• The Canadian Press

    Champions League is being expanded, but Italy and Germany will benefit over England next season

    MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Germany has beaten the English Premier League to a bonus fifth Champions League place in next season's revamped and expanded competition. Borussia Dortmund's 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in their semifinal first leg on Wednesday confirmed Germany would join Italy in being granted an extra berth. It had largely been assumed England would secure a bonus spot, given its recent success in Europe, including having Champions League winners in three of the last five seaso

  • Yahoo Sports

    Through six starts, new Cubs ace Shota Imanaga has been the best pitcher in MLB

    Despite his unimposing presence on the mound, Imanaga's fastball and splitter have completely stymied MLB hitters.

  • The Canadian Press

    Auston Matthews to miss second straight playoff game with Leafs facing elimination

    TORONTO — Auston Matthews will miss the Maple Leafs' must-win Game 6 against the Boston Bruins. Head coach Sheldon Keefe said following today's morning skate the star sniper would be unavailable with Toronto down 3-2 in its first-round playoff series. Matthews was pulled from Game 4 with an illness and didn't play in Tuesday's 2-1 overtime victory in Boston with the Leafs facing elimination. The 26-year-old centre skated for about 30 minutes this morning before Toronto's playing group took the i

  • The Canadian Press

    Jaguars counting on Arkansas' Cam Little to tee up new era following four-year kicking carousel

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville’s recent kicking situation can be summed up like this: two Wrights and more than a dozen wrongs. The Jaguars are now counting on the youngest kicker ever drafted, Cam Little of Arkansas, to stop a revolving door and bring stability to a position that has been one of the league’s most tumultuous over the past four years. Jacksonville employed a whopping 16 kickers, including unrelated Brandon and Matthew Wright, between the start of the pandemic and selectin