For the last number of years Canadian swimming teenage superstar Summer McIntosh has been racking up international medals, breaking national and world records and rewriting history. Her star continues to rise at a meteoric clip, something that doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon.  It’s the expectation now that when McIntosh is swimming, something spectacular is going to happen. And while many have felt that sooner or later she has to come back down to earth, Summer continues to swim in the clouds and take her performances to another level.  In a lot of ways her excellence has been…

The Toronto Raptors will be holding their training camp at the University of Calgary, the first time in franchise history the team will hold camp in Alberta. The team will practise at Jack Simpson Gym from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2, with those sessions being closed to the public. The Raptors will have an open practice on Oct. 3. Toronto will open pre-season action against Canadian Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets on Oct. 6 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. The game will mark the seventh Canada Series game in Vancouver and the first since 2023, when the Raptors defeated…

Germany’s Alexander Zverev and American Coco Gauff have been announced as the top seeds of the men’s and women’s sides of the upcoming National Bank Open. Zverev, ranked No. 3 in the world, occupies the top spot with No. 1 Jannik Sinner of Italy, No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, No. 5 Jack Draper of the United States and 24-time Grand Slam champion and sixth-ranked Novak Djokovic of Serbia all having withdrawn from the tournament. All four players cited injury or need for recovery following the Wimbledon Grand Slam event which ended on July 13 with Sinner defeating Alcaraz for…

The first two innings have never been Kevin Gausman’s forte but when he gets off to a quick start he knows it’s going to be a good game. Gausman struck out Trent Grisham and two-time American League MVP Aaron Judge in the first two at bats of the Toronto Blue Jays’ 4-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Monday night. Gausman struck out eight and gave up just one run over seven innings as Toronto earned a critical win over the rival Yankees. That one-two punchout was when Gausman knew he had his best stuff. “Unfortunately for me, I’m…

A few days after more than 11,000 fans of the opposing team chanted her name inside Minnesota’s Xcel Energy Center, Gwyneth Philips was alone with her thoughts in the forest. The rookie goaltender led her Ottawa Charge to the PWHL Finals against the Minnesota Frost. Ottawa came up short in four games against the reigning Walter Cup champions. None of the blame could be placed on Philips’ shoulders. The 25-year-old, who was thrust into the role of starter after an injury to Emerance Maschmeyer earlier in the spring, led all goaltenders with a 1.23 goals against average. She didn’t lose…

A day after Donald Trump threatened to hold up a deal for a new football stadium in the nation’s capital if the Washington Commanders did not go back to the name Redskins, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president’s comments were not a joke. “The president was serious,” Leavitt told reporters Monday while answering questions on the White House driveway. “Sports is one of the many passions of this president and he wants to see the name of that team changed.” Asked why he’s getting involved, Leavitt called Trump a “non-traditional president” and said sports fans are behind…

Canadians Victoria Mboko and Leylah Fernandez won their opening matches Monday at the Citi Open hardcourt tennis tournament. Mboko, a wild-card in Washington, came back from a break down in the second set to post a 6-2, 6-4 win over Russia’s Anastasia Potapova. Fernandez followed with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Australia’s Maya Joint. Mboko, a 19-year-old from Toronto, won 62.7 per cent of total service points compared to 50 per cent for Potapova. The Canadian had 13 break-point chances against Potapova and converted five of them, the last coming in the deciding game. Potapova scored two breaks on six…

NBA basketball sensation Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is set to receive the key to his hometown of Hamilton, at a celebration honouring his achievements next month. The much-anticipated event will take place at Hamilton Stadium —  formally known as Tim Hortons Field — on Aug. 7, the City of Hamilton said in a news release Monday. “[Hamilton] laid the foundation not only for who I am as a basketball player, but for the man I’ve become. I wouldn’t be who I am today without this city, and I’m deeply grateful for the continued love and support,” Gilgeous-Alexander said in the release. He led the Oklahoma City Thunder…

After leading Canada to victory at this year’s 4 Nations Face-Off, head coach Jon Cooper is getting his same support staff for the Milan-Cortina Olympics. Hockey Canada announced Monday that Bruce Cassidy of the Vegas Golden Knights, Rick Tocchet of the Philadelphia Flyers and former Dallas Stars coach Peter DeBoer will once again serve as assistants on Cooper’s staff for the 2026 Winter Games. Former Stars assistant and Hockey Canada vice-president of hockey operations Misha Donskov returns as an assistant coach, while goaltending consultant David Alexander, director of performance analysis James Emery and video co-ordinator Elliott Mondou round out the…

Tennis·New Vasek Pospisil is planning to retire after the upcoming National Bank Open. Among the Canadian’s career highlights are six doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including Wimbledon in 2014 and at Indian Wells in 2015. Vernon, B.C., native played at 2 Olympics, helped Canada to its 1st Davis Cup title The Canadian Press · Posted: Jul 21, 2025 11:16 AM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago Canada’s Vasek Pospisil, pictured at last year’s National Bank Open in Montreal, won six doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including Wimbledon in 2014 and at Indian Wells in 2015. (Graham Hughes/Canadian…