TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays' pitching depth is teetering - which makes it a bad time for one of their most reliable starters to be struggling. Kevin Gausman allowed seven earned runs over 4 1/3 innings as the Blue Jays fell 9-5 against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday, denying their sixth sweep of the season. &...

TORONTO - Eugenio Suarez and Pavin Smith combined to drive in seven runs as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-5 on Thursday. Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman struggled through 4 1/3 innings to take the loss, allowing seven earned runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out four. Catcher Ale...

SURREY - The B.C. Lions may be without their No. 1 quarterback when they face the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Saturday. Nathan Rourke suffered a core injury against the Bombers in Winnipeg last Thursday and left midway through the fourth quarter after throwing for 249 yards with one touchdown and one interception. The 27-...

Calling it a "huge huge moment" for the franchise, the New York Red Bulls introduced former Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley as coach of its reserve side Thursday. Bradley, 37, succeeds Ibrahim Sekagya, who was promoted to a full-time assistant coach with the first team after Vedad Ibisevic left the club ea...

TORONTO - Chad Kelly will have plenty of company on the Toronto Argonauts sideline Friday night. Kelly will miss a third straight start when Toronto (0-2) hosts the Saskatchewan Roughriders (2-0). The 2023 CFL outstanding player continues to recover from a leg injury suffered in last year's East Division final. Ditto f...

An arbitrator has overturned Canadian figure skater Nikolaj Sorensen's suspension of at least six years for sexual maltreatment. Skate Canada said in a statement that it has lifted its sanctions against Sorensen after receiving Thursday's decision by the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada. The governing body sus...

EDMONTON - Two days after losing in the Stanley Cup final, Connor McDavid says he's not in a rush to make a decision about his future. The Edmonton Oilers captain, widely considered the best player in the world, is entering the final season of an eight-year, US$100-million contract next season. McDavid becomes eligible...

The 4 Nations Face-Off in February was meant to provide a taste of international competition a year before the Winter Olympics because it had been nearly a decade since the NHL's top players were able to represent their countries in the same tournament. Instead, the pace and quality of games captivated sellout crowds, ...

The Toronto Sceptres have signed defender Kali Flanagan to a one-year contract extension, the Professional Women's Hockey League team announced Thursday. The 29-year-old from Burlington, Mass., had three goals and four assists in 30 games with the Sceptres this past season and was second on the team in time on ice with...

FRISCO, Texas (AP) - The Dallas Stars have re-signed forward Matt Duchene to a four-year contract worth $18 million. General manager Jim Nill announced the deal Thursday. Duchene will count $4.5 million against the salary cap through the 2028-29 season. "We are thrilled to have Matt back with our organization,&quo...

FRISCO, Texas (AP) - The Dallas Stars have re-signed forward Matt Duchene to a four-year contract worth $18 million. General manager Jim Nill announced the deal Thursday. Duchene will count $4.5 million against the salary cap through the 2028-29 season. "We are thrilled to have Matt back with our organization,&quo...

TORONTO - Canada will take on Mexico and Denmark in a Billie Jean King Cup playoff from Nov. 14 to 16 in Monterrey, Mexico. The winner of the Group A round robin advances to the 2026 Qualifiers of the women's tennis tournament. The other two countries will play in Regional Group I next year. Each country will play each...

Canada's top men's tennis players all fell on Thursday on the European grass-court circuit. Montreal's Félix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov, of Richmond Hill, Ont., both lost in the Round of 16 at the Terra Wortmann Open in Halle, Germany. Auger-Aliassime served 12 aces but dropped a 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 decision...

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators signed forward Fabian Zetterlund to a three-year, US$12.825-million contract extension Thursday. Zetterlund produced 19 goals and 22 assists in 84 games split between the Senators and San Jose Sharks last season. Ottawa acquired the five-foot-11, 220-pound winger from San Jose at the March ...

