Murray Wood: What the stars of the World Cup could learn from four-year-olds
Murray Wood says despite what his granddaughter's soccer team lacks in skill - or even understanding of why they're on t...
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NBA memo targets fan behavior, reminding teams to address unruly acts proactively
The NBA has reminded teams to prioritize addressing inappropriate fan behavior at games this season. In a memo sent to all 30 clubs, the league told teams that it wants "consistent and vigilant enforc...
Oct 15, 2025 Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant (7) greets fans during the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Who has qualified for the 2026 World Cup?
A record 48 teams will play in the 2026 World Cup co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada. On Tuesday, England became the first European team to qualify. In African qualifying, South Africa,...
Oct 15, 2025 Latvia's Maksims Tonisevs, right, pulls the shirt of England's Harry Kane during the 2026 World Cup group K qualifying soccer match between Latvia and England in Riga, Latvia, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov)
Blue Jays fans arrive in Seattle for Game 3
Fans of the Toronto Blue Jays are taking planes, boats and automobiles to give their team some much-needed support against the winning Mariners in the American League Championship Series. Toronto is d...
Oct 15, 2025 A Toronto Blue Jays fan holds up a sign ahead of the start of the American League Division Series MLB playoff series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees in Toronto on Saturday, October 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Blue Jays fans arrive in Seattle for ALCS Game 3 against the Mariners
SEATTLE - Lloyd Johnston and Shaun Funk arrived in Seattle from Vancouver by train Wednesday wearing rival baseball caps, but the two friends said they're only a "little conflicted." Johnston, with th...
Oct 15, 2025
'We'll be moving': Alberta transgender children, families brace for legal changes
EDMONTON - Football decals plaster the walls of his bedroom. A San Francisco 49ers bedspread and a binder full of trading cards make it clear the seven-year-old loves sports. His mother says teachers ...
Oct 13, 2025
Travelling to Seattle to see the Jays in the ALCS? Some things to know
There's more than 4,000 kilometres between the home ballparks of the Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners. However, that huge travel distance for the teams to do battle in the American League Ch...
Oct 12, 2025
From sculpture to olive oil, a look at some of the gifts Carney received as PM
OTTAWA - Mark Carney has received more than a dozen gifts from world leaders since becoming prime minister - everything from Herms ties and crystal bowls to a sculpture of Winston Churchill. But the g...
Oct 08, 2025
Mander breaks silence on drone scandal, says spying part of culture at Canada Soccer
Jasmine Mander, the former Canadian assistant coach handed a one-year ban by FIFA for her role in the Paris Olympic drone-spying scandal, has broken her silence. In a first-person account on The Playe...
Oct 08, 2025
Edmonton Elks organize free camp for high school football players sidelined by strike
EDMONTON - High school football players sidelined as a result of the Alberta teachers strike are getting some gridiron help from the CFL's Edmonton Elks. The strike, which enters Day 3 on Wednesday, m...
Oct 08, 2025 Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, home field of the Edmonton Elks, is seen on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Superstar centre Connor McDavid signs extension with Oilers
EDMONTON - It appears Connor McDavid will lead the Edmonton Oilers for the foreseeable future. Multiple media reports said Monday that McDavid, the Oilers' superstar captain, had reached an extension ...
Oct 06, 2025 Connor McDavid speaks to the media at Hockey Canada’s National Teams orientation camp in Calgary, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Sarah Mills: Our road to the World Cup begins
From a little girl listening to the match reports on the radio with her dad to a stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, Sara...
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