Milos Raonic and Eugenie Bouchard play their best tennis elsewhere on their respective tours, yet Denis Shapovalov — so far, at least — roars loudest in the Great White North.

With 129th-ranked Genie Bouchard losing in the first round of the Rogers Cup again, it’s far from a golden age for Canadian women’s tennis. It's becoming a problem for which Tennis Canada needs to start treating with some urgency.

This latest Tiger Woods comeback is certainly now the real deal. Nobody could argue it isn’t, or say it’s a waste of time.

It’s a massive, franchise-altering acquisition for two NHL clubs. For one, an extraordinary upgrade. For the other, a devastating loss.

Hamilton Golf and Country Club is a much-admired course, but on its own can’t change the fact that the Canadian Open has slipped from a second-tier PGA event to arguably a fourth-tier event.

As the Toronto Maple Leafs surge into a new era of massively heightened expectations, they’re certainly not doing it on the backs of the old boys network.