SEATTLE (AP) - Dylan Cease struck out nine in seven sharp innings to pitch the Toronto Blue Jays past the Seattle Mariners 2-0 on Friday night in a rematch of last year's American League Championship Series. Andrés Giménez hit an RBI double and scored ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The plan for Colombia against Ghana on Friday night probably did not involve making a substitution just minutes into the match. That plan also went by the wayside when Jhon Córdoba appeared to hurt his groin. ...

OTTAWA - This was hardly the start Ryan Dinwiddie envisioned when he took over as head coach and general manager of the Ottawa Redblacks. The two-time Grey Cup champion coach is facing an 0-4 record after a tough 27-22 loss to the Saskatchewan Roughrid...

HAMILTON - Two-time NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led all scorers with 26 points as Canada led from whistle-to-whistle in a 110-84 win over Puerto Rico on Friday in a FIBA Americas World Cup qualifying game. Chants of "M-V-P!" rained down on Gilgeous...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Lionel Messi wiped the sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief. His Argentina teammates did the same. A thrilling, unforgettable World Cup match with underdog Cape Verde was over - and the defendin...

SILVIS, Ill. (AP) - Lucas Glover kept another clean card by holing a 12-foot par putt on his final hole for a 6-under 65 to take a two-shot lead Friday in the John Deere Classic. Glover started on No. 10 in the afternoon and did most of his damage of t...

NEW YORK (AP) - Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce married Friday night at Madison Square Garden, where actor Adam Sandler was the surprising officiant at a ceremony packed with stars of sports and entertainment. The deep secrecy that surrounded the buildup...

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico will double security and limit capacity at the monument known as the "Angel of Independence" and at the fan festival in Mexico City's main square for Sunday's Mexico-England World Cup match after four people died during celebr...

VANCOUVER - Max Scherzer's rehab journey touched down in Vancouver on Friday, where he pitched three innings for the high-A Vancouver Canadians en route to a 5-3 win over the Eugene Emeralds. Scherzer, who hasn't pitched for the Blue Jays since a three...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Lionel Messi's goal-scoring streak lived on, and he made it look easy. His hopes of a second consecutive World Cup title also lived on - and that accomplishment was anything but easy. Messi's goal ...

MONTREAL - Summer McIntosh crafted an all-time great performance the last time she entered the pool at the Canadian swimming trials. A year later, she's back for an encore. The 2026 trials run from Sunday through Thursday at the Olympic pool in Montrea...

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward Gavin McKenna to a three-year entry-level contract, the club announced Friday. The 18-year-old was selected first overall by Toronto at last week's NHL Draft in Buffalo. McKenna had 15 goals and 36 assis...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Flyers are prepared to pay Anaheim center Leo Carlsson the highest annual salary at $18 million since the salary cap era began in 2005, now giving the Ducks seven days to match the offer. The Flyers tendered the fiv...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - No matter what Mohamed Salah decides about his future with Egyptian soccer - more World Cups or not - the star striker can say he was the captain for the country's first victory in the knockout round. Hossam Abdelmaguid scored t...

LONDON - What started as a tough match turned into a rout as Canadian tennis star Félix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the fourth round of Wimbledon with a 7-6 (1), 6-2, 6-1 win over Michael Zheng of the United States on Friday. The American qualifier hel...

A handful of local softball teams are playing for all the marbles this weekend as provincial championship season has arrived. Five teams from Prince Albert are set to begin their journeys to provincial gold, with two of those tournaments happening at Prime Minister's Park in PA. That tournament is being hosted by the U...

ATLANTA (AP) - It is called connected ball technology. And it was responsible for one of the most dramatic climaxes to a World Cup match ever. It canceled Croatia's late equalizer deep in added time against Portugal by detecting a touch that was undete...

TORONTO (AP) - The WNBA's decision to make Toronto the home of its first international team is going well. Tempo fans can be found across Canada. The expansion team could break the WNBA single-game attendance record next week. Not in Toronto, however, ...

The latest from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada. All times are Eastern: 11:33 p.m. Jhon Arias's goal in the 14th minute stood as the winner as Colombia defeated Ghana 1-0 to advance to the Round of 16 at the World Cup. Colombia will face Switzerland ...

NEW YORK (AP) - James Dolan is ceding day-to-day responsibilities of running the NHL's New York Rangers to his son Quentin, Madison Square Garden Sports Corporation announced Friday. Quentin, while taking over as Rangers president, chief operating offi...

Julian Nagelsmann has resigned as Germany coach after his team failed to make the World Cup round of 16 for the third tournament running, and former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp is in line to take over. Nagelsmann's departure, announce...

KELOWNA - The B.C. Lions have done a lot of things right, but it's what they've done wrong that has resulted in them starting the CFL season 0-3. Take their 41-33 loss to the Calgary Stampeders last weekend. A fumble on a kickoff return late in the sec...

The Canadian men's rugby team can take a page from its soccer counterpart in generating buzz for the biggest stage in their sport, says one of the rugby team's veterans. Canada plays the first of three rugby matches at home in July on Saturday against ...

HOUSTON - This is exactly where Canada wanted to be at this summer's FIFA World Cup - in the knockout round, preparing to take on one of the globe's best. The national squad knows it will face its toughest test yet when it meets Morocco in the round o...

VANCOUVER - Johan Manzambi keeps making his presence felt at the FIFA 2026 World Cup. The 20-year-old midfielder earned praise from his teammates and coach after setting up striker Breel Embolo's goal in the 10th minute as Switzerland defeated Algeria ...

CALGARY - The Calgary Stampede parade turned into a pseudo-referendum on Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on Friday, as she heard both cheers and jeers while riding shotgun on a wagon clip-clopping through the city's sun-baked downtown. "We love you, Dan...

Canada's record-breaking World Cup run has captivated the country and spawned legions of new soccer fans, but most of them have not been following the men's team around as loyally as Matty Alex. He has witnessed the team's magical journey throughout t...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Breel Embolo and Dan Ndoye both scored and Switzerland advanced to the round of 16 at the World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Algeria on Thursday night. Switzerland will play the winner of Friday's match ...