National Sports

Raptors will be without Siakam, VanVleet, Anunoby for another couple of games

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Toronto Raptors will be shorthanded for at least the next couple of games.

Mar 13, 2021 4:14 PM Read more >

Biggio homers, scores three runs as Blue Jays blank Orioles 5-0 in pre-season play

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Cavan Biggio homered and scored three times as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-0 in pre-season baseball action Saturday afternoon.

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Canada's Thenault earns first World Cup aerials victory in Kazakhstan

ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Canada's Marion Thenault captured her first World Cup aerials victory of her career on Saturday, while teammate Lewis Irving won bronze in the men's event. Thenault, a 20-year-old from Sherbrooke, Que., scored 89.

Mar 13, 2021 11:12 AM Read more >

Canada's Howden races to fourth World Cup ski cross victory of the season

SOLNECHNAYA DOLINA, Russia — Canadian Reece Howden continued his dominance of the World Cup ski cross circuit on Saturday. The 22-year-old from Cultus Lake, B.C., got off to a fast start and held on to win his fourth World Cup race this season.

Mar 13, 2021 10:01 AM Read more >

Iced Out: Several teams miss out on television time at curling championships

With no family or friends allowed in the spectator-free arena, Northwest Territories skip Greg Skauge was hoping to get some TV time at the Canadian men's curling championship so his supporters back home could watch his team in action.

Mar 13, 2021 9:08 AM Read more >

Timeline of the Indigenous history of lacrosse

A short timeline of how Indigenous people were pushed out of lacrosse competition and their efforts to return: 1637: First European observation of "la crosse." 1823: Year to which the oldest surviving lacrosse stick is dated.

Mar 13, 2021 4:00 AM Read more >

McDavid, Draisaitl help Oilers continue their domination of Ottawa Senators with win

EDMONTON — Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers continued their domination of the Ottawa Senators on Friday night.

Mar 12, 2021 11:24 PM Read more >

Wayne's World: Wild-card skip Middaugh has share of lead at the Brier

CALGARY — Craig Savill recalls a mantra that Wayne Middaugh followed back when they were teammates. "He always said, 'The round robin is for practising. The playoffs are for real.

Mar 12, 2021 9:56 PM Read more >

Canadian Eugenie Bouchard beats Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto to reach finals

GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Canadian Eugenie Bouchard has reached the finals at the Abierto De Guadalajara tennis tournament in Mexico. Bouchard, from Westmount, Que.

Mar 12, 2021 8:11 PM Read more >

Alexander Barabanov's three-point effort leads Marlies over Rocket 4-3

TORONTO — Alexander Barabanov had a goal and two assists as the Toronto Marlies edged the Laval Rocket 4-3 on Friday in American Hockey League play.

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