A.J. Lawson‘s strong play this season has earned him a full-time deal with his hometown team. The Toronto Raptors converted Lawson to a standard NBA contract on Saturday, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported. The Brampton, Ont., native is in his second season with the Raptors. Lawson, 25, has appeared in 23 games for Toronto this season …
Ridly Greig scored a short-handed goal, Linus Ullmark stopped all 23 shots he faced and the Ottawa Senators moved to the verge of clinching a playoff spot by shutting out the New York Islanders 3-0 on Saturday. Ottawa is in if Detroit loses at home in regulation to New Jersey. The Islanders’ hopes took another …
Forward T.J. Hughes will sign with the Avalanche on a one-year entry-level contract starting in the 2026-27 season, the team announced on Saturday. The 24-year-old will finish out the 2025-26 season with Colorado Eagles on an AHL Professional Tryout agreement. Hughes, a native of Hamilton, Ont., and the captain of the Michigan Wolverines, has enjoyed …
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Scottie Scheffler shot a 31 on the front nine at Augusta National on Saturday as the field at the Masters began the tall task of trying to chase down leader Rory McIlroy. It was the best first nine of Scheffler’s seven Masters appearances, which includes two victories. And after adding another birdie on No. …
Down a man late in the match, a scrappy FC Cincinnati side scored a spectacular goal in added time to record a 1-1 draw against Toronto FC at BMO Field on Saturday afternoon. Kenji Mboma Dem scored with a left-footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. With Cincinnati striker …
Brady Tkachuk was forced to leave Saturday’s game after he appeared to take a stick up high around his eye in the second period. Tkachuk was posted up in front of the Islanders’ bench when Ryan Pulock hopped over the boards. Pulock’s stick seemed to clip Tkachuk in the face, and the Senators captain then …
Unless the Washington Mystics step in, Shakira Austin will be joining the Toronto Tempo. The Tempo have offered Austin a three-year offer sheet with a max contract value worth $1.19 million base value, The Athletic’s Sabreena Merchant reported on Saturday. The Mystics will have two days to decide to match the contract before the deal …
TORONTO — The Florida Panthers will not get in the way of Sunny Mehta’s rising star. Not only has the 47-year-old assistant general manager been granted permission to interview with the Toronto Maple Leafs and New Jersey Devils for their vacant GM jobs, but Mehta’s praises were sung loudly Saturday as the Panthers rolled into Toronto. …
Satou Sabally is moving across the country. After leading the Phoenix Mercury to the 2025 WNBA Finals, Sabally is leaving for the New York Liberty on a multi-year deal, per Alexa Philippou of ESPN. The 27-year-old was named to the All-WNBA First Team and received the Most Improved Player award in 2023. In 2020 she …
The much-anticipated 100th matchup between Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin will have to wait. It’s no secret that Alexander Ovechkin’s playing future is in question as his Capitals have been eliminated from playoff contention and he’s not under contract beyond the 2025-26 season, which has put a major spotlight on his potential final games against …