CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have signed forward Alex Nylander to a one-year, two-way contract worth US$850,000. The 28-year-old son of Michael Nylander, who played for the Flames between 1993 and 1999, went to Calgary's training camp on a professional...

TORONTO - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. apologized to Toronto Blue Jays fans for comments he recently made on a Spanish-language podcast. Guerrero asked to speak with media four hours before Toronto hosted the Cincinnati Reds at Rogers Centre. The 27-year-old ...

TORONTO - With a new four-year cycle at hand, Canadian men's soccer coach Jesse Marsch says the team has set a long-term goal of reaching the top 24 in the world rankings as it aims to qualify for the next FIFA World Cup. Marsch says that would give Ca...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Macklin Celebrini was picked as captain of the San Jose Sharks on Friday, becoming the youngest player ever to fill that role for the team at the age of 20. Celebrini, from North Vancouver, B.C., takes over the spot that had bee...

OTTAWA - Maybe this is finally the week. It's a common refrain for the Ottawa Redblacks, but remaining positive is a necessity for the 0-13 team. The Redblacks are coming off a heartbreaking 40-38 loss to the Calgary Stampeders (6-8) who pulled off a v...

EDMONTON - Edmonton's CFL franchise has won 14 Grey Cup championships, and the one constant in those years was domination at home. Only once in those 14 years did the Elks (then Eskimos) lose more than two home games - they were 6-3-1 in 1978, the fir...

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have claimed goaltender Leevi Merilainen off waivers from the Ottawa Senators. The 24-year-old Finn appeared in 20 games for the Senators last season. Vancouver is expected to start the season without star goalie Thatc...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes have signed goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov to a two-year extension running through the 2028-29 season with an average annual value of $3.95 million. The reigning Stanley Cup champions announced the deal Friday, ...

TORONTO - A report on junior men's hockey in Ontario delivered by former NHL player and executive Brendan Shanahan made 11 recommendations to improve it. Shanahan, a Hockey Hall of Famer and president of the Toronto Maple Leafs for 11 years until 2025,...

TORONTO - After a couple of embarrassing travel woes this summer, the Professional Women's Hockey League may eventually use a so-called "Keeper of the Cup" to keep the Walter Cup under closer watch. "Maybe somewhere down the road," said Jayna Hefford,...

SINGAPORE - Canada's Leylah Fernandez advanced to the semifinals of the Singapore Tennis Open with a 6-2, 7-5 upset of top seed Mirra Andreeva on Friday. The sixth seed from Laval, Que., saved two break points in the third game of the first set, then b...

The NHL opens its 1,344-game regular-season schedule next week. The league's 32 teams will play 84 contests each - up from 82 - for the first time since the 1993-94 campaign following pared-down training camps. The Canadian Press takes a look at some o...

CALGARY - Calgary's relationship with its NHL team and the building it plays in will soon change. The Flames open their final season at the Saddledome on Oct. 1 after 43 years. The team will move across the street to Scotia Place next year. Calgary S...

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut Sun fans, many decked in the orange shirts they have been wearing for years, turned out one last time as the franchise played its final game before moving to Houston, a 95-81 win over the Toronto Tempo on Thursday n...

DELAWARE, OHIO - It was a historic win for Redland Rocket Man and driver Jody Jamieson. Jamieson, of Moffat, Ont., drove Redland Rocket Man, a US$45,000 supplemental entry, to a 4 1/4-length win in the Grade 1 $550,000 Little Brown Jug on Thursday at t...

MONTREAL - Félix Roussel opened the Canadian short track speedskating championships with two gold medals on Thursday. The Sherbrooke, Que., won the men's 1,500-metre event in two minutes 17.538 seconds ahead of Mathieu Pelletier (2:17.705) of Laval, Qu...

TORONTO - Investor rights advocate FAIR Canada says the existing restrictions on prediction market contracts should remain unless broader access is shown to benefit investors and serve the public interest. Prediction market trading lets customers ma...

WINNIPEG - Stanley Bryant doesn't expect any drop-off when backup quarterback Dru Brown takes hold of the controls on Friday. Brown is replacing injured Winnipeg Blue Bombers starter Zach Collaros in the home game against the Toronto Argonauts. It's th...

CALGARY - Kori Cheverie has been named Canada's head coach for the upcoming IIHF women's world championship in Denmark. Hockey Canada announced the news on Thursday, saying the Montréal Victoire head coach will be behind the bench for the 2026-27 seaso...

BROSSARD - Kirby Dach had a chance to make an impression Thursday, stepping into a prominent role at practice as the Montreal Canadiens continued to evaluate their options up front. With forward Ivan Demidov sidelined for a second straight day, Dach t...

TORONTO - American country music star Riley Green is set to perform at the halftime show of this year's Grey Cup, while Canadian icon Sarah McLachlan will sing the national anthem. The Canadian Football League says McLachlan will perform while Canadian...

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have signed defensive back Deontai Williams Sr. to a two-year extension through the 2028 CFL season. The Lions announced the news on Thursday, saying in a release that the 29-year-old American has made a big impact on defence...

VANCOUVER - Mathieu Betts knows exactly what will be on the line when his B.C. Lions line up against the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday. If everything goes Saskatchewan's way, the Riders could punch their playoff ticket this week - and the Lions ar...

WINNIPEG - Dale Hawerchuk is once again the leading scorer for the Winnipeg Jets. The Jets and the NHL announced Thursday that the franchise's official statistical history will now include both eras of the team. The first iteration of the Jets played f...

TORONTO - Canada's men's soccer team will play another game at home this fall, with Toronto hosting a CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal on Nov. 16. The matchup will be the second in a two-legged home-and-away aggregate series, with Canada's opponen...

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays are heading home for their final series of the Major League Baseball season eliminated from playoff contention and dealing with a headache over comments made by franchise superstar Vladimir Guerrero Jr. The slugging firs...

TORONTO - It took longer than anticipated, but Bobby Webster always believed Kawhi Leonard would be reunited with the Toronto Raptors. Toronto acquired Leonard from the Los Angeles Clippers in June. But the deal wasn't finalized until earlier this mont...

TORONTO - The Professional Women's Hockey League will return to a city it knows well for another league first later this season. After holding the first-ever PWHL draft and first-ever PWHL game in Toronto, the league plans to host its first PWHL All-S...