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Breakout slugger Teoscar Hernandez returns to Toronto Blue Jays lineup

Outfielder Teoscar Hernandez is back in the Toronto Blue Jays lineup after missing almost two weeks due to an oblique strain. Manager Charlie Montoyo is slotting him into the cleanup spot&nb...

Sep 17, 2020

Former coach not surprised with Claypool's athletic first NFL grab

It was a brilliant first catch, but Jay Fujimura had no doubt Chase Claypool would come down with the football. The six-foot-four, 238-pound Claypool made a sensational 28-yard rec...

Sep 17, 2020

Pole vaulter Duplantis breaks Bubka's outdoor world record

ROME - Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis broke Sergey Bubka's 26-year-old outdoor world record on Thursday. Duplantis cleared 6 metres, 15 centimetres at the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea meet in Rome...

Sep 17, 2020

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri not engaging in contract talks just yet

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri said he hasn't had any contract discussions with team owner Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment since the club's season ended last week. Ujiri's contract has one ...

Sep 17, 2020

Canadian Olympic team doctor says plan for Tokyo Games without vaccine

Canada's Olympic team doctor believes the Tokyo Games can happen in 2021 without a COVID-19 vaccine, but feels the event will require major modifications. While he calls the global effort to...

Sep 17, 2020

Windsor fighters Randa Markos, T.J. Laramie compete Saturday on UFC Vegas card

A pair of fighters from Windsor, Ont., will carry Canadian colours on Saturday's UFC card in Las Vegas. Strawweight Randa (Quiet Storm) Markos and featherweight T.J. (The Truth) Laramie are at differe...

Sep 17, 2020

Maple Leafs hire former Canucks coach Manny Malhotra as assistant

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have added Manny Malhotra to the bench, hiring the former NHL centre as an assistant coach. Malhotra, 40, spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach with the ...

Sep 17, 2020

Canadian Press NewsAlert:Edmonton to host world junior championship with no fans

EDMONTON - The 2021 world junior hockey championship will be played at Rogers Place in Edmonton with no fans in attendance during the COVID-19 pandemic.The event was originally scheduled to be held in...

Sep 17, 2020

Canadian Press NewsAlert:Edmonton to host world junior championship with no fans

EDMONTON - The 2021 world junior hockey championship will be played at Rogers Place in Edmonton with no fans in attendance during the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was originally scheduled to...

Sep 17, 2020

Canadian Denis Shapovalov advances, Milos Raonic eliminated at Italian Open

ROME - Denis Shapovalov is heading to the third round of the Italian Open, while fellow Canadian Milos Raonic suffered a second-round loss on Thursday. Shapovalov, the No. 12 seed from Richmond Hill, ...

Sep 17, 2020