• The Canadian Press

    From high-profile shakeups to legend retirements, a week to remember on curling scene

    The so-called free agency period at the start of an Olympic quadrennial is typically the high-water mark for curling team adjustments and player movement. Surprise announcements in recent days and speculation on what's to come has created a Roaring Game version of a mid-quad trade deadline. Teams want to strike before it's too late so they can prepare for the final 18-month push to the Canadian Curling Trials. With some big names on the move and a couple of curling legends calling it quits to bo

  • The Canadian Press

    Sports integrity body sees Porter case as a warning for sports betting in Canada

    Canada's sports integrity watchdog is pushing for stronger policies to prevent competitive manipulation and match-fixing at all levels of competition. The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport issued its first draft of a new program to prevent competition manipulation on Wednesday, the same day that the NBA banned former Toronto Raptors backup centre Jontay Porter for his role in betting irregularities around his on-court performance. Jeremy Luke, the CEO of the sport integrity body, said he hopes

  • The Canadian Press

    Leverkusen, Atalanta, Roma advance in Europa League. Liverpool, West Ham and AC Milan eliminated

    Liverpool failed to overcome a three-goal deficit and was eliminated from the Europa League on Thursday despite beating Atalanta 1-0 in the second leg of their quarterfinal matchup. The result officially ended Liverpool’s hopes of a treble of trophies in manager Jurgen Klopp’s final season at Anfield, though the feat had looked unlikely after the Italian team won 3-0 in the first leg in Merseyside. But days after celebrating its first-ever Bundesliga title, Bayer Leverkusen remained on course to

  • The Canadian Press

    GM Mike Dunleavy, Warriors look to regroup after missing the playoffs with Curry, Green, Thompson

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — General manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. and the rest of Golden State's front office staff had a feeling this season would wind up short of the ultimate goal for a franchise that has won four NBA championships over the past decade. That's the way the season went for Stephen Curry and Co. — losing big leads, making costly mistakes, repeatedly unable to deliver the big defensive stop when it mattered most. Coach Steve Kerr had hoped the 10th-seeded Warriors could somehow fight throug