Beginning of Story Content Sometime soon, Sidney Crosby hopes to learn the truth. As in, “What exactly is/was wrong with my neck?” There’s no doubt in my mind that Crosby, agent Pat Brisson and the entire Penguins organization wanted to keep this quiet. (One of my radio mentors, Bob McCown, reported that last Tuesday, Crosby [...]

Milos Raonic and veteran Daniel Nestor will lead Canada’s Davis Cup team against France in their World Group first-round tie in February. They will joined by Frank Dancevic of Niagara Falls, Ont., and Vancouver’s Vasek Pospisil at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre in Vancouver for the Feb. 10-12 tie. Peter Polansky of Thornhill, Ont., [...]

Toronto FC continued to shore up its backline Monday with the signing of Chilean defender Miguel Aceval. The 29-year-old has spent his entire career playing in South America, including stops in Chile and Uruguay. Aceval earned his first international cap with the Chilean national team Sept. 4, 2011, during a 1-0 friendly loss to Mexico. [...]

Zdeno Chara and Daniel Alfredsson won’t have quite as much talent at their disposal as they captain opposing teams for the second straight game. They’ll have more to play for, though, as Chara’s Boston Bruins look to extend their Northeast Division lead Tuesday night with a seventh consecutive win over the visiting Ottawa Senators. Chara’s [...]

Three days after leading the Canadian women’s soccer team to the Olympics, captain Christine Sinclair finds herself without a club side for the 2012 season. Women’s Professional Soccer won’t play this year amid a legal dispute with an ousted owner. The league’s board of governors voted Monday to suspend the season with hopes of resuming [...]