How Darren Raddysh could sustain newfound success with Maple Leafs

Jonathan Toews announces retirement after 16 seasons in the NHL

Jonathan Toews is hanging up his skates. The 38-year-old centre announced Friday that his National Hockey League career has come to an end. Toews spent the 2025-26 season with the…

Canada’s Ismael Kone shares message after World Cup injury

Canadian midfielder Ismaël Koné offered an inspirational message via social media after suffering a devastating injury on Thursday. “Our brotherhood is everything to me,” Koné said in a post on…

How new Blue Jays have outperformed returning players in 2026

Nearly halfway through the 2026 MLB season, this year’s Toronto Blue Jays are having difficulty following the act of the 2025 edition. Living up to expectations following a World Series…

Ron Francis joining Penguins as special advisor

Ron Francis is returning to the Penguins as a special advisor, hockey operations, the team announced Friday. In the role, the 63-year-old “will assist the Penguins’ hockey operations leadership group…

What Darren Raddysh can do for the Maple Leafs

With news that the Toronto Maple Leafs have added right-handed bomber Darren Raddysh to the back-end, it feels like the days of “tire-kicking” are over. The past few years saw…

Joaquin Niemann penalized for throwing club at U.S. Open

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Joaquin Niemann of Chile was given a two-shot penalty Friday when he finished the first round of the U.S. Open for throwing his club on the sixth…

French tennis player Moutet fined $40,000 for expletives in interview at Queen’s Club

LONDON — French tennis player Corentin Moutet has been fined $40,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct after using profane language in a post-match interview at Queen’s Club this week, the men’s tennis…

Notebook: Milestone homer may be latest sign Blue Jays’ Springer about to get hot

BOSTON – George Springer’s first homer in the majors came May 8, 2014 at the Detroit Tigers off Drew Smyly, while No. 300 came Tuesday against Ryan Watson and the…

Darren Raddysh deal starts Chayka’s Maple Leafs era with a bang

TORONTO — John Chayka ain’t playing around. The tire-kicking, whisper-mongering, option-agonizing era appears over. Twelve days before the opening of free agency, the Toronto Maple Leafs jumped the queue and…

Contract extension for Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic in the works

The Toronto Raptors could soon be locking in head coach Darko Rajakovic for the long term. An extension for the Raptors coach is well in the works and could get…

Tempo provide status update on Sykes, Rice injuries

The Toronto Tempo have provided an injury update on two of their most important players. Kiki Rice, who has been out since June 3 with an ankle injury, has a…