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Rose scores, Canadian women's soccer team blanks Argentina 3-0
VANCOUVER - Jade Rose scored her first goal for Canada's women's soccer team, helping the country to a 3-0 victory over Argentina in a friendly matchup on Friday. The 22-year-old defender from Markham...
Apr 04, 2025

Korda won't defend Match Play title on the weekend after a rough day for the world's top players
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) - Nelly Korda, the world's top-ranked player, won't be around this weekend to defend her T-Mobile Match Play championship. She needed to defeat Ariya Jutanugarn, but lost 1-...
Apr 04, 2025

Rookie Ja'Kobe Walter, finally healthy, throwing weight around for Toronto Raptors
TORONTO - After another solid scoring performance Toronto Raptors rookie Ja'Kobe Walter still wanted to put the team first. Walter had 22 points to lead Toronto's offence in a 117-105 loss to the Detr...
Apr 04, 2025

Hardaway has 23 points as Pistons top Raptors 117-105; Detroit clinches playoff berth
TORONTO - Tim Hardaway Jr. had 23 points as the Detroit Pistons fended off the Toronto Raptors 117-105 on Friday to clinch a playoff berth. Jalen Duren had a double-double with 21 points and 18 reboun...
Apr 04, 2025

Whitecaps, City of Vancouver in talks over new soccer stadium
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have entered talks with the City of Vancouver about building a new soccer stadium. The Whitecaps ownership group issued a statement Friday saying the club and munic...
Apr 04, 2025

Ovechkin scores twice to tie Gretzky's NHL goals record at 894 as the Capitals beat the Blackhawks
WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky's NHL record by scoring the 893rd and 894th of his career, the second being the game winner, as the Washington Capitals rallied to beat the Chicago B...
Apr 04, 2025

Gretzky witnesses Ovechkin moving 1 goal back of his record as he joins the chase in person
WASHINGTON (AP) - Wayne Gretzky witnessed Alex Ovechkin scoring his 893rd goal to move one back of tying his NHL record, as the Canadian great made his first in-person appearance during this chase. Gr...
Apr 04, 2025

Brian Harman builds 4-shot lead at Texas Open
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Brian Harman found the range with his iron shots and converted eight birdie putts Friday, none outside 12 feet, for a 6-under 66 that gave him a four-shot lead over Keith Mitchell g...
Apr 04, 2025

Gretzky witnesses Ovechkin moving 1 goal back of his record as he joins the chase in person
WASHINGTON (AP) - Wayne Gretzky witnessed Alex Ovechkin scoring his 893rd goal to move one back of tying his NHL record, as the Canadian great made his first in-person appearance during this chase. Gr...
Apr 04, 2025
Carney, Singh pledge support for CBC for sovereignty, Poilievre says it’s too costly
Liberal Leader Mark Carney and the NDP's Jagmeet Singh expressed support Friday for federal spending to ensure a strong national public broadcaster, a notion Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre dismi...
Apr 04, 2025