Category Archives: Sports

Toronto Tempo select UCLA guard Kiki Rice with first-ever WNBA draft pick
NEW YORK - Kiki Rice is the Toronto Tempo's first-ever WNBA draft pick. The Tempo chose the UCLA guard sixth overall in the first round Monday, then made three other selections to further shape their ...
The Canadian Press Apr 13, 2026

Canada's Diallo defeats Sachko, advances to second round of BMW Open
MUNICH - Montreal's Gabriel Diallo cruised to a 6-1, 6-2 first-round win over Ukrainian qualifier Vitaliy Sachko on Monday at the BMW-Open tennis tournament. The Canadian scored two of his four breaks...
The Canadian Press Apr 13, 2026

Raptors forward Ingram named Eastern Conference player of the week
NEW YORK - Toronto Raptors forward Brandon Ingram has been named the NBA's Eastern Conference Player of the Week. Ingram averaged a team-high 25.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, one steal and 33.3...
The Canadian Press Apr 13, 2026

Five Things To Know: Raptors vs. Cavaliers in NBA playoffs
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors will return to the NBA playoffs when they open their best-of-seven first-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday. It's the first time Toronto has been in...
The Canadian Press Apr 13, 2026

Second-year guard Jamal Shead model of consistency for playoff-bounce Toronto Raptors
TORONTO - Entering his sophomore NBA season, Jamal Shead knew there was one statistical category he wanted to lead the league in: games played. He got there Sunday, appearing in his 82nd game of the T...
The Canadian Press Apr 13, 2026

CF Montréal exec Saputo says he didn't want to make rash decision in Donadel firing
MONTREAL - CF Montral executive Luca Saputo says he didn't want to make a rash decision when it came to the dismissal of Marco Donadel as the club spoke for the first time since the unusual sequence o...
The Canadian Press Apr 13, 2026

Raptors guard Quickley day-to-day with hamstring strain ahead of Game 1 in Cleveland
TORONTO - Toronto Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley is out day-to-day with a mild right hamstring strain, the NBA club announced Monday. The Raptors said Quickley underwent medical imaging a day after T...
The Canadian Press Apr 13, 2026

Who's got Hart? AP picks the NHL MVP and other top awards as the playoffs arrive
For a third consecutive year, there is no clear choice for the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP, and again the debate over the importance of "valuable" comes into play. Edmonton's Connor McDavid is on track to ...
The Canadian Press Apr 13, 2026

Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick, 40, says he is retiring from the NHL
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Jonathan Quick says Monday night's game was his last in the NHL, meaning the 40-year-old is retiring to end a career that spanned nearly two decades and included a stretch in whic...
The Canadian Press Apr 13, 2026

Forsberg, Ullmark, Larkin named NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Los Angeles Kings goaltender Anton Forsberg, Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark and Detroit Red Wings centre Dylan Larkin have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Forsberg w...
The Canadian Press Apr 13, 2026