• The Canadian Press

    Arizona Cardinals agree to terms on 1-year deal with receiver Zay Jones, AP source says

    TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals agreed to terms on Friday on a one-year deal with receiver Zay Jones, according to a person with knowledge of the agreement. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn't been officially announced. The 29-year-old has played the last two seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars and has also spent time with the Las Vegas Raiders and Buffalo Bills. Jones had his best NFL season in 2022, catching 82 passes for 823 yards and five touchdowns

  • The Canadian Press

    Tickets still available as 'Messi Mania' visits CF Montreal; club expects a sellout

    MONTREAL — Tickets are still available for "Messi Mania" in Montreal — if you're willing to pay up. Montreal hosts Lionel Messi's Inter Miami CF in Major League Soccer action Saturday at Stade Saputo as the global icon makes his first professional trip to Canada. As of late Friday afternoon multiple sections at the 19,619-capacity venue had more than 40 seats remaining (not including resale tickets) and one section had more than 75. The cheapest ticket available was a single seat at $325, otherw

  • The Canadian Press

    Bears coach Matt Eberflus says No. 1 pick Caleb Williams will open season as No. 1 QB

    LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Caleb Williams is the Chicago Bears' starting quarterback. Just in case there was a shred of doubt the No. 1 overall draft pick is the team's No. 1 QB, coach Matt Eberflus erased it on Friday. “No conversation. He’s the starter,” he said. Eberflus' comment was hardly a surprise considering the Bears have been all in on Williams since the early stages of the draft process. They made their intentions clear when they traded Justin Fields to Pittsburgh in March. Chicago brou

  • The Canadian Press

    Sweden defeats the US 5-2 at the start of the ice hockey world championship

    PRAGUE (AP) — The United States lost to Sweden 5-2 in its opening match at the ice hockey world championship on Friday. Joel Eriksson Ek scored twice and added an assist, and star defenseman Victor Hedman had a goal and an assist for Sweden. Goaltender Filip Gustavsson made 28 saves in the Group B game in the eastern city of Ostrava. Down 3-2 in the final period, the Americans played a power play when they pulled goaltender Alex Lyon for an extra attacker, but Hedman netted from the point with 5

  • The Canadian Press

    US-owned Belgian soccer team blocked by protesting fans from going to game

    LIEGE, Belgium (AP) — Amid legal and financial turmoil for its American owners, Belgian soccer club Standard Liege was unable to play a league game on Friday when protesting fans blocked the team bus from reaching the stadium. Standard is among European clubs owned by Miami-based 777 Partners, which is facing a $600 million fraud lawsuit in a federal court in New York, and its Australian airline is currently grounded. 777's most ambitious move in soccer, attempting to buy storied English Premier

  • The Canadian Press

    Inter 5-0 win leaves Frosinone sweating over relegation

    FROSINONE, Italy (AP) — Serie A champion Inter Milan beat up Frosinone 5-0 and left the lowly home side sweating over possible relegation on Friday. With two weeks of the season remaining, six teams are still hoping to avoid joining Salernitana in the second tier. Frosinone is 16th on the 20-team table, two points above the relegation zone. It has two games left, while teams above and below it have three. The result ended Frosinone’s six-game unbeaten run. Davide Frattesi scored Inter's first-ha

  • The Canadian Press

    'We need to win': Maple Leafs brass hints at change after yet another playoff failure

    TORONTO — Keith Pelley was reminded of the first time he watched Liverpool play up close. The Premier League giant with an illustrious soccer history in both England and Europe are followed by a rabid supporters craving success. The club's "You'll Never Walk Alone" anthem rings around its storied Anfield home at every match. Pelley saw similar passion from Toronto Maple Leafs fans this spring during a brief foray into the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Leafs' short playoff journey once again ended in

  • Yahoo Sports

    Novak Djokovic hit in head by water bottle, needed medical attention after opening win at Italian Open

    Italian Open organizers said a water bottle accidentally fell out of a fan’s backpack while they were trying to reach down to get his autograph on Friday in Rome.

