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It's been a dizzying ride of late for Jayden Nelson. Last year, the young forward from Brampton, Ont., made his pro debut with Toronto FC 2, turned 17, represented Canada at the FIFA U-17 World Cup an...

IRVINE, Calif. - Iceland rode a first-half set-piece goal to defeat Canada 1-0 Wednesday in an international soccer friendly. Holmar Eyjolfsson scored for 39th-ranked Iceland, which took a few valuabl...

A handful of Canadians are eligible for Thursday's NWSL draft but Canadian international Jessie Fleming is not one of them. A UCLA spokeswoman said the 21-year-old senior from London, Ont., had o...

A handful of Canadians are eligible for Thursday's NWSL draft but Canadian international Jessie Fleming is not one of them. A UCLA spokeswoman said the 21-year-old senior from London, Ont., had o...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas - A Texas inmate with a history of violence against women was executed Wednesday evening for fatally shooting his wife, who had feared she would never get out of her marriage alive. ...

TORONTO - Shun Yamaguchi shifted his dreams to Major League Baseball when he saw fellow Japanese players like Hideo Nomo and Ichiro Suzuki enjoying success in North Ameri...

Canadian professional wrestling legend Rocky (Soul Man) Johnson, the father of actor Dwayne (the Rock) Johnson, has died at the age of 75. World Wrestling Entertainment, where Johnson reached the...

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have signed guard Paul Watson to a two-way contract. Watson appeared in 13 games for Raptors 905 this season, averaging 18.4 points, 7.4 rebounds and shooting .467 (43-fo...

After an intensive training camp with Golf Canada's national amateur squad, coach Tristan Mullally is excited for the future of the women's game in this country. Mullally worked with Quebec City's Sar...

TORONTO - A dozen individuals have been ordered to pay thousands of dollars in damages for defamatory statements they made in an internet chat forum, even though the plaintiffs don't know who they are...