• The Canadian Press

    Early to rise, early to play soccer for Forge FC, CF Montreal in cup quarterfinal

    Forge FC and CF Montreal have to hit the ground running Tuesday. Forge, the reigning Canadian Premier League champion, hosts the MLS side in the opening leg of their Canadian Championship quarterfinal in an 11 a.m. "School Day Match" start. "I don't think I've played in a morning game since I was U-7 or U-8," Montreal defender Joel Waterman, who played in the CPL for Cavalry FC, said with a laugh. "It's an interesting one. "But look we've got to play the game. For us the mission doesn't change.

  • The Canadian Press

    Riley says Heat aren't sure on a Butler extension. Player availability is a big priority

    MIAMI (AP) — If Jimmy Butler wants to see more pay, Pat Riley will want to see more play. And in simple terms, that is the entry point to this offseason for the Miami Heat. Butler is almost certainly going to ask the Heat for a two-year extension this summer — it could guarantee him as much as $113 million for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons — and Riley said Monday in his annual end-of-season remarks that he isn't sure what the team will do when that moment arrives. “We have not discussed that i

  • Yahoo Sports

    Former Jaguars RB Fred Taylor got his Florida degree 26 years after leaving for NFL

    Fred Taylor made a promise to his grandmother.

  • The Canadian Press

    76ers president Daryl Morey has big plans to build NBA title team around Embiid and Maxey

    CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Say goodbye to the 76ers. No, not Joel Embiid. Tyrese Maxey is sticking around, too. Nick Nurse seems like a perfect long-term fit as coach. But for the rest of the Sixers? It's time to pretty much wish them well, with just about the entire team — players such as Kelly Oubre Jr., Kyle Lowry and Nic Batum — ending the season with an expired contract. Team president Daryl Morey this summer has about $65 million in salary cap space, a first-round draft pick, a max contract to of