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Raptors still missing five players due to health and safety protocols

Toronto all-star Kyle Lowry vows to retire a Raptor.On a night the Raptors announced more bad news -- the continued absence of Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet, OG Anunoby, and two other players because o...

Mar 10, 2021

Sonny Bill calls an end to famous rugby career that included brief stint with Toronto

Sonny Bill Williams, who wore Wolfpack colours briefly but never made it to Toronto, says he is retiring from rugby to focus on boxing. The 35-year-old former All Black, a star in both rugby union and...

Mar 10, 2021

Toronto Blue Jays fall short against Baltimore Orioles in pre-season play

SARASOTA, Fla. - The Baltimore Orioles rallied for a 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in a seven-inning pre-season game on Wednesday.Baltimore erased a 2-0 deficit before clawing back from a 3-2 hol...

Mar 10, 2021

Ontario sport minister confident OHL will play games in 2021

TORONTO - Ontario's sport minister is optimistic the Ontario Hockey League will get approval to stage a 2021 season during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lisa MacLeod says she's "feeling great" about the OHL'...

Mar 10, 2021

Canada's MLS teams officially on the road again with home in Florida and Utah

CF Montreal will 'host' Toronto FC in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on April 17 to kick off its 2021 Major League Soccer season while the Vancouver Whitecaps entertain the Portland Timbers the next day in Sa...

Mar 10, 2021

AP source: Kansas AD Jeff Long fired after Les Miles debacle

Kansas has fired athletic director Jeff Long less than two days after mutually parting with Les Miles amid sexual allegations dating to the football coach's time at LSU, a person familiar with the dec...

Mar 10, 2021

Vancouver Whitecaps to start season in Sandy, Utah, due to border restrictions

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps will start the Major League Soccer season in Utah. The club confirmed Wednesday that it will play out of Real Salt Lake's home, Rio Tinto Stadium, in Sandy, Utah, j...

Mar 10, 2021

Raptors senior adviser Wayne Embry honoured for commitment to social justice

Toronto Raptors senior basketball adviser Wayne Embry is one of three winners of an award recognizing a commitment to social justice. Embry and fellow former NBA players George Raveling and Bill Russe...

Mar 10, 2021

COVID-19 causes young Toronto FC players to miss out on Olympic qualifying tournament

The pandemic pushed back the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship by a year. And now COVID-19 is preventing Toronto FC's young talent from taking part. With Toronto players and staff isolati...

Mar 10, 2021

ESPN, NHL announce comprehensive 7-year agreement

The National Hockey League and ESPN are together again: The two sides announced a seven-year agreement Wednesday beginning next season that includes four Stanley Cup Finals, the NHL All-Star game and ...

Mar 10, 2021