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Toronto FC looks for a win Sunday and help from the Revs in Supporters' Shield hunt

While the Supporters' Shield is on the line Sunday, all Toronto FC can do is take care of its own business when it visits the New York Red Bulls on Decision Day. TFC needs help from New England, which...

Nov 06, 2020

Turner will not be disciplined by MLB for return to field

NEW YORK - Justin Turner will not be disciplined by Major League Baseball for coming onto the field last week to celebrate the World Series title with his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates after testing p...

Nov 06, 2020

MLS playoffs to open Nov. 20 with 17 matches ending with Dec. 12 MLS Cup final

TORONTO - MLS teams will have time to prepare for the playoffs after the regular season closes Sunday. But the schedule will be compressed with the 17-match, 23-day post-season kicking off after the N...

Nov 06, 2020

Stars long gone, but intriguing names still available in NHL free agency

NHL free agency during the COVID-19 pandemic was always going to be different. The salary cap staying at US$81.5 million, less money in the system because of a drastic drop in revenues, and the uncert...

Nov 06, 2020

Hubbard, Ogbongbemiga don't have time to feel bad about Cowboys' first loss of season

Canadians Chuba Hubbard and Amen Ogbongbemiga and the remainder of the Oklahoma State Cowboys don't have the luxury of time to lament their first loss of the season. Texas knocked then No. 6-ranked Ok...

Nov 06, 2020

Raonic advances to Paris Masters semifinals with close win over Humbert

PARIS - Canada's Milos Raonic advanced to the semifinals of the Paris Masters tennis tournament Friday with a nervy 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7) win over France's Ugo Humbert. Raonic, the 10th seed from Tho...

Nov 06, 2020

Canadians upset Northern Ireland at BetVictor World Cup of Darts in Austria

SALZBURG, Austria - Unseeded Canadians Jeff (The Silencer) Smith and Matt (Ginga Ninja) Campbell upset fourth-seeded Northern Ireland 5-2 Friday in first-round action at the BetVictor World Cup of Dar...

Nov 06, 2020

Aces president confident Ottawa rugby team can succeed despite startup delay

Despite having to delay the Ottawa Aces' debut until 2022, president/chairman Eric Perez is confident his new rugby league team has staying power. He knows the timing of the Aces' announcement is unfo...

Nov 06, 2020

Canadian heavyweight Tanner Boser takes on former UFC champion Andrei Arlovski

Over the last five months, two trips to Abu Dhabi and one to Las Vegas have forced Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser to spend more than six weeks in quarantine. Boser's fighting skills ...

Nov 06, 2020

Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernandez wins Silver Slugger Award

Toronto Blue Jays rightfelder Teoscar Hernandez has won a Silver Slugger Award for the first time in his career.The 28-year-old Hernandez broke out as one of the game's top sluggers in the shortened 2...

Nov 05, 2020