Capitals icon Alex Ovechkin re-signs on one-year deal

Five Raptors thoughts as dust on Kawhi Leonard trade settles

It still doesn’t feel exactly real, the idea — or the fact — that Kawhi Leonard is a Toronto Raptor again.  But that’s what happened on Tuesday. And there was…

Are Blue Jays playing sloppy baseball this season? It’s a mixed bag

There is no single reason the Toronto Blue Jays are hitting their first July off-day with a disappointing 41-46 record. Some commonly cited sore spots include injuries, underperformance from Vladimir…

Raptors, head coach Darko Rajakovic sign multi-year extension

Darko Rajaković is sticking around Toronto. The head coach agreed to a multi-year extension with the Raptors, the team announced on Thursday. Financial terms were not disclosed. Rajaković, the 47-year-old…

Canada’s Gabriel Diallo falls in second round at Wimbledon

Just one Canadian is left in the Wimbledon singles draws. Gabriel Diallo was eliminated with a second-round loss to Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego on Thursday, leaving third-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime as the…

Venus Williams awarded wild card for National Bank Open presented by Rogers

Venus Williams is returning to Toronto. The seven-time Grand Slam champ has been awarded a wild card into the National Bank Open presented by Rogers, Tennis Canada announced Thursday. Williams,…

NHL’s top 10 UFAs still available: Latest rumours

Awaken the morning after the madness, and you’ll see that the NHL’s general managers signed a whopping 166 contracts on July 1, committing an eye-popping $950 million to the league’s…

Taylor Fritz wins match and style points at Wimbledon, De Minaur also advances

LONDON — A well-dressed Taylor Fritz impressed again at Wimbledon on Thursday, beating compatriot Patrick Kypson 6-2, 6-2, 7-5 to reach the third round as Princess Kate visited the All England Club. Fritz’s white…

Fighters poised for huge second half of 2026: Mac is back, Steveson to debut

Now that the first half of the UFC’s 2026 calendar is complete, it’s a good time to look ahead to the next six months and the fighters poised to have…

Around the CFL: Canadian receivers posting huge numbers

Long gone seem to be the days when each CFL team seemed to fight to have one Canadian receiver on the field to help fulfill the ratio rules. Just in…

Pirates’ Paul Skenes allows season-high 7 earned runs to Phillies

PHILADELPHIA — Struggling Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes isn’t pretending to know the answers to his sudden slipups on the mound, from where he’s dominated for two seasons. At least…

Canada’s Aphrodite Deng commits to Stanford women’s golf team

A Canadian golfer has made a big-time NCAA commitment. Aphrodite Deng has verbally agreed to join the Stanford women’s team in 2028, she announced on Instagram on Thursday. Deng, the…