Forward Tyson Beukeboom is set to enter the Canadian rugby record book Saturday. Named in the starting lineup for fourth-ranked Canada against No. 5 Australia in Pacific Four Series play at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Beukeboom will tie Gillian Florence as Canada's all-time women's caps leader with 67. Florence played i...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have gone to Manitoba for their first pick in the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft.With the 22nd overall pick Thursday (May 9), Kamloops selected 6'1" centre Asher Gingras of Steinbach, Manitoba. Gingras played last season with the 'AAA' Eastman Selects U-15 team, racking up 30 goals and 53...

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverley was suspended by the NBA on Thursday for four games without pay to begin next season for his actions during and after the final game of an Eastern Conference first-round playoff series with the Indiana Pacers. The league announced the suspension and said Beverley ...

KAMLOOPS - It's not just about the WHL Prospects Draft for the Kamloops Blazers' front office Thursday (May 9). The team announced a trade in the morning, bolstering its blueline and moving a goaltender.In a news release, Assistant General Manager Tim O'Donovan says Kamloops has acquired defenceman Niko Tsakumis and a ...

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs fired head coach Sheldon Keefe on Thursday following another disappointing playoff exit. The Canadian Press takes a look at some of the potential candidates to take over the Original Six franchise that hasn't won the Stanley Cup since 1967. CRAIG BERUBE The 58-year-old from Calahoo, Al...

GUELPH, Ont. - Quarterback Chad Kelly, who is under suspension for violating the CFL's gender-based violence policy, was on the field Thursday at the Toronto Argonauts' rookie camp. Kelly's appearance at the University of Guelph comes just two days after the CFL suspended its 2023 outstanding player for at least nine r...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Pyotr Kochetkov is set to start in goal for the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 against the New York Rangers on Thursday night, as they make a change in net trailing the second-round series 2-0. Coach Rod Brind'Amour announced the decision roughly seven hours before puck drop, citing Andersen's workl...

OTTAWA - Canadian sports minister Carla Qualtrough has announced former Ontario chief justice Lise Maisonneuve will lead the Future of Sport in Canada Commission. The commission's mandate is to delve into problems amid what Qualtrough and her predecessor Pascale St-Onge have called a safe-sport crisis in Canada. Qualtr...

Former Toronto FC general manager Ali Curtis has earned a promotion as Major League Soccer revamps the leadership of MLS Next, its academy and youth development program. Curtis left his post of Toronto GM and senior vice-president of soccer operations in November 2021. Some two weeks later he was named senior vice-pres...

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have fired head coach Sheldon Keefe. The team made the announcement Thursday after the Original Six franchise lost to the Boston Bruins in seven games in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs More coming. The Canadian Press

Canadian riders Michael Woods and Riley Pickrell are out of the Giro d'Italia. The two Canadians and Israel-Premier Tech teammate Nadav Raisberg were involved in the same crash Wednesday on the fifth stage of the Giro, which precedes the Tour de France and Spanish Vuelta on the Grand Tour calendar. Israel-Premier Tech ...

Ownership of the NHL's team in Utah has given fans 20 choices to vote on for the franchise's new name, according to a survey sent out Wednesday by Smith Entertainment Group. Owner Ryan Smith has told The Associated Press the team will have a name starting with Utah. The inaugural season will feature jerseys with the na...

The Vancouver Canucks struck first in a wild second-round NHL playoff series opener against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday and the Florida Panthers pulled even in their best-of-seven matchup against the Boston Bruins. The two other conference semifinals will resume Thursday night. Here are five things to know: VAN ...

CALGARY - Although Canada's lone PGA Tour Champions event will have a different name, the goal will still be the same for Mike Weir. Like he did during his three previous appearances at the Shaw Charity Classic, Weir will do his best to finish at the top of the leaderboard this August at the tournament - now called the...

