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Less stress, more swagger: QB Nathan Rourke aiming to have fun with new-look Lions
VANCOUVER - Nathan Rourke is trying to add a little something to his game this season - the B.C. Lions quarterback wants to have more fun. "That's a little bit of a goal for myself, trying to play a l...
Jun 06, 2025

Dallas Stars fire coach Pete DeBoer after losing West final and pulling Oettinger
DALLAS (AP) - Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer was fired Friday after three seasons with the team, getting to the Western Conference final each time but never advancing past that for a shot at the Stanl...
Jun 06, 2025

Toronto FC captain Jonathan Osorio added to Canada roster for Canadian Shield
TORONTO - Canada has called Toronto FC captain Jonathan Osorio into camp for the Canadian Shield Tournament. The 32-year-old midfielder was sidelined with a shoulder injury April 30 in a Canadian Cham...
Jun 06, 2025

French Open: Carlos Alcaraz reaches final after Lorenzo Musetti retires with injury in fourth set
PARIS (AP) - Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz reached the French Open final on Friday after Lorenzo Musetti retired from their semifinal early in the fourth set. Alcaraz was leading 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0...
Jun 06, 2025

Canada men's soccer coach Jesse Marsch bothered by U.S. treatment of Ukraine
TORONTO - Canada soccer coach Jesse Marsch, an American who won kudos north of the border earlier this year for telling U.S. President Donald Trump to "lay off the ridiculous rhetoric" about Canada be...
Jun 06, 2025

Calgary Stampeders seek turnaround in 2025 with quarterback Vernon Adams Jr.
CALGARY - The 2025 CFL season will be a proving ground for the Calgary Stampeders. The Stampeders want to show themselves and their fans that the team has what it takes to get back into the playoffs a...
Jun 06, 2025

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in place
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to pause a court order to reinstate Education Department employees who were fired in mass layoffs as part of President Dona...
Jun 06, 2025

Dallas Stars fire coach Pete DeBoer after losing in West final and pulling Oettinger
DALLAS (AP) - Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer was fired Friday after three seasons with the team, getting to the Western Conference final each time but never advancing past that for a shot at the Stanl...
Jun 06, 2025

Canada coach irate after Vancouver Whitecaps players stricken by illness in Mexico
TORONTO - Canada coach Jesse Marsch expressed outrage Friday that the Vancouver Whitecaps had been "poisoned" during their visit to Mexico for the CONCACAF Champions Cup final. The Whitecaps issued a ...
Jun 06, 2025

Supreme Court of Canada says babysitter must be acquitted in toddler's death
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says an acquittal is the appropriate outcome for a British Columbia woman whose conviction in the drowning death of a toddler was set aside two years ago. Tammy Bo...
Jun 06, 2025