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Toronto Tempo unveiled as handle for new WNBA team as leak accelerates unveiling

TORONTO - Canada's new WNBA franchise will be called the Toronto Tempo, a handle officially unveiled with some haste Thursday morning after it was leaked the previous day. The name appeared - briefly ...

Dec 05, 2024

Hamilton's Gilgeous-Alexander leads Thunder into Toronto for game vs. Raptors

TORONTO - Hamilton's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads his top-ranked Oklahoma City Thunder into Toronto to face the Raptors tonight. Oklahoma City has won seven of its past 10 games to put it atop the NB...

Dec 05, 2024

Sarah Fillier off to hot start in PWHL after two goals in Sirens win over Victoire

LAVAL, Que. - New York Sirens head coach Greg Fargo isn't surprised, nor does he think anybody should be. Sarah Fillier is just that good. This year's top draft pick scored her first two Professional ...

Dec 04, 2024

Matthews scores twice early in third period, Leafs come back to down Predators 3-2

TORONTO - Auston Matthews scored twice early in the third period to erase a 1-0 deficit as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Wednesday. William Nylander had the other goal ...

Dec 04, 2024

Top draft pick Sarah Fillier scores twice for first PWHL goals, Sirens beat Victoire

LAVAL, Que. - Top draft pick Sarah Fillier scored twice for her first Professional Women's Hockey League goals and assisted on the winner to lead the New York Sirens past the Montreal Victoire 4-1 on ...

Dec 04, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Canada names roster for 4 Nations Face-Off tournament

TORONTO - Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner, Winnipeg Jets defenceman Josh Morrissey and Montreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault are among the players named to Canada's roster for the up...

Dec 04, 2024

Golden at-bat idea brings critics to the plate: 'Absolutely stupid and ridiculous'

When baseball historian Bill Humber first heard about the golden at-bat idea that Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred floated on a recent podcast, he was a little taken aback. "I kind of la...

Dec 04, 2024

Return to B.C. a 'full-circle' moment for new Lions' head coach Buck Pierce

SURREY, B.C. - Buck Pierce is back where his CFL career began. It's been about 20 years since the quarterback from Crescent City, Cali., hopped into the car with his dad and took the long, winding dri...

Dec 04, 2024

COC repeats calls for increased federal funding as Paris athletes honoured in Ottawa

OTTAWA - Canada's Paris Olympic and Paralympic athletes were celebrated on Parliament Hill today. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was among a number of dignitaries to speak at a special ceremony in Otta...

Dec 04, 2024

Smith noncommittal on overriding Charter as court challenge looms over trans bills

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she doesn't believe she'll need to invoke the Charter's notwithstanding clause to shield her government's transgender bills from legal challenges. The bi...

Dec 04, 2024