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Barred from NBA, ex-Raptor Jontay Porter signs with Seattle of United States Basketball League
Former Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter has signed with the Seattle SuperHawks for the 2026 season of the United States Basketball League, a minor pro league relaunching this spring with eight teams. Source link
Hockey's Greg Westlake, nordic skier Mark Arendz, curler Ina Forrest front Canada's Paralympic team
Veteran Paralympians Greg Westlake, Adam Dixon, Mark Arendz and Ina Forrest will lead Canada’s team at the Milano-Cortina Games. Source link
Canada blanks Italy in pre-Paralympic hockey opener, led by forwards Dixon and Cozzolino
Canada’s Paralympic hockey team opened its pre-tournament schedule with an 8-0 drubbing of host Italy on Wednesday. Source link
Penguins' Sidney Crosby sidelined at least 4 weeks with lower-body injury
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed Sidney Crosby on injured reserve Wednesday after the Canadian captain missed Sunday’s Olympic gold-medal game with a lower-body injury. The veteran centre will be out at least four weeks, the NHL team said. Source link
RJ Barrett keeps Toronto Raptors struggles against NBA's top teams in perspective
RJ Barrett said that the loss to the reigning NBA champions and a 113-95 rout by the Detroit Pistons on Feb. 11 aren’t disappointments but actually an indication of how far the Toronto Raptors have come since they finished last season with a 30-52 record. Source link
8.7 million Canadians watched end of men's Olympic gold-medal hockey game
Nearly nine million Canadians watched the end of the men’s gold-medal hockey game at the Milano-Cortina Olympics, which CBC says was Canada’s most-watched moment at the Games. Source link
'Heading for disaster': Canadian Olympic medallist Dubreuil denounces lack of amateur athlete funding
Canadian long track speed skater Laurent Dubreuil is sounding the alarm about the lack of funding for Canadian amateur sports and the consequences it could have on the country’s success at the Winter Olympics going forward. Source link
U.S women's hockey team declines invitation to attend Trump's state of the union address
The U.S. women’s hockey gold medal-winning team said it has to decline an invitation from President Donald Trump to attend his state of the union address on Tuesday night. Source link
20 years after winning Olympic gold, Brad Gushue is preparing to say goodbye to curling
On the 20th anniversary of his gold medal performance at the 2006 Winter Olympics, Brad Gushue is looking back with a mix of pride and disbelief on a storied career now winding down. Source link
Canadian Olympians land back at home after Milano Cortina Games
Canada’s Olympic athletes began arriving home Monday greeted by friends, family and fans as they returned from the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics. Source link