The Melfort Mustangs continue to bolster their young depth. After three recent commitments to forwards, Melfort has now committed a defenceman to the roster for next season.Regina native Xavier Doane has signed with the organization for the 2026/27 campaign. The 17-year-old is currently a member of his hometown Pat Can...

Ajou Ajou has been released by the Saskatchewan Roughriders after a suspension from the CFL.The league announced the slotback was suspended for both preseason contests and a minimum of six regular-season games after violating the league's gender-based violence and harassment policy. Shortly after the announcement, the ...

The Ripley Rumble is back for a second year.The PBR event, which came to Melfort last May, will once again grace the northeast next month."I think there were a lot of questions last year, especially because we put it on in a short period of time, but to see how the community came together was amazing. We had the o...

The Melfort Mustangs have added their third forward in the last week. The Mustangs announced on Monday (April 13) that they've committed Wesley Lizotte for the 2026/27 season.Lizotte, a 17-year-old from Yellowknife, NT, has spent the last three years of his hockey career in Alberta. Most recently, he was a part of the ...

After winning the Grey Cup and having nine players named All-CFLers, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are one of three finalists for the inaugural Ted Goveia Football Operations Award.Named in honour of the long-time CFL executive who died last September, the award recognizes a CFL club's football operations department for...

The start of training camp continues to get closer for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.The CFL club will look to defend its Grey Cup title this season with training camp set to get underway on May 10.This year, the Riders will also be hosting a pre-season game in Saskatoon for the first time since 1991, as the Winnipeg Bl...

Upon entering the library at St. Francis school in Prince Albert, Noah Zerr who stands at a towering 6-7, was greeted with applause, excitement, and some wide eyed expressions.The offensive lineman was one of three Saskatchewan Roughriders attending local area schools on Wednesday and shared the team foundation's menta...

Do you want to gopher the Grey Cup with the Riders this year?The hunt is on for the next big personality in Green and White to step into Gainer the Gophers' shoes and become the Rider mascot.The Saskatchewan Roughriders said in a job posting that they are looking for someone outgoing, energetic, engaging, and friendly ...

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have brought in a former NFL defensive back.Saskatchewan announced it has signed American defensive back Jerry Jacobs to a CFL contract.Jacobs signed with the NFL's Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2021. He went on to appear in 40 games for the Lions, 29 of those being starts. He...

Rider fans will get plenty of opportunities to see the Grey Cup in person as the team's championship tour of the province continues.The tour launched on Feb. 7 in Humboldt, fulfilling a long-standing promise to that city, and 10 more stops were announced on Wednesday."The Grey Cup will be accompanied by members of...

The Melfort Mustangs have committed a new player for the 2026/2027 SJHL season. Forward Nolan Van Waes is the newest member of the organization.Van Waes is an 18-year-old native of Calgary, Alta., spending his entire U15 and U18 career in his hometown. For the past three seasons, the 2008-born forward has been a part o...

The Humboldt Broncos have committed a new player for the upcoming season. Humboldt native Wyatt Fleischacker will join the club for the 2026/27 campaign.Fleischacker, a netminder, has spent the past two seasons with the Tisdale U18 AAA Trojans in the SMAAAHL. In the 2024/25 season, the 18-year-old had a 2.69 goals-agai...

The Onion Lake Cree Nation (OLCN) Scouts have written themselves into the history books. The Junior A hockey club claimed the first-ever Alberta Division title within the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) Premier after downing the Calgary Bandits 6-3 in Game 3 of the best-of-three finals on Tuesday in Calgary...

Carrot River continued its wrestling display throughout the month of March, picking up medals at every age group in both school and club provincials.From March 13-14, five wrestlers from the high school went to provincials in Saskatoon where the girls' team went on to win the provincial championship at the 3A level. Pa...

The Melfort Mustangs hosted their annual Spring Camp this past weekend, with one of the days falling on the club's Game 5 loss in Battlefords.With the organization's first-round exit, as well as eight players graduating (aging out), the focus has now turned to the future."Overall, the camp went very well. It's alw...

