Adams throws six touchdown passes, rushes for one in Stampeders’ win over Argos

Toronto Stadium makes memorable impression in last of its six World Cup matches

Toronto Stadium ended its tenure as a World Cup venue with a bang on Thursday night. All-time great Cristiano Ronaldo scored on a penalty kick in the second half and…

Report: Doncic ‘excited’ by Lakers’ off-season moves

Rob Pelinka is doing a good job of keeping his superstar happy. The Lakers have completely revamped their roster since free agency opened on June 30, and LeBron James announced…

World Cup Daily: Past, present and future stars take the stage

The best World Cup days don’t just produce great soccer. They produce theatrics. On Thursday, as Spain met Austria and Portugal faced Croatia, soccer’s past, present and future shared the…

Portugal downs Croatia to advance to World Cup Round of 16

Fans at BMO Field in Toronto witnessed history on Thursday night. For the first time in his storied career, Cristiano Ronaldo scored a goal in the knockout stage of the…

Spain’s Lamine Yamal goalless, yet is attacking threat in knockout win

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Lamine Yamal is looking a lot more comfortable in his first World Cup, even if Spain’s young superstar didn’t score in a 3-0 knockout victory over Austria.…

Report: Spurs name Billy Donovan lead assistant coach

Billy Donovan has found his next gig. The San Antonio Spurs have hired Donovan to be the lead assistant coach on Mitch Johnson’s staff, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Thursday.…

Two sentences on every notable free agency signing

Parameters are pretty simple: two sentences for all contracts signed on July 1st that were worth a million dollars in AAV or more. Let’s get to it!  When the Ducks…

Messi, Argentina await Cape Verde in Round of 32 at World Cup

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Argentina has the World Cup titles, arguably the best player of all-time in Lionel Messi, the rich history and a roster filled with stars. Cape Verde…

MLB issues suspensions for Red Sox-Nationals brawl

Discipline by MLB for the incident was announced on Thursday, with Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli and Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras receiving seven-game suspensions, respectively. Cavalli and Contreras were…

Oyarzabal’s goals send dominant Spain past Austria into Round of 16

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Mikel Oyarzabal scored two goals and Spain beat Austria 3-0 on Thursday for its first World Cup victory in a knockout match since winning the title in…

Djokovic: ‘People need to cool off a little bit with judgment’ of Serena Williams

LONDON — Novak Djokovic knows just what it means to have to live up to lofty expectations after years of titles and trophies. He’s 39 and is a 24-time Grand…