FUKUOKA - Canada came back from two sets down to post a 3-2 win over Japan on Thursday in Volleyball Nations League action. Calgary's Alexa Gray led Canada with 30 points as Canada won with set scores of 23-25, 22-25, 25-20, 25-21 and 16-14. Kiera Van Ryk of Surrey, B.C., added 27 points for Canada, while Sarina Koga l...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Alexander Steen is in line to become the first Swede to serve as an NHL general manager after the St. Louis Blues announced their front office succession plan Thursday. Steen was named special assistant to GM Doug Armstrong, with the intent of taking over for him in 2026. The move also came with Armstr...

TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League's board of governors has approved the relocation of the Mississauga Steelheads to neighbouring Brampton, Ont. The league said in a release that the team would retain the "Steelheads" name and will play out of the CAA Centre starting in the 2024-25 season. The team isn't mov...

Canadian featherweight Kyle (The Monster) Nelson has earned a high-profile matchup with Calvin (The Boston Finisher) Kattar, ranked ninth among UFC 145-pound contenders, The two will meet on a Sept. 7 UFC Fight Night card in Las Vegas. Kattar (23-8-0) has headlined six UFC cards in his 13-fight run (7-6-0) in the promo...

TORONTO - A year after a most unusual lead-up to the Toronto Blue Jays' annual Pride weekend, the executive director of Pride Toronto says the organization's connection with the team is as solid as ever. "The relationship that we have with the Jays and Jays Care (Foundation), it's even stronger this year," sa...

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) - Edin Terzic has resigned as coach of Champions League runner-up Borussia Dortmund, the German club said on Thursday. Terzic says in a club statement, "I feel that the club's new era should begin with a new man on the touchline." His last game in charge was the 2-0 loss to Real Madrid ...

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers are under pressure as the Stanley Cup final shifts to their home arena tonight. Edmonton trails the Florida Panthers 2-0 in the best-of-seven series for hockey's holy grail heading into Game 3 at Rogers Place. Led by superstar Connor McDavid, the Oilers need to solve goalie Sergei Bobrovs...

DALLAS (AP) - Joe Mazzulla is a big fan of UFC matches and splices highlights of fights into some of the basketball film he shows the Boston Celtics for their video sessions. He doesn't do it for entertainment purposes or to make players laugh. He does it for a simple reason. He wants the Celtics to have a fighters' me...

DALLAS (AP) - Jayson Tatum scored 31, Jaylen Brown had 30 and the Boston Celtics held off a furious Dallas rally to reach the brink of a record 18th championship with a 106-99 victory over the Mavericks on Wednesday night for a 3-0 lead in the NBA Finals. Brown finished with eight rebounds and eight assists as the Celt...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Tom Brady brought the New England Patriots endless memories and six Super Bowl trophies during his two-decade run with the team. The Patriots made sure his induction into the franchise's Hall of Fame was a celebration unlike it had ever thrown before. Dozens of Brady's former teammates and coac...