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Impact eliminated from Canadian Championship with 3-1 loss to Whitecaps

VANCOUVER - The Montreal Impact are out of this year's Canadian Championship after dropping a 3-1 decision to the Whitecaps in Vancouver on Wednesday. Montreal needed a win in order to top the table i...

Sep 16, 2020

Higashioka hits 3 of Yanks' 7 HRs in 13-2 romp vs Blue Jays

NEW YORK - Kyle Higashioka hit a career-high three home runs, DJ LeMahieu connected twice and the resurgent New York Yankees hit a season-best seven homers in another Bronx air show, thumping the Toro...

Sep 16, 2020

Canadiens sign defenceman Joel Edmundson to four-year deal

MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have signed new defenceman Joel Edmundson to a four-year contract with an average annual value of US$3.5 million. The Habs traded a fifth-round pick to the Carolina H...

Sep 16, 2020

Cavallini fined, Maciel suspended for actions in Whitecaps-Impact battle

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver Whitecaps striker has been fined and an Impact midfielder suspended following a testy battle that ended in a 4-2 win for Montreal on Sunday. Vancouver's Lucas Cavallini was eje...

Sep 16, 2020

Stars wait inside bubble for Stanley Cup Final opponent

EDMONTON - Blake Comeau and the Dallas Stars knew there would be the huge sacrifice of being away from their families once inside the NHL bubble, and those absences have only been amplified by monoton...

Sep 16, 2020

Sabres acquire Eric Staal in sending Johansson to Wild

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Kevyn Adams didn't have to do too much homework on centre Eric Staal in completing his first trade as Buffalo Sabres general manager. A former NHL player, Adams had plenty of firsthand...

Sep 16, 2020

Saskatoon team brings on first woman player in Canadian Junior Football League

SASKATOON - Emmarae Dale says it was surreal when she put on a bright blue jersey and walked onto the football field to practice with the Saskatoon Hilltops. The first woman to suit up for the Canadia...

Sep 16, 2020

Maya Moore now wed, to wrongfully jailed man she helped free

NEW YORK - Basketball star Maya Moore has married Jonathan Irons, the Missouri man she helped work to free from prison after a 22-year-old wrongful conviction. Moore and Irons appeared together on ABC...

Sep 16, 2020

Have Mercy: Blowouts stir talk of mercy rule to end lopsided ballgames early

Blue Jays backup infielder Santiago Espinal could only offer a helpless smile as he watched DJ LeMahieu turn on his pitch and launch it over the Yankee Stadium wall. Pressed into mound ...

Sep 16, 2020

Jays reliever Giles goes back on the injured list; Hernandez activated

NEW YORK - Toronto Blue Jays reliever Ken Giles returned to the 10-day injured list Wednesday due to a right arm injury. Manager Charlie Montoyo said the right-hander had an MRI exam but he had yet to...

Sep 16, 2020