  • The Canadian Press

    The Giants have signed first-round draft pick Malik Nabers of LSU

    EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — First-round draft pick Malik Nabers of LSU has signed with the New York Giants. The Giants announced the signing of the dynamic wide receiver on Friday as rookies and free agents reported for a minicamp. The sixth pick in the draft last month, Nabers got a four-year, $29.1 million deal that includes an $18 million signing bonus. “Surreal,” Nabers said. “When I put my name on that paper, I was kind of shaking a little bit and I got emotional because the job is not don

  • The Canadian Press

    Augsburg to miss out on European football after loss to Stuttgart

    AUGSBURG, Germany (AP) — Augsburg will miss out on European football next season after losing at home to Stuttgart 1-0 in the Bundesliga on Friday. A win would have kept Augsburg hopes alive with one game remaining but it never looked like beating a team that has already qualified for next season’s expanded Champions League. Augsburg was in ninth place, one point behind Hoffenheim, which is at Darmstadt on Sunday. Stuttgart went to second, a point above Bayern Munich, which faces Wolfsburg on Su

  • The Canadian Press

    Emotional Mbappé confirms he will leave PSG ahead of an expected move to Real Madrid

    PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé confirmed what the soccer world was long expecting to hear, announcing on Friday he is leaving Paris Saint-Germain ahead of a widely expected move to Real Madrid. Mbappé said on X that his final home game for PSG will be on Sunday against Toulouse. “I never thought it would be this difficult to leave my country,” he said in the video post. “I think I needed this, a new challenge after seven years." An emotional-looking Mbappé gulped and paused for breath as he addresse

  • The Canadian Press

    Lyndsey Fry is pushing to keep Arizona youth hockey moving forward following the Coyotes' departure

    MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Audrey Ju met some of her best friends through hockey, knows someone at every rink she goes to and has become close with numerous families in the tight-knit community. The Arizona Coyotes' move to Utah raised questions about the future. The Phoenix area teenager isn't worried. The NHL may be leaving, but the youth hockey programs across Arizona are on steady ground. "Most of the programs have a strong foundation,” she said. “If the Coyotes had to leave, obviously I'm sad about

  • Yahoo Sports

    Former MLB infielder, Little League World Series star Sean Burroughs dies at 43

    The seven-year major leaguer collapsed while coaching his son's Little League game on Thursday.

  • The Canadian Press

    Commanders' Daniels and Giants' Nabers call off their $10K bet between ex-LSU teammates

    ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Jayden Daniels feels his biggest challenge after being drafted second by the Washington Commanders to become their franchise quarterback is learning how to be a pro. He learned an important lesson before throwing his first NFL pass. Daniels, the 2023 Heisman Trophy winner, and former LSU teammate Malik Nabers, now a receiver with the division-rival New York Giants taken four picks later, said Friday they called off their $10,000 bet over who would be offensive rookie of the y

  • The Canadian Press

    Cavs and Mavs try to keep home-court edge in Game 3s against Celtics and Thunder

    Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers took the home-court advantage with a Game 2 victory in Boston, the same way Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks did in Oklahoma City. Now the Cavs and Mavs will try keep that edge against the top seeds in each conference in their respective Game 3s at home Saturday. The Celtics, who had the best record in the NBA, had the same problem in the first round, losing Game 2 to Miami before winning the final three games of the series. “Nobody’s in there def

  • The Canadian Press

    Rangers aim for sweep of Hurricanes in 2nd round of NHL playoffs

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The New York Rangers have carried the form that made them the NHL's best regular-season team straight into the postseason. And that has them within a win of becoming the first team into the conference finals. The Rangers visit the Carolina Hurricanes in Saturday night's Game 4, with the Presidents' Trophy winner on the verge of sweeping past the team that finished third in the NHL standings. They're also the first team in 16 years to start a postseason at 7-0 after Thursday'

  • Yahoo Sports

    Reports: Cardinals signing ex-Jaguars wide receiver Zay Jones to 1-year, $4.25 million deal

    Zay Jones was released by the Jaguars last month after two seasons with the team.

