• 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