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Danish teenager Rune stuns Djokovic to win Paris Masters
PARIS (AP) - Unseeded Danish teenager Holger Rune staged a stunning comeback to secure the biggest victory of his career by beating Novak Djokovic 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the final of the Paris Masters on Su...
Nov 06, 2022

Judge, Díaz, Turner among 131 free agents after Series ends
HOUSTON (AP) - Aaron Judge, Edwin Daz, Trea Turner, Dansby Swanson and Xander Bogaerts were among 131 players who became free agents on Sunday as baseball's business season began just hours after the ...
Nov 06, 2022

Toronto Maple Leafs sign goaltender Keith Petruzzelli to two-year contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs signed goaltender Keith Petruzzelli to a two-year entry-level contract on Sunday. The 23-year-old netminder posted a 6-0-0 record and .922 save percentage with the AH...
Nov 06, 2022

Canada's Gushue claims Pan Continental men's curling title, downs South Korea 11-3
CALGARY - Canada's Brad Gushue won the first men's Pan Continental Curling Championship on Sunday with an 11-3 win over South Korea's Byeongjin Jeong. Gushue and his team from St. John's, N.L., scored...
Nov 06, 2022

Canada's Ellie Black wins silver in balance beam at gymnastics worlds
LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom - Canada's Ellie Black won a silver medal in the balance beam competition on Sunday at the world gymnastics championships. Black, from Halifax, finished with 13.566 points. J...
Nov 06, 2022

Canadian delegation set to tell COP27 about oceans' role in fighting climate change
Lying in plain sight and lapping against our shores is what scientists describe as an unsung hero that has been quietly absorbing heat and keeping the world's temperatures under control. And over the ...
Nov 06, 2022

Australia downs Fiji to win Hong Kong Sevens, Canadian men finish 10th
HONG KONG - Nathan Lawson's last-minute try gave Australia a 20-17 win over Fiji in the final of the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens on Sunday, ending the Fijians' run of five straight tournament...
Nov 06, 2022

Raptors forward Pascal Siakam will be sidelined with strained adductor muscle
Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam is expected to miss at least two weeks with a strained right adductor muscle, the team said Sunday. Siakam suffered the injury when he slipped during the third qu...
Nov 06, 2022

Mystery flag to mark 80th anniversary of disastrous Dieppe raid on Remembrance Day
OTTAWA - Legend has that when Canadian troops stormed ashore under a hail of German gunfire at the French port of Dieppe in August 1942, one of the hundreds who eventually died in the attack was carry...
Nov 06, 2022

Bayern says Davies' World Cup for Canada 'not at risk'
MUNICH (AP) - Bayern Munich says Alphonso Davies' injury is not as bad as initially feared and that his participation in the World Cup for Canada is "not at risk." The 22-year-old Davies suffered what...
Nov 06, 2022