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Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez wins her opening singles match at the French Open

Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez wins her opening singles match at the French Open

PARIS — It was a triumphant start to the French Open for Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez. Fernandez, of Laval, Que., earned an emphatic 6-2, 6-1 win over Anastasia Potapova of Russia in the first round of the women's singles draw Sunday.
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'Time to put it all on the line': Leafs looking to turn the page ahead of Game 7

'Time to put it all on the line': Leafs looking to turn the page ahead of Game 7

TORONTO — Nick Foligno still believes. The same goes for Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and the rest of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Believing, however, is one thing. Doing is something different entirely.
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Canadian Damian Warner just misses cracking 9,000-point barrier at Hypo-Meeting event

Canadian Damian Warner just misses cracking 9,000-point barrier at Hypo-Meeting event

GOTZIS, Austria — Damian Warner emphatically shattered his Canadian decathlon record Sunday. The 31-year-old from London, Ont., scored 8,995 points to win the Hypo-Meeting, becoming the first person to win six titles in the prestigious event.
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Vancouver Canucks sign forward Vasily Podkolzin to a three-year entry level contract

Vancouver Canucks sign forward Vasily Podkolzin to a three-year entry level contract

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks signed forward Vasily Podkolzin to a three-year entry-level contract Sunday. Vancouver selected the six-foot-one, 190-pound forward in the first round, No. 10 overall, in the 2019 NHL entry draft.
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Mangianpane has two goals, two assists as Canada defeats Italy at world hockey event

Mangianpane has two goals, two assists as Canada defeats Italy at world hockey event

RIGA, Latvia — Andrew Mangiapane had two goals and two assists to lead Canada past Italy 7-1 on Sunday at the world hockey championship.
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DeBues-Stafford shows her impressive range with sizzling 800 metres in Portland

DeBues-Stafford shows her impressive range with sizzling 800 metres in Portland

Canada's Gabriela DeBues-Stafford showed her impressive range on Saturday night, dipping under the Tokyo Olympic standard and the two-minute barrier in the 800 metres. The 25-year-old from Toronto ran one minute 58.
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Baseball Canada goes with experienced roster for Olympic qualifier

Baseball Canada goes with experienced roster for Olympic qualifier

Baseball Canada will turn to an experienced roster as it tries to secure an Olympic berth at the upcoming Baseball Americas Qualifier in Florida.
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Kotkaniemi scores in OT, Price stars as Habs again down Leafs in OT to force Game 7

Kotkaniemi scores in OT, Price stars as Habs again down Leafs in OT to force Game 7

MONTREAL — Canada's first NHL crowd in nearly 15 months put on a show early Saturday as their team — propelled by the energy inside the Bell Centre — attacked in waves.
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'More than just a hockey game': NHL fans return to the Bell Centre for Habs-Leafs

'More than just a hockey game': NHL fans return to the Bell Centre for Habs-Leafs

MONTREAL — It was a scene 444 days in the making. Smiling, jersey-clad Canadian hockey fans — with tickets bought and paid for — enjoying beers and sunshine before heading into an NHL arena on a spring evening.
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Pastrnak has hat trick as Bruins blast Islanders 5-2

Pastrnak has hat trick as Bruins blast Islanders 5-2

BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak got his second career playoff hat trick, David Krejci had four assists and the Boston Bruins beat the New York Islanders 5-2 on Saturday night in the opening game of their second-round playoff series.
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