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The Minnesota Wild got a two-time Stanley Cup champion for nothing on the eve of NHL free agency, and the New York Islanders locked up one of their top young players to a long-term contract.

AFC Toronto has signed Canadian international defender Zoe Burns and Canadian youth international forward Lauren Rowe.

Canadian sprint canoeist Katie Vincent set a world record in the women's C-1 500-metre event on Sunday at the national trials in Montreal.

Canada's Carson Branstine saw her Grand Slam debut end Monday with a first-round loss to world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, falling 6-1, 7-5 at Wimbledon.

Canada's Leylah Fernandez cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 win over Great Britain's Hannah Klugman in her first-round match at Wimbledon on Monday.

The WNBA is expanding to 18 teams over the next five years, with Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia all set to join the league by 2030.

Canada, reduced to 10 men when Jacob Shaffelburg was sent off in first-half stoppage time, exited the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Sunday after a 6-5 penalty shootout loss to Guatemala.

Matthew Knies is staying in Toronto. Knies has signed a six-year extension worth $46.5 million US with the Maple Leafs, according to several media reports.

Canada's under-19 girls' volleyball team collected the bronze medal with an exciting victory over the Dominican Republic on Saturday at the Pan American Cup in Kingston, Ont.

Right-handed pitcher Paxton Schultz has been placed on the Toronto Blue Jays' 15-day injured list. He's out with right middle finger inflammation a day after he gave up three runs on five hits and a walk in 1 1/3 innings in Toronto's 15-1 loss to the ...