REGINA - Canadian offensive lineman Noah Zerr was among seven players released by the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Wednesday. The six-foot-seven, 330-pound Zerr, of Langenburg, Sask., was entering his second season with the Riders. He was originally taken in the second round, No. 12 overall, in the 2022 CFL draft by the...

A woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is expected to face more questions from prosecutors today. Defence lawyers finished cross-examining the woman Tuesday, and the Crown now has the opportunity to follow up on any topics raised in that process. This ...

DALLAS - As the final minutes of regulation time ticked down Tuesday night, Winnipeg Jets executive chairman Mark Chipman paced outside his team's dressing room. Hands in his pant pockets, head facing down, Chipman occasionally glanced up at the television monitor in the hallway. He watched as his team pressed late but...

TORONTO - Daulton Varsho has never swung the bat harder and it's all thanks to a small adjustment at the plate. Varsho had a three-run blast in the eighth inning for a short-lived Blue Jays lead and a solo home run earlier in the game as Toronto fell to the Tampa Bay Rays 11-9 on Tuesday. Varsho's first home run of the...

DALLAS (AP) - Mikael Granlund had his first career playoff hat trick, Jake Oettinger stopped 31 shots, and the Dallas Stars beat Winnipeg 3-1 on Tuesday night, taking a 3-1 series lead over the top-seeded Jets in the second round of the Western Conference playoffs. Mikko Rantanen upped his NHL-leading playoff total to ...

TORONTO - Junior Caminero's ninth inning grand slam bounced off the scoreboard on the third deck of Rogers Centre to hand the Tampa Bay Rays a 11-9 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday. Chandler Simpson's RBI single earlier in the ninth tied the game 7-7 for Tampa Bay (19-22) and helped set the stage for Caminero'...

OTTAWA - Mannon McMahon broke a scoreless tie at 8:42 of the third period to lift the Ottawa Charge to a 1-0 playoff victory over the Montreal Victoire Tuesday night. McMahon won a battle along the boards to free the puck and skated to the front of the net where she put home a Gabbie Hughes rebound to give the Charge t...

KAMLOOPS - James Butler always knew a return to the B.C. Lions was possible. The CFL veteran just didn't anticipate the way he'd find his way back. After two years with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Butler was released in January after a difficult season. "I didn't have any heads up," he said of the team's decisio...

WINNIPEG - If it's good for Navy SEALs, it's good for Brady Oliveira. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers star running back added a new element to his off-season training that's used by the elite U.S. special operations force. It's called hypoxic training, which aims to improve physical endurance and mental strength. "It wa...

EDMONTON - For much of three seasons Tre Ford stood on the Edmonton Elks sidelines listening to fans chant: "We want Tre, we want Tre." No more chanting. The fourth-year quarterback out of the University of Waterloo, who got to start only when the Elks playoff chances were virtually eliminated the last two se...

STOCKHOLM - Sidney Crosby showed off some superstar skill and scored his first goal of the world hockey championship as Canada beat France 5-0 Tuesday. Crosby put Canada up 3-0 on a power play late in the second period as he spun away from a defender, stickhandled to the net and fired a well-placed shot that found a sm...

TORONTO - Craig Berube barked orders from the centre circle. The Maple Leafs head coach watched intently as his team practised its breakouts and power play - two of the reasons Toronto's 2-0 lead in its second-round series with the Panthers evaporated in Florida's heat. Discipline, or a lack thereof, is another facet t...

GUELPH - Wynton McManis finds himself in somewhat unfamiliar surroundings as he returns for a fourth season with the Toronto Argonauts. The veteran middle linebacker will anchor a new-look Argos defence this season. Toronto will open its schedule June 6 in Montreal minus seven starters from the unit that forced five tu...

NEW YORK (AP) - Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport's Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by sports gambling scandals. Rose's permanent ban was lifted eight months after his death and came a day before the Cin...

