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TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors are a naturally quiet group off the court. Speaking up, especially on defence, will be an important part of turning around their season.

TORONTO — A trio of sponsors are backing Hockey Canada once more, after pulling support for the organization when it was embroiled in scandal last year. Fast food chain Tim Hortons, telecommunications firm Telus Corp.

TORONTO — The CFL will kick off its 2024 schedule with a Grey Cup rematch. The Grey Cup-champion Montreal Alouettes will open the campaign visiting the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on June 6, the CFL announced Thursday.

Jonathan David, Alphonso Davies and Stephen Eustaquio are the men's finalists for Canada Soccer Player of the Year. Jessie Fleming, Cloe Lacasse and Ashley Lawrence are the contenders for top female honours.

WHISTLER, B.C. — Embyr-Lee Susko describes taking part in the upcoming second leg of the 2023 Luge World Cup in Whistler, B.C., as a "full circle moment.

Montreal will host a Davis Cup qualification tie between Canada and South Korea in February, Tennis Canada announced Thursday. The tie, scheduled for Feb.

Toronto FC has traded the first overall pick in Stage 1 of the league's re-entry process to Austin FC for Austin’s No. 5 position plus a third-round pick in next week's MLS SuperDraft.

ZURICH (AP) — The FIFA best men’s player award for 2023 will be another contest between Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland.

When Richard Norman was invited to a celebrity fundraising curling bonspiel at Toronto's Cricket Club several years ago, he went scratching his head. "I'm like 'what's curling? Curling's not for Black people.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Another poor performance by Barcelona in a defeat at modest Antwerp has increased the pressure on Xavi Hernández to turn things around. The 3-2 loss in Belgium on Wednesday didn't mean much in practical terms.