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Grichuk drives in 5, Jays beat A's 10-4 for series split

OAKLAND, Calif. - Randal Grichuk homered, doubled and drove in five runs to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 10-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday. Toronto earned a split of the four-game...

May 06, 2021

Canada's Tokyo hopefuls hit with credit card fraud on top of pandemic challenges

Brent Hayden didn't need this on top of everything else.The Canadian swimmer is among athletes trying to prepare for the Tokyo Olympics amid the COVID-19 pandemic while also dealing with credit card f...

May 06, 2021

Venezuelan winger Yeferson Soteldo unfazed by high expectations at Toronto FC

While Yeferson Soteldo has just one training session with Toronto FC under his belt, the expectations for the 23-year-old Venezuelan international winger are already sky-high. "We think he's the guy t...

May 06, 2021

Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot wins Laureus World Sports Award for comeback

SEVILLE, Spain - Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot has won the Comeback of the Year honour at the Laureus World Sports Awards. Parrot beat out former Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith, Ame...

May 06, 2021

Former Ranger, Capital Nick Kypreos not surprised by brawl between teams

Former NHL player and longtime broadcaster Nick Kypreos doesn't believe stiffer discipline against Washington's Tom Wilson would've prevented what ensued in the Capitals-New York Rangers game Wednesda...

May 06, 2021

OF Springer expected to miss more than 10 days, Jays GM says

TORONTO - Blue Jays outfielder George Springer is not expected to be ready to return to Toronto's lineup when his latest stint on the 10-day injured list ends May 13, general manager Ross Atkins said ...

May 06, 2021

Einarson extends win streak and improves playoff chances at world curling playdowns

CALGARY - Canada's Kerri Einarson defeated Denmark's Madeleine Dupont 10-8 on Thursday to extend her winning streak to five games at the world women's curling championship. Einarson (6-5), who started...

May 06, 2021

Organizers, media, viewers pivot after curling TV and streaming feeds shut down

The venerable supports of pandemic-era sports media coverage - television and streaming - have been critical lifelines for reporters tasked with remote filing in the absence of regular in-person acces...

May 06, 2021

NHL fines Rangers $250K for criticizing player safety call

The New York Rangers were fined an extraordinary $250,000 by the NHL on Thursday for "demeaning" public comments about head of player safety George Parros. After the league's department of player safe...

May 06, 2021

Anti-Olympic petition gains tens of thousands of signatures

TOKYO - An online petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled has gained tens of thousands of signatures since being launched in Japan only days ago. The rollout of the petition comes with...

May 06, 2021