MIAMI (AP) - Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has been hospitalized with an acute case of gastroenteritis, the Spanish club said Thursday. World Cup winner Mbappe missed Madrid's opening game at the Club World Cup against Saudi Arabian team Al Hilal in Miami on Wednesday because of a fever. Coach Xabi Alonso said he h...

MIAMI - Canadian men's soccer coach Jesse Marsch is in trouble with CONCACAF again. The soccer authority for North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football has started disciplinary proceedings against Canada Soccer and Marsch "for incidents that occurred" during Canada's Gold Cup match against Hond...

TORONTO - Pitcher Eric Lauer has done a little bit of everything for the Toronto Blue Jays since his season debut seven weeks ago. The 30-year-old left-hander has worked in short relief, served in a bulk role and is now used as a spot starter. He has been getting results every step of the way. Lauer was in top form Wed...

TORONTO - Bo Bichette homered and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in three runs as the Toronto Blue Jays rolled to an 8-1 rout of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night. Bichette and Addison Barger had three hits apiece while Guerrero reached base five times. He had a single, double and three walks. Toronto starter Er...

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Charge have re-signed forward Rebecca Leslie to a two-year contract extension and forward Taylor House for another year. They were the first players to sign with the Professional Women's Hockey League team this off-season. Elsewhere in the PWHL, the Toronto Sceptres extended forward Maggie Connors o...

KING CITY - Teenage opening batsman Yuvraj Samra put on a show Wednesday as Canada made short work of the Bahamas, winning by 10 wickets in a rain-shorted game at the Americas Qualifier for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026. Samra scored 50 not out off just 15 balls with Canada finishing at 54 with no outs in just 4.3 o...

The Buss family has agreed to sell the controlling stake of the Los Angeles Lakers to TWG Global CEO Mark Walter, doing so with a franchise valuation of $10 billion - the most ever for a professional sports franchise, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Wednesday. As part of the deal, Jeanie Buss - whose fami...

PIURO - Canadian rider Mike Woods was forced to abandon the Tour de Suisse on Stage 4 Wednesday due to illness. The 38-year-old from Ottawa, riding for the Israel-Premier Tech team, was 22nd in the general classification rankings after finishing 12th in Stage 3. Portugal's João Almeida, riding for UAE Team Emira...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The Stanley Cup is a little banged up, thanks to the Florida Panthers' celebration of back-to-back titles. The bowl of the famous trophy is cracked and the bottom is dented. Not for the first time and likely not the last. The Panthers won their second consecutive championship on home ice Tu...

Coach Casey Stoney says she is proud to take part in Canada Soccer's "Pride Celebration Match" against Costa Rica at Toronto's BMO Field on June 27. "Obviously the life that I live and the identity that I have, I think it's very important," said Stoney, who has three kids with her partner Megan Harr...

The Stanley Cup drought for Canadian teams reached 32 years after the Edmonton Oilers lost to the Florida Panthers in a second consecutive final on Tuesday. What about next year? Here's a look at where each of the seven Canadian clubs stands heading into next season - and which might be closest to ending the skid. CALG...

Canada's Leylah Fernandez advanced to the quarterfinals of the Lexus Nottingham Open tennis tournament after posting a 6-3, 6-4 win over Spain's Cristina Bucsa on Wednesday. Fernandez faced nine break points in the match, but saved all but one. She broke Bucsa three times on six chances in the match that took one hour ...

Fatigue shouldn't be an issue Thursday night for Tre Ford and the Edmonton Elks. Edmonton (0-1) hosts the Montreal Alouettes (2-0) coming off a bye week. This will mark the Elks' home opener following their season-opening 31-14 road loss to the B.C. Lions on June 7. Montreal, meanwhile, is coming off a 39-18 victory in...

ISTANBUL - Canada's women's team opened the second leg of the 2025 Volleyball Nations League with a 3-2 loss to South Korea on Wednesday. Set scores were 27-25, 25-18, 15-25, 20-25 and 15-13. Canada came back from a 2-0 deficit and led the final set 6-1 before the Koreans stormed back. Abby Guezen, playing in her first...