• The Canadian Press

    Canada beats Slovakia 6-3, Switzerland tops Germany 3-1 to reach semifinals at hockey worlds

    PRAGUE (AP) — Nick Paul scored two goals as defending champion Canada beat Slovakia 6-3 to reach the semifinals at the ice hockey world championship on Thursday. Dylan Guenther had a goal and an assist and Jared McCann, Pierre-Luc Dubois, and Brandon Tanev also scored for 28-time champion Canada in the quarterfinal. McCann and Dubois scored in a 90-second span early in the opening period, before Peter Cehlarik made it 2-1 when Brandon Hagel deflected the Slovakian's pass into his own net. Canada

  • The Canadian Press

    Toronto awarded WNBA's first franchise outside US, with expansion team to begin play in 2026

    Toronto has been awarded the WNBA’s first franchise outside the United States, with the expansion team set to begin play in 2026. Larry Tanenbaum-led Kilmer Sports Ventures is paying $115 million for the team. Tanenbaum also is the chairman and a minority owner of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, the Toronto sports giant that also owns the NHL’s Maple Leafs and NBA’s Raptors, along with Toronto's MLS and Canadian Football League franchises. “Growing internationally, I’ve been trying to think

  • The Canadian Press

    McLaughlin soaks up every moment of making Team Penske history ahead of the Indy 500

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — In the late-night hours, long after Scott McLaughlin had won the pole for the Indianapolis 500 and with his adrenaline still running far too high to get any sleep, he slipped into the grandstands to collect his thoughts. McLaughlin sat alone in the darkened Indianapolis Motor Speedway, listening to Post Malone and scrolling through his phone, answering all the well wishes he’d received for what the IndyCar star considers the biggest accomplishment of his career. McLaughlin le

  • The Canadian Press

    Toronto WNBA team arrives at 'critical moment in history' for women's sports: expert

    TORONTO — Experts say the entrance of a professional women's basketball team to the Toronto sports landscape creates new opportunities to capitalize on long pent-up demand from local fans. The WNBA announced Thursday that Toronto's new team — the first in Canada — will tip off in 2026, playing its home games at the 8,700-seat Coca-Cola Coliseum. Tandy Thomas, a marketing professor at Queen's University's Smith School of Business, says the team's establishment comes at a "critical moment in histo