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De Grasse the one notable absence from Canada's team for World Athletics Relays

After a season wiped out by COVID-19, Canadian sprinters finally have a chance to race on the global stage. Aaron Brown and Crystal Emmanuel headline Canada's team for the World Athletics Relays next ...

Apr 07, 2021

Sudbury winger Cloe Lacasse 'honoured and excited' to get Canada call-up

The road back to Canada led through Iceland and Portugal for Cloe Lacasse. Lacasse, a former collegiate soccer star at the University of Iowa, had just turned 19 when she attended a Canadian under-20 ...

Apr 07, 2021

SIE's Russell says "MLB The Show 21" breaks down entry barriers with new modes

TORONTO - The 2020 Major League Baseball season is underway, ending months of anticipation for both sports enthusiasts and statheads. Baseball is arguably the most stat-driven among North America's ma...

Apr 07, 2021

Felicien's memoir is about the lessons of resilience learned from her mom Cathy

TORONTO - The story of Perdita Felicien's devastating crash at the 2004 Athens Olympics is well-known, and was also one of the most difficult chapters of her book to write. But the foot injury that ke...

Apr 07, 2021

Toronto South: Tampa area is home to Blue Jays and Raptors with TFC nearby too

The We The North rallying cry had its horizons expanded when the Toronto Raptors temporarily relocated to Tampa, Fla. Now the NBA team is getting some Canadian company in the Sunshine State. The Toron...

Apr 07, 2021

Canadian men climb three spots to No. 70 in latest FIFA world rankings

Canada, on the strength of wins over Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, has moved up three places to No. 70 in the FIFA world rankings. The top six is unchanged with Belgium ahead of France, Brazil, Engl...

Apr 07, 2021

Toronto Blue Jays sign general manager Ross Atkins to five-year extension

Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins has signed a five-year contact extension with the club. The move comes three months after president Mark Shapiro also signed a five-year extension with th...

Apr 07, 2021

About 17 million view Baylor's championship win over Gonzaga

NEW YORK - Even an NCAA championship matchup between two widely acknowledged as the best men's college basketball teams in the country wasn't enough to set the television world afire. An estimated 16....

Apr 07, 2021

Lowe homers twice, pads RBI record as Rangers beat Jays 7-4

ARLINGTON, Texas - Nate Lowe homered twice and padded his franchise record for RBIs to start the season with four more, leading the Texas Rangers to a 7-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday...

Apr 06, 2021

Lakers build big early lead, cruise past Raptors 110-101

TAMPA, Fla. - The Los Angeles Lakers built a 34-point lead in the first 20 minutes and cruised to a 110-101 win over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night. Talen Horton-Tucker led seven Lakers in doubl...

Apr 06, 2021