Donaldson powers Jays in victory over Philadelphia

Josh Donaldson hit two home runs and added four RBI, while Edwin Encarnacion hit a solo home run as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-5 on Tuesday night.

Canada's men's volleyball team opened its Volleyball Nations League season with a 3-2 (24-26, 25-19, 20-25, 25-21, 15-13) loss to Germany on Wednesday in Ottawa.

Susanna Tapani is staying put in Boston, and the Seattle Torrent have retained fellow forward Julia Gosling in opening the next phase of the PWHL's expansion process on Wednesday.

Auburn junior Ja'Kobe Tharp broke the world record in the men’s 110-metre hurdles at 12.75 seconds Wednesday in the semifinal round on Day 1 of the NCAA outdoor track and field championships in Eugene, Ore.

The capacity Madison Square Garden crowd's overwhelmingly negative reaction to 10 seconds of Donald Trump prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals offered a sobering reality check on the limits of sports' unifying powers.

Serena Williams's much-hyped comeback to professional tennis at the Queen's Club lasted just one match. The 44-year-old Williams' doubles partner, 19-year-old Canadian Victoria Mboko, was forced to withdraw from the draw on Thursday because of a knee injury she sustained in a singles match against Karolina Pliskova on Wednesday.

Serena Williams' much-hyped comeback to professional tennis at the Queen's Club lasted just one match. The 44-year-old Williams' doubles partner, 19-year-old Canadian Victoria Mboko, was forced to withdraw from the draw on Thursday because of a knee injury she sustained in a singles match against Karolina Pliskova on Wednesday.

The New York Knicks came from 29 points down and moved to the brink of their first championship since 1973 by beating the San Antonio Spurs 107-106 in Game 4 of the finals on OG Anunoby's tip-in with 1.2 seconds remaining.

Brittney Sykes scorched the last-place Connecticut Sun, matching her career high of 38 points in the Toronto Tempo's 106-102 overtime win at home on Wednesday.

Max Scherzer came off the injured list and promptly reached another milestone. The Toronto pitcher reached 3,500 strikeouts when he caught Philadelphia slugger Kyle Schwarber looking at an 86 mph changeup to begin the game Wednesday night.

Twenty-four-year-old Sudarshan Yellamaraju is set to compete in his second RBC Canadian Open beginning Thursday at TPC Toronto in Caledon, Ont. Now, the Indian-born golfer residing in Mississauga, Ont., is the top Canadian in the season-long FedEx Cup standings.

In a season devoid of a World Athletics Championships and Olympics, Cooper Lutkenhaus is demonstrating he’s the man to beat over 800 metres outdoors after capturing a world indoor title in March. The 17-year-old American won his second race in three days, defeating 2024 Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi and silver medallist Marco Arop.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended World Cup ticket prices, saying Wednesday "if we are doing something wrong, everyone in North America is doing something wrong."

The NHL Players' Association has asked the league to investigate Mike Babcock's ill-fated tenure with the Columbus Blue Jackets before Edmonton or any other NHL team can hire him as coach, two people with knowledge of the discussions said Wednesday.

If one of Canada’s men encapsulates how quickly fortunes can turn in the game and in life, it’s 20-year-old Luc de Fougerolles.

The star-studded Diamond League tour rolls through Norway's capital city on the latest stop of the track and field circuit.

Canada's Victoria Mboko withdrew from her first-round match at the HSBC Championships on Wednesday after appearing to sustain an injury during the second set.

Former NHL player Pascal Rhéaume was named head coach of the Toronto Sceptres on Wednesday, the second member of his family to join the PWHL this spring.

The Brantford Bulldogs made Ontario Hockey League (OHL) history this week by selecting goaltender Sophie Jovanovic in the league's U18 Priority Selection.

Some of soccer’s biggest names could take the field in Vancouver during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with stars from Canada, Belgium, Egypt, Turkey, and Switzerland named in squads for matches at BC Place.

Former soldier Brendan Hynes thinks he has CTE, but the devastating brain disease can’t be confirmed until after someone’s dead. Could cutting-edge Canadian research be the solution?

Janine Sonis scored three goals, including one on a penalty in the 54th minute, and Canada women's soccer team defeated host Costa Rica 6-0 in an international friendly in Cartago on Tuesday.

Jordan Staal scored his second goal of the game while stretched out on his stomach at 6:32 of the third period to put the Carolina Hurricanes ahead for good in their 5-3 victory on Tuesday night over the Vegas Golden Knights and even the Stanley Cup Final after four games.

Nikola Vasilj knows all about Alphonso Davies. The Bosnia-Herzegovina goalkeeper plied his trade in Germany's top division over the last two seasons. Davies is continuing to work back from a hamstring injury as one of the tournament co-hosts prepare to face the Bosnians on home soil.

New PWHL teams in Hamilton, Detroit, Las Vegas and San Jose each signed five players as foundational players this week. The expansion teams will begin play next season.

CBC Sports' daily newsletter previews the 2026 World Cup, where defending champion Argentina and co-host Canada are among the 48 nations competing in soccer's biggest event.

Los Angeles Angels first baseman Trey Mancini, a cancer survivor and former Baltimore slugger, had three hits in his first major league game since 2023 on Monday night in a 5-4 loss to the visiting Houston Astros in 10 innings.

After nearly four years away from professional tennis, Serena Williams made a winning return at Queen's Club on Tuesday. The 44-year-old Williams showed she still has plenty of her trademark power, hitting service winners as she teamed up with 19-year-old Canadian Victoria Mboko to win their opening doubles match at the grass-court tournament.

American Miles Russell was among two 17-year-olds who earned a spot in the U.S. Open on Monday. Still to be determined was whether Russell brings his caddie from the 36-hole qualifier, the son of three-time champion Tiger Woods, to Shinnecock Hills next week.

On this episode of Soccer North, we break down Canada's upcoming World Cup game against Bosnia and Herzegovina and discuss what Jesse Marsch and the Canadian men's national team need to accomplish before the tournament begins. Plus, Canadian star Olivia Smith joins the show to reflect on her historic first season with Arsenal.