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Blue Jays sign right-handers Turnbull, Ureña to one-year major league contracts

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed right-handed pitchers Spencer Turnbull and Jos Urea to one-year major league contracts, the Major League Baseball club announced Monday. Turnbull was option...

May 05, 2025

Scott Laughton proving playoff worth for Maple Leafs after bumpy start

TORONTO - Scott Laughton was probably still feeling it. The Maple Leafs forward blocked a shot in the dying moments of Toronto's Game 6 victory over the Ottawa Senators to clinch a spot in the second ...

May 05, 2025

Curlers Peterman, Gallant first athletes named to Canada's 2026 Olympic team

TORONTO - Curlers Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant are the first athletes named to Canada's team for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. The husband-and-wife team from Chestermere, Alta., will r...

May 05, 2025

Canadian rider Derek Gee to lead Israel-Premier Tech team at Giro d'Italia

Canadian rider Derek Gee, who turned heads with his breakthrough ride in the 2023 race, returns to the Giro d'Italia this week. This time, the 27-year-old from Ottawa looks to make his mark in the gen...

May 05, 2025

The perception of Brad Marchand is one thing. Reality, the Florida Panthers have learned, is another

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Brad Marchand is many things. Sarcastic, most definitely. A pest on the ice, absolutely. Someone who doesn't mind a little bonus physicality, goes without saying. His "lit...

May 05, 2025

Leafs, Panthers open Round 2 of NHL playoffs tonight in Toronto

TORONTO - The second round of the National Hockey League playoffs gets underway tonight at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers, who knocked off Sunshine St...

May 05, 2025

Complainant to continue testifying at hockey players' sexual assault trial

A woman who prosecutors allege was sexually assaulted by five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is set to continue testifying at their trial today. The woman, who cannot be identifie...

May 05, 2025

Lowry living the dream after Jets beat Blues in Game 7 in overtime

WINNIPEG - Adam Lowry had dreams of scoring a Game 7 winning goal, but not exactly the way it finally happened. He didn't mind, though. The Winnipeg Jets captain was mobbed by teammates as white-clad ...

May 04, 2025

Jubilant Jets to open second-round series with Stars on Wednesday in Winnipeg

WINNIPEG - The exhausted Winnipeg Jets were still hugging everyone in their dressing room after Sunday night's thrilling Game 7, 4-3 double overtime victory over the St. Louis Blues when they were rem...

May 04, 2025

Lowry nets winner in double OT as Jets beat Blues 4-3 in Game 7 thriller

WINNIPEG - Winnipeg Jets captain Adam Lowry was mobbed by teammates as white-clad fans stood and roared after he tipped in the winning goal 16:10 into double overtime for a 4-3 NHL victory over the St...

May 04, 2025