One year into his tenure as Canada coach, Jesse Marsch is feeling right at home. "In general, this has vastly exceeded my expectations for what the overall experience has been," the 51-year-old American said in an interview. "For me personally, as a coach, as a person, I just feel like I've found a home....

TORONTO - It's been an uphill battle for striker Ola Brynhildsen since joining Toronto FC. Short on game fitness when he arrived in mid-February on a 12-month loan from Denmark's FC Midtjylland, the 26-year-old Norwegian's progress has been further hampered by a string of minor injuries. Brynhildsen has made just four ...

EDMONTON - If the Edmonton Oilers replicate their most complete playoff game this season, their coach says they'll be hard to beat. The Oilers aim to close out their second-round series against the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena, where Edmonton won two road games to kick off the best-of-seven set. ...

VANCOUVER - Rapper and noted sports fan Snoop Dogg will help the B.C. Lions kick off their CFL season next month. The Lions announced Tuesday that the award-winning musician, producer and actor will perform at B.C. Place Stadium head of the team's game against the Edmonton Elks on June 7th. Snoop Dogg - who has also go...

TORONTO - The Maple Leafs saw a familiar face Tuesday. Toronto goaltender Anthony Stolarz was on the ice for a roughly 30-minute workout before departing ahead of the main session. The skate was the first time the 31-year-old has been seen by media members since he left Game 1 of Toronto's second-round playoff series w...

TORONTO - Marie-Philip Poulin of the Montreal Victoire, Sarah Fillier of the New York Sirens and Hilary Knight of the Boston Fleet are the finalists for the Professional Women's Hockey League's forward of the year award. Poulin, the Victoire's captain, is a finalist for the second straight season. The 34-year-old from ...

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks signed veteran Canadian offensive lineman Mark Korte to a two-year contract extension Tuesday. Korte, of Spruce Grove, Alta., remains under contract with Edmonton through the 2027 season. "I'm really excited to be committing to the Edmonton Elks for the next three years," Korte sa...

DALLAS - Dallas Stars defenceman Miro Heiskanen is expected to return to the lineup for Game 4 against the Winnipeg Jets. Head coach Pete DeBoer says he anticipates Heiskanen will play if all goes well at the morning skate. The Stars' top blueliner has missed over three months after undergoing knee surgery. Dallas has ...

DALLAS - Pursed lips, a few deep breaths, and a consistent line of questions. There are no easy answers to what ails the Winnipeg Jets on the road in the NHL playoffs. Forward Cole Perfetti talked Monday about the need to focus on effort and attention to detail. Defenceman Josh Morrissey was next out of the visitors' d...

OTTAWA - A prominent gun control group is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to swiftly implement Liberal election promises on firearms and avoid the foot-dragging that left many pledges under the previous government unfulfilled. In a letter to Carney, PolySeSouvient says the mandate for the next public safety minister ...

CHICAGO (AP) - The ping-pong balls have spoken: Cooper Flagg might be headed to Dallas to start his NBA career. And a fan base that lost Luka Doncic this season might have a new star to cheer for. The Mavericks won the NBA draft lottery on Monday, giving them the No. 1 pick in next month's draft - and the first chance ...

A frustrating season where Toronto Raptors fans were torn between a win-now mentality and their hopes of a high draft pick has come to a disappointing conclusion. The Raptors will draft ninth in this summer's NBA Draft after moving down two spots in Monday night's lottery. Toronto (30-52) had the league's seventh-worst...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Sean Walker cut to the middle of the ice and beat Logan Thompson for a critical late goal, then Andrei Svechnikov followed with an empty-net clincher to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Monday night and take a 3-1 lead in their second-round playoff series. Carolina i...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Sean Walker cut to the middle of the ice and beat Logan Thompson for a critical late goal, then Andrei Svechnikov followed with an empty-net clincher to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Monday night and take a 3-1 lead in their second-round NHL playoff series. Caroli...