BRADENTON, Fla. - The opener of the WNBA playoff series between the Seattle Storm and the Minnesota Lynx was postponed nearly 90 minutes before its scheduled tipoff Sunday because of inconclusive COVID-19 test results for Storm players.

PHILADELPHIA - Without any fans in the seats at Citizens Bank Park, you could almost hear the sigh of relief.

ROME - Canadian Denis Shapovalov's steady run at the Italian Open ended Sunday with a semifinal loss to Diego Schwartzman of Argentina.

EDMONTON - The Tampa Bay Lightning are the latest team in the NHL playoffs to discover how much the Dallas Stars' defence can be, well, downright offensive.

SALT LAKE CITY - Vancouver Whitecaps coach Marc Dos Santos felt like he was aging at an alarming rate Saturday night.

EDMONTON - The credo of next-man-up has the Dallas Stars one game up in the 2020 Stanley Cup final.

PHILADELPHIA - So far, the Toronto Blue Jays aren't exactly feeling the brotherly love.

TORONTO - Starship Jubilee delivered trainer Kevin Attard another stunning Grade 1 turf victory.

SALZBURG, Austria - Canadian Jeff (The Silencer) Smith lost 6-3 Saturday to eighth-seeded James (The Machine) Wade in the second round of the 300,000-pound ($511,760) Bwin World Series of Darts Finals.

Canada's Bianca Andreescu will not play at this year's French Open.

Manchester United began its Premier League campaign with a performance as disjointed as its off-season.

ROME - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is through to the semifinals of the Italian Open.

CHARLOTTETOWN - The Canadian Premier League is just two years old but it's already clear who is the team to beat.

Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander will undergo Tommy John surgery and is expected to be out through the 2021 season, ending his bid to make a late return for a playoff push.

LA PLANCHE DES BELLES FILLES, France - In an incredible climax to the Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar crushed fellow Slovenian Primoz Roglic in the last stage Saturday before the finish in Paris, all but guaranteeing that he'll win the title at cycling's greatest race.

OTTAWA - Two parking lots at the Ottawa Senators' home arena are being converted into pop-up COVID-19 assessment centres.

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have parted ways with striker Yordy Reyna, sending the 27-year-old Peruvian to D.C. United.

Calgary is making a pitch to be a World Cup hub for both freestyle skiing and snowboard.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Giannis Antetokounmpo’s historic year earned him a historic awards sweep.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Anthony Davis had 37 points and 10 rebounds, LeBron James added 15 points and 12 assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers rolled to a 126-114 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.

PHILADELPHIA - Bryce Harper was clutch — again.

MAMARONECK, N.Y. - This was the Winged Foot everyone has heard about. This is the U.S. Open everyone expected.

SALZBURG, Austria - Canadian Jeff (The Silencer) Smith rallied from a 5-1 deficit to edge Fallon Sherrock 6-5 Friday in first-round play at the 300,000-pound ($511,7260) Bwin World Series of Darts Finals.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Mikko Koivu's extraordinary career with the Minnesota Wild is over.

CHARLOTTETOWN - HFX Wanderers forward Akeem Garcia and midfielders Marco Bustos of Pacific FC and Kyle Bekker of Forge FC are finalists for the Canadian Premier League Player of the Year Award.

Toronto FC expects to play six regular-season games at its home away from home in East Hartford, Conn.

VANCOUVER - Ranko Veselinovic has pinballed around North America during his brief tenure with the Vancouver Whitecaps.

EDMONTON - It's not only two American Sunbelt teams facing off Saturday in the NHL's Stanley Cup final, it's also a matchup of two head coaches who once worked together, but with the student now trying to outshine the mentor.

FORT ERIE, Ont. - It seems a run at the OLG Canadian Triple Crown is on Mighty Heart's radar.

Rugby Canada has added former Canadian international Phil Mack to its coaching staff.

ROME - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is heading to the quarterfinals of the Italian Open.

The Canadian Premier League's Island Games wrap up in Charlottetown on Saturday with Forge FC bidding to defend its title against a HFX Wanderers side looking to go from worst to first.

EDMONTON - Stanley — that squat, barrel-bodied, bowl-topped polished silver mug — is officially back in Edmonton, a place he knew well back in the day.

Bad blood bubbled over at the MLS is Back Tournament when Toronto FC and D.C. United played to an ill-tempered 2-2 draw July 13.

Struggling to express what it's like to be a professional tennis player, Canada's Denis Shapovalov has found his voice in music.

The Toronto Wolfpack continued their lobbying campaign to return to Super League with a pledge Friday to meet all outstanding payroll commitments if accepted back into England's top flight under new ownership.

John Calipari believes Jamal Murray's humble upbringing in Canada continues to play dividends for the Denver Nuggets star.

Canada's top curling teams are trying to cobble together a competitive fall season despite the COVID-19 pandemic decimating the calendar.

PARIS - U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the French Open because of an injured left hamstring.

NEW YORK - Brett Gardner, DJ LeMahieu and Luke Voit homered on consecutive pitches for the New York Yankees -- and that was just the start of the night’s power surge.