• The Canadian Press

    Toronto awarded WNBA's first franchise outside US, with expansion team set 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

    The WNBA is coming to Toronto and will play as soon as the 2026 season

    TORONTO — The WNBA is finally, officially, coming to Toronto. Kilmer Sports Ventures has been awarded a women's professional basketball team. The official announcement was made Thursday morning at a press conference at a downtown Toronto hotel attended by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, rapper Drake and Toronto Raptors star Scottie Barnes. The as-yet-unnamed team will play out of the 8,700-seat Coca-Cola Coliseum, an arena in downtown Toronto at Exhibition Place and wil

  • The Canadian Press

    Panthers visit the Rangers with 1-0 series lead

    Florida Panthers (52-24-6, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Rangers (55-23-4, first in the Metropolitan Division)New York; Friday, 8 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Panthers -111, Rangers -109; over/under is 5.5STANLEY CUP SEMIFINALS: Panthers lead series 1-0BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers visit the New York Rangers in the third round of the NHL Playoffs with a 1-0 lead in the series. The teams meet Wednesday for the fifth time this season. The Panthers won 3-0 in the last meeting.

  • The Canadian Press

    Bobrovsky makes 23 saves for first shutout of the postseason, Panthers beat Rangers 3-0 in Game 1

    NEW YORK (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky had a long stretch without seeing a shot on goal in the middle of the game, and then there was a flurry in the third period.