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Tony Romo pleads no contest to charge of operating while intoxicated and issues statement of apology
CBS NFL analyst and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has pleaded no contest to a charge of operatin…
Auger-Aliassime advances past Hijiata in opening-round win at U.S. Open
Felix Auger-Aliassime, the third-ranked man at the U.S. Open, won his first-round singles match on Monday nigh…
Peekaboo island: the floating forest confounding nature watchers in western Canada
A 150-metre-long island appeared from nowhere on Williston Lake, British Columbia; vanished, then reappeared 2…
Scottie Scheffler loves what it takes to be great. He can do without the fame that comes with it
While Scheffler has surpassed Tiger Woods in PGA Tour career earnings, there are still many of Woods’ records …
Clemson coach says NFL players returning to play college football is ‘embarrassing’ for the sport
Former Cleveland Browns tight end Dae’Quan Wright has been practising with LSU, although he’s not expected to …
Gauff opens quest for second U.S. Open title with win over Sonmez
Cobolli, Sakkari make dramatic afternoon comebacks
Blue Jays set for pivotal series against Guardians with playoffs in sight
The Toronto Blue Jays open a nine-game road trip tonight with a pivotal series against the Cleveland Guardians…
Pivotal series offers Blue Jays a chance to overtake Guardians in playoff race
Cleveland enters three-game set with 1 1/2 game lead over Toronto for AL’s third and final wild-card spot
Unbeaten Canadian men's basketball team tops Argentina in World Cup qualifier
Lu Dort celebrated his first game in Quebec City by scoring 25 points, and his Atlanta Hawks' teammate Nickeil…
Blue Jays get a shot at gaining ground on Guardians with 3-game series in Cleveland
Toronto begins a three-game series in Cleveland on Tuesday that will give the Blue Jays a shot at moving up in…
Thea Frodin was Serena Williams’ body double in ‘King Richard.’ Now she’s playing in the U.S. Open
Thea Frodin is playing her first U.S. Open singles match against the No. 2 player in women’s tennis.
‘Dream job: Retirement’: Canadian little leaguer goes viral after World Series
A 12-year-old from Vancouver is going viral after his appearance at the Little League World Series. And it's n…
Félix Auger-Aliassime advances with opening-round win at U.S. Open
He will play Russian Karen Khachanov, who beat Roman Burruchaga of Argentina in three straight sets
Auger-Aliassime advances with opening-round win at U.S. Open
NEW YORK — Felix Auger-Aliassime is well aware that New York claims to be the city that never sleeps. After st…
Unbeaten Canadian men’s basketball team wins 97-92 against Argentina in World Cup qualifier
Canada, fifth in the FIBA world rankings, will play Uruguay in the South American country on Nov. 26
Stefanos Tsitsipas says Nick Kyrgios’s cocaine suspension was ‘pretty much expected’
Tsitsipas said he’d heard of Kyrgios’s suspension before it had been announced
Carlos Alcaraz returns to the U.S. Open with a victory, Aryna Sabalenka also wins her first match
Carlos Alcaraz returned to the U.S. Open and looked healthy enough for a run at a repeat.
Brazilian league player targeted in anti-drugs raids: club
Brazilian forward David Correa was targeted by police raids carried out Monday as part of an investigation int…
Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar has collarbone surgery after Vuelta crash
Pogacar was aiming to become the ninth male rider in history to win all three Grand Tours
How Indiana coach Curt Cignetti has changed the game for No. 6 Indiana on the recruiting trail
After landing just two of the state’s top 12 recruits in 2025, Indiana’s class of 2026 has three of the top se…
Millar nets winner, Larin notches two as Canadians come up big in English soccer
Millar has helped recently promoted Hull City to a 2-0 start in the Premier League
Tennessee Volunteers to honour late Dolly Parton with helmet sticker this season
Parton grew up in Sevierville, roughly 50 kilometres east of Knoxville, where the University of Tennessee is l…
B.C. Lions’ social media team gets mixed reaction for post following win over Redblacks
Some felt the Lions’ post was a cheap shot at a winless club’s expense
Seattle’s biggest obstacle to repeating starts in a tough NFC West with the stacked Rams
Defending Super Bowl champs aren’t even favoured to win their division as 2026 season starts
UBCO Heat men's soccer team opens season with back-to-back losses
The UBCO Heat men's soccer team suffered a tough start to the 2026 season over the weekend, dropping back-to-b…
The U.S. Open gets longer, as players already worry tennis tournaments have become too long
Ten-day Masters 1000-level tournaments have eaten up what used to be recovery time in between Grand Slam event…
It ‘hurts’ says Messi as he retires from international football
Lionel Messi said on Monday he is retiring from international football after leading Argentina to a second suc…
Shutout against Dodgers shows Braves pitcher Chris Sale is still elite at 37 – and building a Hall case
Sale is on pace to post an ERA under 2.20 for the third time as a starter
After first-round U.S. Open exit, questions abound for Djokovic
The 24-time major winner hasn’t been able to add to his total in three years
Alcaraz returns to the U.S. Open with a win
Sabalenka begins her U.S. Open title defence with a straight-set win over Osorio
Kendall Coyne Schofield returns to 2-time PWHL champion Frost on 2-year deal
The Minnesota Frost re-signed captain Kendall Coyne Schofield to a two-year contract on Monday, ending any con…
Lionel Messi, soccer world champion, retiring from playing for Argentina
Messi played in a record-tying six World Cups, won it in 2022 in Qatar and led Argentina to this year's final,…
Physical woes dog Djokovic in shock U.S. Open loss
Novak Djokovic suffered his earliest Grand Slam exit in 20 years on Sunday and said he doesn’t know the soluti…
Argentina legend Lionel Messi retires from international football
He ends his career as a player for the Argentine national team at 39 years old, after nearly two decades repre…
Argentina soccer legend Lionel Messi, 39, retiring from international play
Argentina superstar Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international soccer on Monday, ending 21 years…
Redblacks’ winless streak now the longest in modern CFL history
The Redblacks are 0-11 on the season and will go more than a calendar year without a victory. Ottawa last won …
Venus Williams falls at first hurdle in U.S. Open
Venus Williams tumbled out of the U.S. Open first round early Monday, the veteran U.S. tennis icon losing in s…
Canadian Evan Kung captures season-ending event to earn first Elite Series victory
Canadian Evan Kung saved his Elite Series career in a big way Sunday.
Monday Morning Halfback: Hellebuyck’s trade demand and the contract that could change the NHL
Good Good Golf finds itself in a bad, bad place
Jessica Pegula, Daniil Medvedev and Marta Kostyuk among the early winners at the U.S. Open
Jessica Pegula was one of the first players to compete at the U.S. Open, and she learned last year that starti…