Bianca Andreescu and Kayla Cross will handle singles for Canada in Billie Jean King Cup tennis qualifying against host Kazakhstan on Friday. Canada will be without its highest-ranked player after Victoria Mboko, the world No. 9, withdrew from the competition last month. Cross, ranked No. 198 in the world, opens against No. 74 Yulia Putintseva …
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball’s average salary rose 3.4 per cent on opening day to a record $5.34 million, according to a study by The Associated Press, and the New York Mets topped spending at the season’s start for the fourth straight year. Mets outfielder Juan Soto is the highest-paid player for the second consecutive season …
EDMONTON — So you’re sitting around a table at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, arguing with Dave Bidini over the future of the Maple Leafs. Or you’re talking Canucks with Michael Buble, crushing a few Granville Island pints at the Black Frog. The topic: To rebuild or not rebuild? Do we have what it takes for …
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Masters got underway beneath whispy white clouds and a bright blue sky Thursday when Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson once again struck the ceremonial tee shots down the first fairway at Augusta National. Well, mostly down the first fairway. After the 90-year-old Player struck his shot down the middle, and celebrated with …
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Much has changed in NCAA men’s hockey this season, but some of the traditional power programs remain the big forces. The first Frozen Four of the CHL-players-allowed era features the four teams with the most national titles in NCAA history. The Denver Pioneers (10 titles), Michigan Wolverines (nine), North Dakota Fighting Hawks (eight) and Wisconsin …
Total command. Absolute control. We could be talking about Connor McDavid’s five-point night in a 5-2 win at San Jose. Or perhaps it was an Edmonton Oilers power play that entered the game on a two-for-20 run, but scored on all three opportunities versus the Sharks. Or we could be referencing Edmonton’s defensive play, surrendering …
DENVER — Nikola Jokic had 14 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for his 34th triple-double of the season, and Denver beat the Memphis Grizzlies 136-119 on Wednesday night for the Nuggets’ 10th straight win. Denver (52-28) increased its hold on the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference with its first double-digit winning streak …
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Chet Holmgren had 30 points and 14 rebounds, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 20 points and 11 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder clinched the NBA’s best regular-season record with a 128-110 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. Jalen Williams scored 18 points for the NBA champion Thunder (64-16), who will have homecourt …
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Connor McDavid scored his 15th career hat trick and finished with five points Wednesday night, leading the Edmonton Oilers to a 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks that moved them into sole possession of first place in the Pacific Division. McDavid controlled the game almost from the start, scoring on …