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The Toronto Raptors signed C.J. Miles on Tuesday, filling a need for long-range shooting.

National team veteran Christine Robinson scored with one second remaining to give Canada a 9-8 victory Tuesday over China in the group stage of the water polo tournament at the world aquatics championships in Budapest, Hungary.

Royal Birkdale is where it all began for Justin Rose. Now, there's a Lego scene to prove it.

Forty-eight athletes, including defending champions Shawn Barber in pole vault and injured high jumper Derek Drouin, were named to Canada’s team Tuesday for the Aug. 5-13 world track and field championships at London Stadium in England.

A former high-performance Canadian ski coach, convicted of 37 sex-related charges involving the exploitation and sexual assault of girls and young women he was coaching, is appealing the verdict.

The NBA said Tuesday it is eliminating the old apparel designations starting with the 2017-18 season, when Nike becomes the official outfitter. Instead, there will be four primary uniforms for each team.

'He was really proud of me,' said Gavin Currie, of Thunder Bay, Ont., who was raising money for charity.

More than a year since FIFA declared the end of its corruption turmoil, the optimism has proved misguided. The latest arrest, of the man who is one heartbeat from the presidency of world soccer, demonstrated that on Tuesday.

Nashville Predators fan Andrew Fudge only realized this week that he had won free tickets to Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final through a Twitter contest.

The future looks bright for Penny Oleksiak, but swimming prodigies are always at risk of burning out. That's why the people around the Canadian teenage sensation are making sure she leads as normal a life as possible.

The future looks bright for Penny Oleksiak, but swimming prodigies are always at risk of burning out. That's why the people around the Canadian teenage sensation are making sure she leads as normal a life as possible.

Cowboys wide receiver Lucky Whitehead says his beloved dog Blitz is back home after someone took the pitbull and demanded a $10,000 US ransom.

Carlos Beltran hasn't used his glove in a game in more than two months. So on Monday, the Houston Astros gathered around their teammate in centre field and laid his mitt to rest, holding a mock funeral to send it off.

Michael Vick has some advice for Colin Kaepernick if he wants another shot in the NFL: get a haircut.

Spanish Football Federation president Angel Maria Villar has been arrested along with his son and two more federation executives as part of an anti-corruption probe.

After swimming for almost two hours in open water, Olympic champion Ferry Weertman nipped defending champ Jordan Wilimovsky by one tenth of a second for the 10-kilometre title at the world championships on Tuesday

Russia won its sixth straight women's team technical synchronized swimming title for its fourth gold medal of the world championships on Tuesday in Budapest, Hungary.

The Creator's Game roars into action at Six Nations.

Steve Pearce hit a solo homer, then added the go-ahead single in the eighth inning in Toronto's 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night.