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City of Toronto still sorting out World Cup funding with 13 months to go

TORONTO - Thirteen months before the FIFA World Cup kicks off, the City of Toronto is still wondering how to pay for it. The cost of hosting six games in Toronto has been pegged at $380 million, with ...

May 22, 2025

Canadian teen Mboko reaches final round of French Open qualifying

PARIS - Victoria Mboko advanced to the third round of French Open qualifying with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Kathinka von Deichmann on Thursday. The 18-year-old Canadian won 82 per cent of her first serves a...

May 22, 2025

Five things to know for the 2025 Memorial Cup in Rimouski

Medicine Hat Tigers phenom Gavin McKenna headlines a stacked field at this year's Memorial Cup. The top competition in Canadian junior hockey runs Friday through June 1 in Rimouski, Que. The Rimouski ...

May 22, 2025

Third-period swoon costs Oilers in Game 1 of conference final against Stars

DALLAS - The Edmonton Oilers controlled the NHL's Western Conference final opener until suddenly they didn't. The lone Canadian club left in Stanley Cup contention this year was up 3-1 on the Dallas S...

May 21, 2025

Dallas Stars not getting shut out on power play in this West final against Oilers

DALLAS (AP) - The Dallas Stars aren't getting shut out on the power play in the Western Conference final against Edmonton this time. They took full advantage of their opportunities in the third period...

May 21, 2025

Vancouver FC, Cavalry battle to 1-1 draw in Canadian Championship quarterfinal

LANGLEY - A late goal from Tobias Warschewski helped Cavalry FC rescue a 1-1 draw against Vancouver FC in the first leg of their Canadian Championship quarterfinal matchup on Wednesday. David Norman J...

May 21, 2025

Stars score 3 PP goals in 5 1/2 minutes early in 3rd, rally to beat Oilers 6-3 in Game 1

DALLAS (AP) - Miro Heiskanen, Mikael Granlund and Matt Duchene scored power-play goals in a 5:26 span early in the third period and the Dallas Stars opened their Western Conference final rematch again...

May 21, 2025

Stars score 3 PP goals in 5 1/2 minutes early in 3rd, rally to beat Oilers 6-3 in Game 1

DALLAS (AP) - Miro Heiskanen, Mikael Granlund and Matt Duchene scored power-play goals in a 5:26 span early in the third period and the Dallas Stars opened their Western Conference final rematch again...

May 21, 2025

Pacers tie it on Halburton's jumper at buzzer, then beat Knicks 138-135 in OT of East finals Game 1

NEW YORK (AP) - Tyrese Haliburton tied the game with a long jumper that bounced high off the back of the rim and in as time expired in regulation, then the Indiana Pacers went on to finish off their s...

May 21, 2025

Hard hit: Blue Jays stick with it in 14-0 rout of Padres

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays had a refrain in their dugout on Wednesday night: "just keep swinging it." Toronto batters were drilling the ball, maxing out with Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s 112 m.p.h. gr...

May 21, 2025