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AP source: NHL players balk at changing CBA, league moves on

NHL players have balked at changing the collective bargaining agreement and the league is preparing to open the season Jan. 13 after starting training camp on New Year's Day, a person with knowledge o...

Dec 08, 2020

Things remain quiet on Blue Jays' front but that could change at any time

A quick signing at the start of baseball's free-agency period has been followed by a month-long period of relative inactivity for the Toronto Blue Jays. Baseball's ongoing virtual winter meetings coul...

Dec 08, 2020

Raptors able to practise despite COVID-19 cases

His symptoms of COVID-19 were bad. His worry over his wife and kids was significantly worse. New Toronto Raptors forward Aron Baynes was diagnosed with COVID-19 last summer, and suffered symptoms that...

Dec 08, 2020

PSG, Basaksehir teams walk off after alleged racial slur

PARIS - The Champions League game between Paris Saint-Germain and Basaksehir has been interrupted after players walked off the field on Tuesday after alleging a fourth official used a racial slur agai...

Dec 08, 2020

Alphonso Davies, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif split Lou Marsh win as top Canadian athlete

TORONTO - Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and Bayern Munich left back Alphonso Davies are co-winners of the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's athlete of the year. It is the thi...

Dec 08, 2020

MLS commissioner says no word yet on where Canadian teams will play in 2021

Calling it "a season that we will remember forever," commissioner Don Garber said Major League Soccer's revenue is down almost US$1 billion compared to last year. And he said he is "concerned" about w...

Dec 08, 2020

Canadian junior hockey team scheduled to resume selection camp after quarantine

RED DEER, Alta. - The Canadian junior hockey team says it will resume its selection camp on Tuesday after completing a 14-day quarantine.The camp was suspended on Nov. 26 after two players and one non...

Dec 08, 2020

Toronto Arrows to open 2021 Major League Rugby schedule on March 28

TORONTO - Pandemic permitting, the Toronto Arrows will open their 2021 Major League Rugby season March 28 at the San Diego Legion. Unlike the past two seasons, Toronto fans won't have to wait long to ...

Dec 08, 2020

Black Players for Change wins MLS Humanitarian of the Year award

The show of unity by Black Players for Change ahead of the MLS is Back Tournament opener on July 8 in Florida was raw, emotional and powerful.As Orlando City and Inter Miami players took a knee ringed...

Dec 08, 2020

Forge FC ready for showdown in Honduras, the latest stop in CONCACAF League adventure

When David Edgar and his Forge FC teammates left Oct. 20 for El Salvador, the first step on their CONCACAF League journey, it was an open-ended itinerary. Two wins and a loss later, the Canadian Premi...

Dec 08, 2020