The Nipawin Hawks Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season ended on Monday with a 5-2 loss to Weyburn giving the Red Wings a four games to two first round series victory.After trading wins over the first four games, Weyburn won games five and six on route to the final four and eliminating Nipawin. The Hawks demi...

TORONTO - After a frenzied travel day, Canadian outfielder Owen Caissie was set to make his big-league debut for the Chicago Cubs on Thursday afternoon at Rogers Centre. Caissie caught a morning flight from Des Moines, Iowa, and arrived at the downtown stadium shortly before the start of the mid-afternoon interleague s...

EDMONTON - Like many elite athletes, Kaion Julien-Grant's post-game self assessments begin with the negatives before even considering his positive impacts. The Edmonton Elks receiver rates himself first by missed assignments and what he could have done better to help the team. "The negatives always resonate more, ...

TORONTO - Sports bettors will have a second option Saturday for the $1-million King's Plate. Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation players can now bet on live horse races across Ontario. Proline will be accepting bets for the Plate, which goes Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack. Bettors can access Woodbine Entertainment G...

TORONTO - Toronto FC and Inter Miami traded for roster resources on Thursday. TFC got US$175,000 in general allocation money for this year in the deal. In return, Inter Miami received an international roster spot for this season. It's the latest in a series of similar deals Toronto FC has made to stockpile GAM. The mos...

WINNIPEG - Winnipeg Jets goaltender Eric Comrie will trade his pads for golf clubs later this month after receiving a sponsor's exemption to play in the Manitoba Open. The 28-year-old is entering his sixth season with the Jets and 10th in the NHL. He'll compete as an amateur in the PGA Tour Americas event from Aug. 21-...

TORONTO - While just turned 23, midfielder Malik Henry has paid his dues with Toronto FC. Attending the Toronto academy as a teenager, Henry used to carpool daily with winger Theo Corbeanu from their homes in Hamilton. "It was definitely a long drive sometimes, but there were a lot of good memories from those time...

Canadian bantamweight Jake (The One) Peacock will take on Thailand's Suakim Sor Jor Tongprajin, better known as Suakim, in One Championship Muay Thai action on Nov. 16 at One 173 in Tokyo. Suakim, who turns 30 on Friday, has a record of 154-59-0 and has won five straight since opening his One Championship career by los...

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps are set to unveil their newest acquisition today with the introduction of German soccer star Thomas Muller. The Major League Soccer club signed the 35-year-old attacking midfielder last week, bringing him to Vancouver for the rest of the 2025 season. The deal also includes a Designat...

TORONTO - The Chicago Cubs had a clear game plan against Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman on Wednesday night. Attack his fastball early and often. The aggressiveness paid off as Michael Busch and Matt Shaw hit solo homers in a 4-1 victory over Toronto in front of a sellout crowd of 43,120 at Rogers Centre. Gausman (8-9)...

HAMILTON - A goal and an assist from Nana Ampomah helped Canadian Premier League side Forge FC open the Canadian Championship semifinals with a 2-2 draw against Major League Soccer's Vancouver Whitecaps on Wednesday. Ampomah capitalized on a failed clearance by Vancouver's Bjorn Utvik in the ninth minute, collecting th...

TORONTO - Michael Busch and Matt Shaw hit solo homers and Chicago starter Cade Horton was dominant as the Cubs defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Wednesday night at Rogers Centre. Toronto starter Kevin Gausman gave up Busch's 23rd homer of the year in the third inning. Shaw followed two innings later with his 10th o...

MUNICH (AP) - Thomas Müller has a lot to adapt to with the Vancouver Whitecaps after 25 years at Bayern Munich. First up, flying without an old friend. Aboard the plane taking him to Canada and Major League Soccer, Müller joked it was the first time in 15 years he'd flown without Manuel Neuer, the goalkeeper ...