Chloe Moore steps up to the plate, stares down her pitching coach and then rips a deep, fly ball into the outfield. She loves that feeling, and can’t wait to chase it again when Team P.E.I.’s women’s softball team competes at the Canada Games in August. The squad has been training since September, and the players like their chances. “It’s a little intimidating, but I think we have it in the bag,” said Moore, an outfielder. “I think it’s going to be way more competitive and exciting to play really hard teams.” WATCH | Women’s softball players fired up to represent P.E.I. at Canada…

The path for a homegrown tennis player to win the men’s Canadian Open title for the first time in the Open Era is set. Felix Auger-Aliassime, Denis Shapovalov and Gabriel Diallo were each placed in separate quadrants as the National Bank Open draw took place at Sobeys Stadium on Friday in Toronto. All three receive byes to the second round as part of the revamped tournament format, which will feature 96 players and take place over 12 days for the first time. The 2025 tournament marks the first time in history that three Canadian men will be seeded. Montreal’s Auger-Aliassime…

WARNING: This article references alleged sexual assault and may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone impacted by it. Five former world junior hockey players on Thursday were found not guilty of sexual assault, prompting a wave of reaction — including from the NHL and the league’s players’ association — and a scathing rebuke from defence lawyers about how Hockey Canada handled the accusations.  Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia spent over five hours recounting the evidence before handing down the rulings in London, Ont., court. Only select media were allowed in the main courtroom, due to the overwhelming number of people jockeying to get a seat,…

In the summer of 2018, Laura Stacey had an Olympic silver medal to her name, and little sense of what might be next for her. Two years after she’d graduated from Dartmouth College, Stacey had just won the Clarkson Cup, the top prize of the now-defunct Canadian Women’s Hockey League, with the Markham Thunder. But pro women’s hockey didn’t pay the bills back then, and Stacey’s spot on the national team was far from guaranteed. “I remember my parents asking me early on when I graduated [in 2016], how long are you going to do this for?” the Montreal Victoire…

The best women’s backstroker Canada has ever produced refuses to look deep into the future. Five-time Olympic medallist Kylie Masse of LaSalle, Ont., has her mind on the world swimming championship starting Saturday in Singapore, and not on Los Angeles in 2028. The 50-metre backstroke added to the Olympic swim program in 2028 seems a boon for one of the best in the world at it, but the 29-year-old has yet to decide if she’ll compete in her fourth Olympic Games. “I am still in a position where I’m just kind of taking it moment by moment and figuring it…

We’re finishing our live updates An Ontario Superior Court justice today found five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team not guilty of sexual assault charges, ending an eight-week trial that captured national attention and prompted widespread debate on sexual assault, hockey culture and the legal definition of consent. Justice Maria Carroccia found all of the accused men not guilty. She went through each of their names in court, one after the other: Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Cal Foote, Dillon Dubé and Michael McLeod. In each, she said the Crown had failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that…

Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo was ousted in the third round of the Citi Open hardcourt tennis tournament Thursday with a 6-3, 6-2 loss the fourth seed Ben Shelton of the United States. Shelton was nearly unbeatable on serve, firing 16 aces to Diallo’s five and winning a whopping 86 per cent of total service points. The American did not face break point while breaking Diallo three times on four chances. Diallo, seeded 15th in Washington, entered the tournament with a career-high world ranking of No. 35. He will next play at the National Bank Open in Toronto, where he is seeded…

The Toronto Blue Jays made a strong case for old school baseball in their series win over the long ball-loving New York Yankees. Bo Bichette’s two-run homer capped off a wild victory as Toronto held on for an 8-4 win over the visiting Yankees on Wednesday. The Blue Jays’ other six runs came from smart baserunning, heads-up plays, and forcing New York into a handful of errors. “Geez, we can score runs in so many different ways,” said infielder Ernie Clement, who went 2-for-4, including a triple, scoring a run and driving in another. “Pitching has been a common theme…

What the Crown must prove To prove sexual assault, Carroccia says the Crown must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that: There was touching. The touching was sexual. The sexual touching was not consensual. She says that except for Foote, the first two questions are not at issue. There was touching and it was sexual. At issue at this trial is whether it was consensual. The complainant must be aware that she has a choice whether or not to engage in the sexual touching at issue. No consent is obtained if the complainant expresses a lack of agreement to engage in…

Eight-division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao used ring I.Q. and boxing geometry to overcome height and reach deficits in his title fight against Mario Barrios, earning a controversial draw against a bigger, stronger, harder-hitting opponent. And if you think we’re re-heating headlines from the Pac Man’s late-2000s heyday, think again. That bout happened last Saturday in Las Vegas. Barrios, the World Boxing Council welterweight champion, is 30. Pacquiao, who last fought in August 2021, will be 47 in December. If he had edged out one more round on two judges’ scorecards, he’d have become the first boxer in history to…