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BOSTON – George Springer’s first homer in the majors came May 8, 2014 at the Detroit Tigers off Drew Smyly, while No. 300 came Tuesday against...
VANCOUVER — This was one for the history books. Winless in its previous seven games since making its World Cup debut in 1986, the Canadian men’s...
EDMONTON — Even in a light least favourable … In its Thursday press release announcing that Mike Babcock’s awkward, early resignation from the...
VANCOUVER — To reach Powell River from Vancouver by car requires ferries across Howe Sound and Jervis Inlet and, if the traveller is lucky, about...
BOSTON — Max Scherzer was chopping it up in the Toronto Blue Jays dugout last weekend, as per usual, when Trey Yesavage’s between-outings work...
We’re eight days from the NHL Draft, with trade rumours swirling at gale force — a perfect time to crack open the mail and answer some pressing...
BOSTON – The fly-by-the-seat-of-their-pants approach injuries have forced the Toronto Blue Jays to take with their starting rotation is no biggie to...
BOSTON – The latest interruption in Max Scherzer’s stop-and-start season began Monday morning, when the future Hall of Famer woke up with a knot...
VANCOUVER – World Cup matches don’t come any bigger for Canada than its contest against Qatar on Thursday at BC Place. Canada opened its account...
The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Jim Hiller as their new head coach. The team made the hiring official with an announcement on Wednesday. Hiller,...
BOSTON – The first of 16 games in 16 days for the Toronto Blue Jays began with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Andres Gimenez returning to the lineup, the...
VANCOUVER — Canada opened this World Cup without its two best players. Alphonso Davies was injured. But Jonathan David went missing during...
The World Cup often brings out the very best in soccer’s biggest stars. But at the same time, the tournament can be cruel. Not everybody makes the...
Earlier Tuesday, during a zoom call to discuss Toronto’s trade with Philadelphia, GM John Chayka was asked about the Maple Leafs’ coaching...
For a long time, the running joke around top college basketball prospects having second thoughts about turning professional was along the lines of...
VANCOUVER — Much has changed for Ali Ahmed since he last practised on the billiard-table smooth grass of the Vancouver Whitecaps’ training...
Now that the Stanley Cup Final is complete, the NHL will officially begin its investigation into Mike Babcock’s 2023 resignation from Columbus. ...
TORONTO — A tug-of-war over the pitch clock is the newest element in the Toronto Blue Jays’ rivalry with the New York Yankees, with a strange...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On a night unlike any the UFC has ever put on; on a night that blurred borders between sports, politics and culture; and on a...
LAS VEGAS — Jordan Staal sat at the podium Sunday night, squeezed between his three young kids and the Conn Smythe Trophy. Dad’s smile and the...
CALEDON, Ont. — Not for the first time on the back nine on Sunday, Matthew Anderson found himself in a pickle. His drive on the 504-yard par-4...
Goals, goals and more goals. Sunday produced a flood of steady offence at the World Cup — and the day isn’t over yet. Fourteen goals were produced...
LAS VEGAS — If you thought John Tortorella would show up at Sunday morning’s availability to reveal his replacement for the injured...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The discussion around Sunday’s UFC Freedom 250 has focused so much on what’s happening outside the octagon — the...
I’m not sure we’ll ever see a five-game NBA Finals that close any time soon. I’ll say we won’t. It will go in the books as a win for the New...
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- UFC Freedom 250 is finally here and with all of the hoopla, pomp and circumstance surrounding the event’s unorthodox and...
LAS VEGAS — John Tortorella rarely feels the need to explain himself or his decisions. And in this case, he didn’t have to. There will be no...
TORONTO – Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s back started tightening up before Friday’s 8-5 win over the New York Yankees, so he told John Schneider. The...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Even for background-checked and approved visitors on foot, accessing the White House is an extensive process. Multiple layers of...
TORONTO — Alejandro Kirk became the third central character to rejoin the Toronto Blue Jays plot this week and immediately showed how important he...
TORONTO — A historic first World Cup victory continues to elude the Canadian men’s team. But Les Rouges collected their first-ever World Cup...
LAS VEGAS — If this Stanley Cup Final has taught us anything, it’s that no lead is safe, no momentum lasts forever, and no amount of video review...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Earlier this week, at a hotel not far from the outdoor octagon on the White House’s south lawn where he’ll defend his UFC...
RALEIGH, N.C. — Tearing a page out of Mark Messier’s playbook, John Tortorella made a bold proclamation after a Game 5 loss Thursday put his team...
We’re off and running at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and if the opening day was any indication, we're in for one helluva tournament. Five goals...
CALEDON, Ont. — The path toward the highest reaches of professional golf is rarely a straight one, and it tends to get increasingly narrow the...
As the Edmonton Oilers navigate hiring Mike Babcock as head coach, they continue on another path: finding a new home for one of their longest-tenured...
TORONTO – Graham Johnson first noticed the two-handed back smack Louis Varland gets on his way out of the bullpen during the Toronto Blue Jays’...
TORONTO – It’s the biggest, most historic match in the history of the Canadian men’s team. Unlike the Canadian women, the men’s side has...
RALEIGH, N.C. — Taylor Hall had a prediction on what will ultimately be the difference in a series in which the his Carolina Hurricanes and the...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an era short on iconic, crossover stars who can capture audiences both casual and hardcore, the UFC has benefited enormously...
Officially, historically, the craziest NBA Finals game of all time. In the space of 48 minutes, you had the San Antonio Spurs setting an NBA Finals...
TORONTO – A year after starting Game 7 of the World Series, Max Scherzer’s competitiveness remains as high as ever, but six starts into his second...
RALEIGH, N.C. — Asked if he needs more from his top line, Vegas Golden Knights coach John Tortorella’s post-game response was telling. “What’s...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Beneath the warm glow of Madison Square Garden’s spiderweb ceiling, cruising to a decision victory while carrying the...
LAS VEGAS — Standing between the benches, with a perfect view of the carnage that had just unfolded, ESPN analyst Ray Ferraro summed up the scene...
According to multiple sources, the NHLPA has asked the NHL to do a full investigation into Mike Babcock’s departure from Columbus before Edmonton...
TORONTO – Initially, the cramping sensation that forced Dylan Cease onto the injured list a couple of weeks ago was mild enough that the Toronto...
TORONTO — A few weeks ago, when the Toronto Blue Jays first moved Vladimir Guerrero Jr. out of the No. 3 spot in the batting order, he said he had...
VANCOUVER — The Brendan Gallagher train is gaining steam. But it’s difficult to know at this stage who or how many are driving the locomotive and...