UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut Sun fans, many decked in the orange shirts they have been wearing for years, turned out one last time as the franchise played its final game before moving to Houston, a 95-81 win over the Toronto Tempo on Thursday n...

DELAWARE, OHIO - It was a historic win for Redland Rocket Man and driver Jody Jamieson. Jamieson, of Moffat, Ont., drove Redland Rocket Man, a US$45,000 supplemental entry, to a 4 1/4-length win in the Grade 1 $550,000 Little Brown Jug on Thursday at t...

MONTREAL - Félix Roussel opened the Canadian short track speedskating championships with two gold medals on Thursday. The Sherbrooke, Que., won the men's 1,500-metre event in two minutes 17.538 seconds ahead of Mathieu Pelletier (2:17.705) of Laval, Qu...

TORONTO - Investor rights advocate FAIR Canada says the existing restrictions on prediction market contracts should remain unless broader access is shown to benefit investors and serve the public interest. Prediction market trading lets customers ma...

WINNIPEG - Stanley Bryant doesn't expect any drop-off when backup quarterback Dru Brown takes hold of the controls on Friday. Brown is replacing injured Winnipeg Blue Bombers starter Zach Collaros in the home game against the Toronto Argonauts. It's th...

CALGARY - Kori Cheverie has been named Canada's head coach for the upcoming IIHF women's world championship in Denmark. Hockey Canada announced the news on Thursday, saying the Montréal Victoire head coach will be behind the bench for the 2026-27 seaso...

BROSSARD - Kirby Dach had a chance to make an impression Thursday, stepping into a prominent role at practice as the Montreal Canadiens continued to evaluate their options up front. With forward Ivan Demidov sidelined for a second straight day, Dach t...

TORONTO - American country music star Riley Green is set to perform at the halftime show of this year's Grey Cup, while Canadian icon Sarah McLachlan will sing the national anthem. The Canadian Football League says McLachlan will perform while Canadian...

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have signed defensive back Deontai Williams Sr. to a two-year extension through the 2028 CFL season. The Lions announced the news on Thursday, saying in a release that the 29-year-old American has made a big impact on defence...

VANCOUVER - Mathieu Betts knows exactly what will be on the line when his B.C. Lions line up against the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday. If everything goes Saskatchewan's way, the Riders could punch their playoff ticket this week - and the Lions ar...

WINNIPEG - Dale Hawerchuk is once again the leading scorer for the Winnipeg Jets. The Jets and the NHL announced Thursday that the franchise's official statistical history will now include both eras of the team. The first iteration of the Jets played f...

TORONTO - Canada's men's soccer team will play another game at home this fall, with Toronto hosting a CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal on Nov. 16. The matchup will be the second in a two-legged home-and-away aggregate series, with Canada's opponen...

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays are heading home for their final series of the Major League Baseball season eliminated from playoff contention and dealing with a headache over comments made by franchise superstar Vladimir Guerrero Jr. The slugging firs...

TORONTO - It took longer than anticipated, but Bobby Webster always believed Kawhi Leonard would be reunited with the Toronto Raptors. Toronto acquired Leonard from the Los Angeles Clippers in June. But the deal wasn't finalized until earlier this mont...

TORONTO - The Professional Women's Hockey League will return to a city it knows well for another league first later this season. After holding the first-ever PWHL draft and first-ever PWHL game in Toronto, the league plans to host its first PWHL All-S...

MANCHESTER, England (AP) - The long-awaited showdown between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua is finally happening. The two former heavyweight world champions are set to meet Dec. 11 in Cardiff, promoter Turki Alalshikh said Thursday. ...

GENEVA (AP) - FIFA's embattled president Gianni Infantino said Thursday he is committed to a fresh culture of openness at the soccer body that is "not about generating positive headlines." Two months into a deep rift for global soccer because of Infant...

Taylor Pendrith was making other plans when he learned that he'd be taking on a new role for the International team as an assistant to captain Geoff Ogilvy at this week's Presidents Cup. "I was actually planning my mother-in-law's surprise 60th birthda...

NAGOYA, Japan (AP) - Japanese teenager Shin Ohashi set a world record in the 200-meter breaststroke on Thursday at the Asian Games, swimming a time of 2 minutes, 4.83 seconds. The old record was 2:05.48 set by Qin Haiyang of China at the ...

VANCOUVER - The chief executive officer of the Vancouver Whitecaps says he remains concerned about the team's future because no progress has been made on securing new ownership. Axel Schuster said on Wednesday that his level of concern hasn't risen, bu...

BALTIMORE (AP) - Trey Gibson pitched brilliantly into the seventh inning and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 on Wednesday night to sweep a doubleheader and at least temporarily stay alive in the American League playoff race. One mo...

VANCOUVER - Thomas Muller says he hasn't decided whether he'll continue his playing career after the current Major League Soccer season comes to an end. The 37-year-old Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder said a number of factors are coming into play as he...

MONTREAL - George Gillett Jr., the former majority owner of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens, has died at 87. The Canadiens confirmed Gillett's death in a release Wednesday. A cause of death was not given. Gillett bought the Bell Centre (then Molson Centre...

BALTIMORE (AP) - Pete Alonso hit his 41st home run of the season, Chris Bassitt took a shutout into the sixth inning and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 in the first game of a doubleheader Wednesday, eliminating the defending Ameri...

It's been a long way back for Nathan Rourke and the B.C. Lions. B.C. opened its season by losing its first three games and five-of-six overall. But since then, B.C. (7-6) has reeled off six wins in seven contests, including a 48-29 home decision versus...

BALTIMORE - The Toronto Blue Jays have been eliminated from the American League wild-card race after opening a doubleheader with a 4-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. More coming. The Canadian Press

Former NFL star wide receiver Antonio Brown plans to accept a plea deal on an attempted murder charge in Miami that avoids prison, as part of an agreement that his lawyer said Wednesday was too good to turn down. Brown is scheduled to app...

MIAMI (AP) - Former NFL star wide receiver Antonio Brown plans to accept a plea deal on an attempted murder charge in Miami that avoids prison, his lawyer said Wednesday. Brown is scheduled to appear in court next Wednesday to make the de...