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Aleksander Barkov had two goals and two assists, Sam Reinhart added four assists and the Florida Panthers beat the Boston Bruins 6-1 on Wednesday night to tie the second-round series at a game apiece. Brandon Montour had a goal and two assists, and Steven Lorentz, Gustav Forsling and Eetu Luostarin...

NEW YORK (AP) - Jalen Brunson returned from a right foot injury to score 24 of his 29 points in the second half, leading the New York Knicks to a 130-121 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. On the anniversary of Willis Reed's dramatic emergence from th...

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Aleksander Barkov had two goals and two assists, Sam Reinhart added four assists and the Florida Panthers beat the Boston Bruins 6-1 on Wednesday night to tie the second-round series at a game apiece. Brandon Montour had a goal and two assists, and Steven Lorentz, Gustav Forsling and Eetu Luostarin...

TORONTO - Blayre Turnbull scored two goals to lead Toronto to a 4-0 win over Minnesota in the first-ever Professional Women's Hockey League playoff game on Wednesday. Natalie Spooner, with the opening goal and one assist, and Emma Maltais also scored for top-seeded Toronto in front of 8,473 fans at Coca-Cola Coliseum. ...

MONTREAL - Matty Longstaff broke a deadlock in the 50th minute and Toronto FC went on to defeat semi-pro side CS Saint-Laurent 3-0 in the opening leg of their Canadian Championship quarterfinal on Wednesday. Longstaff blasted a shot past goalkeeper Kosta Maniatis into the top-right corner after a back pass from Cassius...

OTTAWA - Atletico Ottawa and Pacific FC played to a scoreless draw Wednesday in the first leg of their Telus Canadian Championship quarterfinal. It was a matchup of the two top teams in the Canadian Premier League, each unbeaten with 10 points from 3-0-1 records. Atletico scored a league-leading eight goals in its four...

Nikola Jokic did it all again. And the MVP trophy is his again. Jokic, the Denver Nuggets star from Serbia, was announced Wednesday night as the NBA's Most Valuable Player - his third time winning the award in the past four seasons, a feat that just six other players in league history have accomplished. He averaged 26....

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A former top executive for major Las Vegas casinos was sentenced to a year of probation Wednesday after admitting he allowed an illegal bookmaker to gamble millions of dollars at the MGM Grand and pay off debts in cash. Scott Sibella pleaded guilty in January to violating federal anti-money launderin...

HAMILTON - Bo Levi Mitchell created a stir Wednesday at the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' rookie camp. The veteran quarterback attended the opening day wearing a walking boot on his right foot. Sophomore Taylor Powell took the majority of snaps. Mitchell suffered a fractured right leg last season that required surgery. Afterwar...

MADRID (AP) - Real Madrid defeated Bayern Munich 2-1 on Wednesday to reach the Champions League final for the second time in three seasons. Joselu scored in the 88th minute and then in stoppage time for the record 14-time European champion, which advanced 4-3 on aggregate to set up a final against Borussia Dortmund on ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to bank and tax fraud in a sports betting case in which prosecutors allege he stole nearly $17 million from the Japanese baseball player to pay off debts, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. The scandal surro...

OTTAWA - Travis Green says he is a firm, approachable and detail-oriented coach. The Ottawa Senators are banking on those qualities to make an impression on their young and talented roster. Green was announced as the Senators' new head coach Tuesday after a selection process that included discussions with half a dozen ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Chris Bassitt tossed three-hit ball and struck out six over 6 2/3 innings and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had three hits and an RBI to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-3 victory on Wednesday that ended the Philadelphia Phillies' home winning streak at 11 games. Jordan Romano gave up an RBI single to Brys...

MONTREAL - Hockey star Marie-Philip Poulin is motivated by the opportunity to compete in the playoffs, no matter the opponent. The fact Montreal will face off against a team from Boston in the Professional Women's Hockey League post-season only adds fuel to the fire. "Every time you have a chance to play in the pl...