The Arizona Diamondbacks are keeping outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. on a $42 million US, three-year contract that includes a club option for 2027, according to a person familiar with the deal.Continue Reading
Not everybody follows sports. But anybody attending a holiday gathering with sports fans may want to do at least a little bit of homework on a guy named Shohei Ohtani.Continue Reading
Draymond Green was reinstated by the NBA from his suspension on Saturday after the Golden State star missed 12 games for hitting Phoenix centre Jusuf Nurkić in the face on Dec. 12.Continue Reading
Pascal Siakam scored 36 points as the new-look Raptors held off the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 124-121 on Monday in the Toronto debuts of RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley.Continue Reading
RJ Barrett woke up in an Indianapolis hotel room, ready to play the Pacers with the New York Knicks. But when he checked his phone he thought he was still dreaming because he’d been traded to his hometown Toronto Raptors.Continue Reading
Tyrese Haliburton had 22 points and tied a franchise record with 23 assists, becoming only the third player in NBA history with consecutive 20-20 games in those categories, and the Indiana Pacers beat the visiting New York Knicks 140-126 on Saturday night.Continue Reading
The Detroit Pistons ended their NBA record-tying losing streak at 28 games with a 129-127 home victory over the short-handed Toronto Raptors on Saturday night, as Cade Cunningham had 30 points and 12 assists.Continue Reading
The Toronto Raptors traded forwards OG Anunoby and Precious Achiuwa along with guard Malachi Flynn to the New York Knicks on Saturday for guard Immanuel Quickley, Canadian swingman RJ Barrett and a second-round pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.Continue Reading
The Canadian senior men’s basketball squad has been voted The Canadian Press team of the year. After years of underwhelming showings, and without qualifying for the Olympics since the Sydney Games in 2000, the men finally broke through in 2023.Continue Reading
There’s one more feather for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s cap to end 2023. The basketball star from Hamilton, Ont., is The Canadian Press male athlete of the year.Continue Reading
