Why Frederik Andersen may not be the cure to Oilers’ goaltending woes

Rogers Communications buying remaining stake in MLSE for $4.35B

Rogers Communications Inc. says it has signed a deal to buy the remaining 25 per cent stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment it does not already own from Kilmer…

Toronto FC acquires midfielder Nelson Palacio from Real Salt Lake

Toronto FC is staying busy during the World Cup. The MLS club acquired midfielder Nelson Palacio from Real Salt Lake for $1.1 million and up to $550,000 more based on…

Raptors 905 changes general manager, head coach

Changes are coming to Raptors 905. Scott Brown Jr. will take over as general manager while Noah Lewis is slotting in as head coach, the team announced on Monday. Brown…

Tottenham signs Tonali from Newcastle for club-record fee

Tottenham took its off-season spending to more than $300 million by signing Italy midfielder Sandro Tonali from Newcastle for a reported club-record fee of $133 million on Monday. It’s the…

What’s driving the success of top Jays prospect JoJo Parker

TORONTO — When JoJo Parker turns on a big-league baseball game, he watches hitters, of course, and how pitchers attack them. If the first-round pick is going to reach his…

Carlos Queiroz quits as Ghana coach after the team’s World Cup exit

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Carlos Queiroz has quit as Ghana coach after the team’s World Cup campaign ended with a disappointing 1-0 loss to Colombia at the first knockout stage. “We cannot claim complete…

Report: Kawhi Leonard hires new agent, eyes extension with Raptors

The Toronto Raptors star hired Harrison Gaines of SLASH Sports as his agent as he eyes a contract extension with his new team, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Monday. Gaines…

Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk reaches Wimbledon quarterfinals

LONDON — Marta Kostyuk reached her first Wimbledon quarterfinals by beating qualifier Ashlyn Krueger 6-4, 6-4 with record eight-time men’s singles champion Roger Federer among Monday’s visitors at the All England Club. The 24-year-old…

NBA free agency winners and losers: 76ers revamp, Pistons stagnate

The championship confetti has been swept away and the draft has come and gone, leaving free agency as the latest checkpoint in the NBA’s calendar. And while the season of…

UEFA says decision by FIFA to let U.S. forward play at World Cup is ‘incomprehensible’

GENEVA — European soccer body UEFA criticized FIFA for an “incomprehensible and unjustifiable decision” to let United States forward Folarin Balogun play at the World Cupagainst Belgium on Monday despite a red card…

Mexico’s World Cup run ends short of quarterfinals again

MEXICO CITY — Mexico had an enormous home-field advantage and an opportunity to make its deepest run in the World Cup, but El Tri let it slip away against heavyweight England on…