Canadian baseball star Justin Morneau was willing to put his name to the trophy of a new Canadian amateur baseball championship because he feels the tournament fills a need in the sport. The Morneau Cup that starts Tuesday in Okotoks, Alta., brings 16 ...

Trip Stoddard and bet365 are expanding their Canadian footprint. Alberta officially opened its regulated sports betting and iGaming market Monday, becoming the second Canadian province to do so. Ontario became the first to offer a regulated, private ma...

SOUTHPORT, England (AP) - Jordan Spieth was four days shy of turning 24 when he delivered pure magic in the final hour at Royal Birkdale to win the British Open for the third leg of the Grand Slam. It was among the most astonishing finishes in a major ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Kyle Schwarber of the host Philadelphia Phillies will lead off for the National League in Tuesday night's All-Star Game as the replacement for designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, who is skipping the showcase to have a knee procedure ah...

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed first-round pick Viggo Bjorck to a three-year, entry-level contract, the NHL team announced Monday. The contract has average annual value of US$1.075 million. Bjorck was the eighth overall pick in June's draft. ...

TORONTO - Thoroughbred horse-racing purses will be increasing this season. Woodbine Entertainment, the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association of Ontario and Ontario Racing announced Monday purse enhancements for the 2026 campaign. Last month,...

HANGZHOU - Canada's women remained unbeaten at the world sitting volleyball championships with a 3-0 victory over Japan (25-17, 25-20, 25-16) on Monday. Captain Heidi Peters led Canada (3-0) with 29 points (16 attacks, 10 aces and three blocks). Kerri...

SURREY - The B.C. Lions have named veteran coach Dennis McKnight their new special teams coordinator. The CFL club made the announcement Monday as it returned from a bye week. McKnight spent five seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, including as spe...

MONTREAL - When reflecting on the 1976 Montreal Games, it's hard not to think of the controversies surrounding the Olympic Stadium, whose problem-plagued construction and ballooning costs earned it the nickname the "Big Owe." But 50 years later, key p...

MONTREAL - When reflecting on the 1976 Montreal Games, it's hard not to think of the controversies surrounding the Olympic Stadium, whose problem-plagued construction and ballooning costs earned it the nickname the "Big Owe." But 50 years later, key p...

EDMONTON - Alberta's regulated iGaming system is now live, starting the race for private sports betting companies and online casinos to stake their shares in the provincial gambling market. It makes Alberta the second province to officially open the do...

EDMONTON - Alberta's regulated iGaming system is now live, starting the race for private sports betting companies and online casinos to stake their shares in the provincial gambling market. It makes Alberta the second province to officially open the do...

REGINA - According to head coach Corey Mace, the football gods smiled upon the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Sunday. The Riders, despite entering the game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats with a 3-1 record, were struggling on defence when it came to forci...

CALGARY - Rodeo lineage was prominent in the Calgary Stampede final Sunday as a son and a nephew of previous winners stood in the winner's circle and collected lucrative cheques. Noah Lee of Mineral Wells, Texas, captured the bull riding title 18 years...

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) - Tom Kim played bogey-free during a tight race to the finish Sunday and closed with a 6-under 64 for a two-shot victory in the Scottish Open, his first PGA Tour title since the fall of 2023. It was the latest and best sign...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Steven Fisk outlasted Canadian Taylor Pendrith in the ISCO Championship on Sunday for his second PGA Tour title, two-putting for par on the third hole of a playoff. Fisk closed with a 3-under 67 in cloudy and breezy conditions at...

MONTREAL - The Toronto Tempo made a significant statement in their inaugural season by signing the first-ever million-dollar backcourt in WNBA history by adding proven guards Marina Mabrey and Brittney Sykes to the roster. Both players took significant...

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Manny Machado singled in the tying run in the eighth inning and Ty France's sacrifice brought in the go-ahead run for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Sunday to take two of three games over the weekend. The P...

HAMILTON - Antoine Batisse scored in added time as Forge FC advanced to the Canadian Championship semifinals with a 2-1 win over Saint-Laurent on Sunday. Hamilton-based Forge, currently the top team in the Canadian Premier League, were pushed by Saint-...

MONTREAL - Substitute Chloe Minas scored on a penalty in the 77th minute as the Montreal Roses beat the Halifax Tides 1-0 in Northern Super League action Sunday. Minas calmly slotted the ball into the bottom-left corner of the Halifax goal with Tides g...

MONTREAL - The Toronto Tempo held off a late-game charge from the New York Liberty on Sunday, winning 93-91 to end a four-game losing streak in their second of two games at the Bell Centre. Marina Mabrey led the way with a game-high 30 points for the T...

HONG KONG - The Canadian women's team locked up their first berth in the Volleyball Nations League Finals with a 3-1 win over the Dominican Republic on Sunday. Set scores were 25-20, 17-25, 25-22, 25-18. Kiera Van Ryk led Canada 21 points, while Alexa ...

Cristopher Sánchez of the Philadelphia Phillies will start Tuesday night's All-Star Game in his home ballpark, taking the mound for the National League against Dylan Cease of the Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays announced Sunday that Cease will be the ...

HANGZHOU - Canada's women improved to 2-0 while the men picked up their first win Sunday at the 2026 Sitting Volleyball World Championships. The women swept Slovenia 3-0 with set scores of 25-21, 25-15, and 29-27. Julia Chisholm and Kerrie Buchberger e...

LONDON (AP) - Jannik Sinner is starting to make a habit of responding to adversity in Paris with titles at Wimbledon. The top-ranked Sinner beat Alexander Zverev 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 Sunday for his second consecutive title at the Al...

HAMBURG - Canada's Stefan Daniel was a silver medallist in a World Triathlon Para Series race Sunday. The six-time world champion from Calgary finished second to winner Martin Schulz of Germany and ahead of bronze medallist Filipe Marques of Portugal i...

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Colton Dach to a two-year contract extension with an average annual value of US$1.2 million, the NHL club announced Sunday. Dach, who Edmonton acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks at the 2026 trade dea...

HONG KONG - The Canadian women's team locked up their first berth in the Volleyball Nations League Finals with a 3-1 win over the Dominican Republic on Sunday. Set scores were 25-20, 17-25, 25-22, 25-18. Kiera Van Ryk led Canada 21 points, while Alexa ...