Nashville SC has fired coach Gary Smith, just hours after his MLS team defeated Toronto FC 2-0. Nashville (3-4-5) stands 10th in the Eastern Conference and has won two of its last thee matches after a five-game winless streak. Smith, the club's first head coach, had been in charge for seven seasons. Over that time, the...

Long-time TSN broadcaster Darren Dutchyshen has died, the network announced Thursday. TSN said Dutchyshen died Wednesday at age 57. The cause of death was not provided, but his family said in a statement he was "surrounded by his closest loved ones." Dutchyshen began his TSN career in 1995 and became a mainst...

Canada's medallists in Paris will get a bump in podium prize money. A donation by Canadian health-care technology entrepreneur Sanjay Malaviya of Hespeler, Ont., will make a gold medal worth a total of $25,000, silver $20,000 and bronze $15,000 to athletes. The 2024 Olympic Games open July 26 and close Aug. 11 followed...

The Melfort Mustangs wrapped up the pool play of this year's Centennial Cup, picking up a 3-1 win over the host, Oakville Blades.Melfort deployed a very young and inexperienced lineup, as they were locked into their playoff position, no matter the result.Despite playing without their top six, in Ryan Duguay, Aidyn Hutc...

BANGKOK (AP) - FIFA will urge all 211 national federations to mandate racist abuse in soccer as a disciplinary offense. Soccer's world body also suggests "a global standard gesture for players to communicate racist incidents" to referees - hands crossed at the wrists and raised in the air. A five-pillar pledg...

The Colorado Avalanche live to see another day after a win on Wednesday, while the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers battle for an edge on Thursday. Here are five things to know heading into Thursday's post-season action: BEST-OF-THREE SERIES The Oilers are set to meet the Canucks in Vancouver on Thursday night for...

Asian soccer leaders can have unlimited years in power after their governing body voted to scrap a key pillar of reforms passed after the corruption crisis that rocked FIFA in 2015. Saudi Arabia and Qatar were among four of the 47 Asian Football Confederation members who put the proposal to their annual congress in Ban...

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Rafael Navarro scored on a penalty kick after Vancouver's Bjørn Inge Utvik drew a red card during first-half stoppage time and Zack Steffen made it stand up as the Rapids beat the Whitecaps 1-0 on Wednesday night. Utvik, a rookie defender making his fourth start and sixth appearance, ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Luka Doncic scored 30 points in a triple-double, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-92 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series. Doncic, the league's leading scorer in the regular season, had struggled some in the series against Oklah...

DALLAS (AP) - Colorado defenseman Cale Makar scored two goals, the second after Casey Mittelstadt's go-ahead tally in the third period and the Avalanche beat top-seeded Dallas 5-3 in Game 5 on Wednesday night, snapping their three-game losing streak and extending the second-round Western Conference Series. Mittlestadt ...