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Toronto Blue Jays pick up option year on manager Charlie Montoyo's contract

The Toronto Blue Jays are picking up the option year on manager Charlie Montoyo's contract. He became the 13th manager in franchise history in October 2018, signing a three-year deal with an option fo...

Mar 16, 2021

Leafs GM Kyle Dubas looking to make a trade soon because of quarantine rules

TORONTO - Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas says he will explore every opportunity available to improve his team ahead of the NHL trade deadline. And because of the 14-day quarantine, any player ...

Mar 16, 2021

Canadian international forward Adriana Leon undergoes foot surgery

LONDON - Canadian international forward Adriana Leon will miss the rest of the FA Women's Super League season after undergoing surgery to repair a fractured foot. The English league runs through May 9...

Mar 16, 2021

Canadians playing for top four teams in NCAA women's basketball championship

One Canadian player will be on each of the four top-seeded teams in the NCAA women's basketball championship tournament. Aaliyah Edwards of Kingston, Ont., plays for Connecticut, Laeticia Amihere of M...

Mar 16, 2021

Veteran linebacker Muamba, CFL's top Canadian in 2019, signs with Toronto Argonauts

TORONTO - Veteran linebacker Henoc Muamba, the CFL's top Canadian in 2019, signed with the Toronto Argonauts on Tuesday. Muamba, a 32-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., became a free agent last month. M...

Mar 16, 2021

Canadian men's curling championship final ratings down 33 per cent from 2020

Ratings for the Canadian men's curling final tumbled significantly compared to the championship game in the 2020 season. Brendan Bottcher defeated Wild Card Two's Kevin Koe on Sunday night at Calgary'...

Mar 16, 2021

Former point guard jailed in bribery scheme has book deal

NEW YORK - A former point guard sentenced to prison in 2019 for his role in a college basketball bribery scheme has a book coming out next year. Hanover Square Press announced Tuesday that Merl Code's...

Mar 16, 2021

Canadian Denis Shapovalov crushes Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Canada's Denis Shapovalov beat Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff 6-1, 6-3 in the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Tuesday. The third-seeded Shapovalov, from R...

Mar 16, 2021

Toffoli scores a pair as Montreal Canadiens defeat the Winnipeg Jets 4-2

WINNIPEG - It was vintage Carey Price in the Montreal net on Monday night as the Canadiens closed out the first half of the shortened 56-game season in style. The veteran netminder delivered a stellar...

Mar 15, 2021

Calgary Flames keep firing under Sutter, edge Edmonton Oilers 4-3

CALGARY - The Calgary Flames won a third straight game under new head coach Darryl Sutter with a 4-3 victory Monday over the visiting Edmonton Oilers. Elias Lindholm, Dillon Dube and Andrew Mangiapane...

Mar 15, 2021