HAMILTON – Let the title defence officially commence. The Edmonton Eskimos opened the 2016 CFL playoffs by edging the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24-21 in Sunday’s East Division semifinal. Inside the wind tunnel that was a packed house, 24,182 strong inside Tim Horton’s Field, the Eskimos earned themselves a Grey Cup rematch next Sunday against the same Ottawa Redblacks they hoisted the ...

P.K. Subban is on a bit of a roll about The Trade, and the possible reasons behind it. “When I hear these things about the music, about ‘the suits you wear and the way you talk,’ or ‘you were speaking your mind’ — I mean, we’re professionals. As long as you perform like a professional on the ice, I mean, ...

TORONTO — The money might not have bloodstains on them. Nor are there dye packs hidden in between the bills that are primed and ready to explode. But the way in which IIHF president Rene Fasel suddenly came up with an estimated $10 to $20-million to cover the travel and insurance for NHL players to participate in the 2018 Olympics ...

The CFL is down to its final four. The playoffs will continue on Sunday afternoon with the East and West Division finals, which will feature, oddly enough, three teams from the West. The Edmonton Eskimos, who on Sunday became the third team to win a crossover game since the rule was instituted in 1996, will invade TD Place to take ...

CLEVELAND — It was the playoff game in Ohio we didn’t see last spring when the Toronto Raptors met the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference final. A nail-biting, close until the very end thriller, eventually won by the defending NBA champions 121-117. But the Raptors went down fighting in a physical, high scoring battle royale. DeMar DeRozan might be feeling ...

TORONTO — Chalk up another 30-plus night for DeMar DeRozan, and another victory for the Toronto Raptors. DeRozan scored 33 points to lift the Raptors to a thrilling 118-107 victory over the New York Knicks on Saturday. DeRozan has had 30 points in eight of this season’s nine games, and Saturday’s sizzling performance came just a night after he dropped 34 ...

ORONTO — For a man of modest height, Gary Bettman has really managed to perfect the art of talking down to people. The NHL commissioner was in Toronto on Monday for the Hall of Fame induction ceremonies, but before that he took time for an annual appearance at the Primetime Sports Management Conference, and a conversation with TSN’s Gord Miller. ...

TORONTO — They negotiated term and they negotiated salary. But when Matt Martin sat down to sign his contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 1, the free agent forward was told that length was non-negotiable. In other words, he would have to cut his long blonde hair. “It was my agent who brought it up to me,” said ...

CALGARY — Heather Moyse is best known in this country as a two-time Olympic gold medallist in bobsleigh and co-flagbearer for the closing ceremonies at the 2014 Sochi Games. Loic Venance / AFP / Getty ImagesHeather Moyse became a two-time Olympic gold medallist at Sochi 2014, along with bobsledder Kaillie Humphries. But before Moyse ever set spike on the track ...

Thirteen years later, the shaggy dog story of the Arizona (née Phoenix) Coyotes’ ill-fated Glendale adventure has finally delivered its punchline. Now, get ready for the moving-to-Tempe dog-and-pony show. Poor dogs. They really deserve better than to keep getting dragged into this. Monday’s announcement by the Desert Dogs (see?) — that they have entered into an agreement with Arizona State ...