National Sports

Colley scores 23, leads Canada over Brazil and into AmeriCup final

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Shay Colley had 23 points to lift Canada over Brazil 66-58 and into the finals of the FIBA AmeriCup tournament on Saturday.

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Reigning NBA champion Toronto Raptors ready to begin quest to repeat

TORONTO — Entering every NBA season in recent years, the respect level for the Toronto Raptors always seemed to be a touch lower than other contenders.

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Liverpool, Man City helped by goalkeeper errors in EPL wins

It was a day of goalkeeping blunders in the English Premier League. Liverpool and Manchester City, seemingly set for another duel for the title, benefited from two of them in hard-fought away wins on Saturday.

Sep 28, 2019 1:20 PM Read more >

CP NewsAlert: Canada's De Grasse sprints to bronze in men's 100 at world championships

DOHA, Qatar — Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse has raced to a bronze medal in the men's 100 metres at the world track and field championships. More coming. The Canadian Press

Sep 28, 2019 1:19 PM Read more >

Brock Boeser back skating with Vancouver Canucks after concussion

VANCOUVER — Brock Boeser returned to the ice with his Vancouver Canucks teammates Saturday morning less than a week after suffering a concussion in pre-season play.

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So you're saying there's a chance? Impact not giving up on slim playoff hopes

Montreal Impact coach Wilmer Cabrera refuses to lose hope despite facing overwhelming odds.

Sep 28, 2019 12:37 PM Read more >

Canadians Fournier-Beaudry, Sorensen win ice dance at Nebelhorn Trophy

OBERTSDORF, Germany — Laurence Fournier-Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen of Montreal earned their first international victory on Saturday, winning the ice dance event at the Nebelhorn Trophy figure skating competition.

Sep 28, 2019 11:30 AM Read more >

Former Liege executive Olivier Renard named sporting director of Montreal Impact

MONTREAL — The Montreal Impact have named Olivier Renard as the club's sporting director. The Major League Soccer club announced the hiring of the 40-year-old Belgian on Saturday.

Sep 28, 2019 10:26 AM Read more >

Canada's Shapovalov falls to Spain's Carreno Busta in semifinals at Chengdu

CHENGDU, China — Denis Shapovalov has been eliminated from the Chengdu Open after Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta defeated the Canadian 6-3, 6-4 in semifinal action Saturday. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont.

Sep 28, 2019 8:59 AM Read more >

Shocker at Shizuoka: Japan upsets Ireland in Brighton sequel

SHIZUOKA, Japan — Nobody seemed less surprised than Jamie Joseph and his Japan players after the Rugby World Cup hosts toppled Ireland 19-12 in one of the tournament's greatest upsets.

Sep 28, 2019 8:35 AM Read more >