes announced earlier this off-season that Anthony Calvillo, their offensive co-ordinator and quarterbacks coach, would take over play-calling duties from Maas, the t...

TORONTO - It might seem that the Toronto Blue Jays' decision to extend the contracts of general manager Ross Atkins and manager John Schneider on Monday was a reward for guiding the Major League Baseball club to the World Series last year. But team pre...

The Meadow Lake U18A Stampeders kept their season alive, then kept it rolling.Trailing 4-2 entering the third period, Meadow Lake scored three times to defeat Martensville 5-4 in Game 2 on March 14, then won 1-0 in overtime after a scoreless deciding mini-game to capture the North Final and advance to the provincial ch...

The Battlefords North Stars have an opportunity to sweep the Melfort Mustangs at the Northern Lights Palace tonight. After winning Game 3 Tuesday night with a score of 6-3, the North Stars took a 3-0 series lead. While the North Stars have gotten contributions across the board, their best player has been goaltender Kae...

TORONTO - The Toronto Tempo has added two-time WNBA champion Olaf Lange as associate head coach, the team announced Wednesday. Lange joins head coach Sandy Brondello and assistant coaches Ciara Carl and Brian Lankton on the WNBA expansion team. Lange m...

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Lucas Wahlin to a one-year, two-way contract, the NHL club announced Wednesday. The deal for the 2026-27 season carries an average annual value of US$850,000 in the NHL. Wahlin will spend the remainder o...