'Nothing like Banjo Bowl,' fans say as Blue Bombers host Roughriders in longstanding rivalry

One of Canadian football’s biggest rivalries was on display in Winnipeg Saturday, as the Blue Bombers hosted the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the 19th annual Banjo Bowl.

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WNBA scoring leader Jewell Loyd signs multi-year contract extension with Storm

The Seattle Storm have signed all-star guard Jewell Loyd to a multi-year contract extension as she wraps up the best season of her career.

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For Ottawa's first PWHL players, new hockey league a dream come true

Olympians Emily Clark, Brianne Jenner and Emerance Maschmeyer have each signed three-year deals with the city's still unnamed hockey team ahead of the upcoming draft.

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#TheMoment a 5-year-old boy started a lemonade stand to help his hockey hero

Five-year-old Avery Pynn's favourite hockey player was recently diagnosed with cancer, so he started a lemonade stand and ended up raising $700 to help 'make him feel better.'

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Raptors' Scottie Barnes will move into a Toronto condo he helped shape

Scottie Barnes joined the team in 2021 and is entering his third year living in the city. He says it means a lot to be able to plan a future in Toronto, a place that's shown "so much love" to him since moving here.

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Canadian defender Zandee-Hart among 1st 3 players to sign with New York's PWHL team

New York began its roster-building process for the new Professional Women's Hockey League by signing a pair of American forwards and bolstering its defence with a Canadian Olympian.

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Djokovic reaches his 10th U.S. Open final by beating Shelton in straight sets

Novak Djokovic limited big-serving Ben Shelton to five aces and broke him five times. He pushed back when the 20-year-old unseeded American produced a late stand that got the home crowd into the match. And after finishing off a 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (4) victory in New York City to reach his record-tying 10th U.S. Open final, Djokovic added a touch of insult to injury by mimicking the kid's "Hang up the phone!" celebration gesture.

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