  • The Canadian Press

    CF Montreal prepares for 'Messi Mania' as Inter Miami visits Canada

    MONTREAL — Just the thought that he may come face to face with Lionel Messi has CF Montreal captain Samuel Piette pinching himself. Piette grew up watching the man many consider the greatest footballer ever dash down the wing and toy with defenders at FC Barcelona. On Saturday, the global icon will make his first professional trip to Canada as Montreal plays host to Messi's Inter Miami CF in Major League Soccer action at Stade Saputo. The 29-year-old Piette has faced his fair share of top talent

  • The Canadian Press

    Mark Jackson grew up playing Gaelic football. He's taking a shot at the American kind in Pittsburgh

    PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mark Jackson does not look out of place. Standing inside the Pittsburgh Steelers practice facility on Friday, Jackson's yellow No. 2 blends in with the other 42 players trying to catch head coach Mike Tomlin's attention during the team's rookie minicamp. At 6-foot-1 and a solid 214 pounds, Jackson practically towers over Caleb Shudak, the other kicker brought in for a look. Things change, however, when Jackson starts to talk. Then it becomes very evident very quickly that while

  • The Canadian Press

    Lions made OT Giovanni Manu of Tonga the 1st NFL draft pick from University of British Columbia

    ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions offensive tackle Giovanni Manu woke up at 4 a.m. Friday and couldn't fall back asleep. On the rookie's ride to work, he was overcome by tears of joy. Manu's excitement and emotions were triggered by a long and lonely path, leaving his parents on the south Pacific island of Tonga at age 11 to live with his aunt and two older siblings in Vancouver in the hopes of a better life. A growth spurt in high school, along with support on and off the field, led to Man

  • The Canadian Press

    Mexico veterans Ochoa, Jiménez and Lozano are out of Copa America squad

    MEXICO CITY (AP) — World Cup veterans Guillermo Ochoa, Raul Jimenez and Hirving Lozano missed out on the Mexico squad for the Copa America on Friday. Between the three, they were at 10 World Cups. Ochoa, who will turn 39 in July, was a mainstay in Mexico's goal in the last three World Cups, but he recently lost the starting position with Salernitana in Serie A, and his club contract was about to expire. Ochoa was a starter in the 2014, 2018 and 2022 World Cups and was a substitute in 2006 and 20

  • Yahoo Sports

    Malik Nabers, Jayden Daniels call off $10,000 bet on Offensive Rookie of the Year award after gambling education

    Well that didn't last long.

  • The Canadian Press

    Mbappé starts his goodbyes at Paris Saint-Germain as exit looms

    PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé announced again he's leaving Paris Saint-Germain, an unsurprising move by the French superstar who is expected to join Real Madrid. Mbappé said on Friday on X he will play his final home game on Sunday against Toulouse. “I never thought it would be this difficult to leave my country,” he said in the video post, adding he will face a new challenge after seven years at PSG. Mbappé now captains France and won the World Cup in 2018. becoming the second teenager, after Pelé

  • The Canadian Press

    Oilers star Leon Draisaitl questionable for Game 2 vs. Canucks

    VANCOUVER — Edmonton Oilers star Leon Draisaitl is questionable for Game 2 against the Vancouver Canucks on Friday. The 28-year-old German forward appeared to be in pain late in Edmonton's dramatic 5-4 loss to the Canucks Wednesday. He didn't participate in practice on Thursday or in the Oilers' optional pre-game skate on Friday. Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said Draisaitl was dealing with "cramping and equipment issues." “I’m feeling a little better today. Just see how I feel tonight. Leave

  • The Canadian Press

    Italian star Lorenzo Insigne set to return for Toronto FC against New York City FC

    TORONTO — A victory over visiting New York City FC on Saturday and Toronto FC can match its entire points total of last season when it finished last in the league at 4-20-10. And that's with Toronto (6-4-1) having 22 matches remaining in the regular season after weekend play. There's more good news with word that Italian star Lorenzo Insigne will return Saturday after missing the last eight games in all competitions with a hamstring issue. "He'll play (Saturday)," a happy John Herdman said after