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NHL players start their adjustment to hub life in Edmonton, Toronto

NHL players settled into Edmonton and Toronto on Monday for what will be the mother of all road trips for some. Meanwhile, the Maple Leafs and Oilers are now ensconced in hotels in their hom...

Jul 27, 2020

York 9 FC adds Spanish forward Alvaro Rivero to Canadian Premier League roster

TORONTO - York 9 FC has signed Spanish forward Alvaro Rivero. The 23-year-old was with the Real Madrid academy from age nine to 19. He joins the Canadian Premier League team from the CD Leganes ...

Jul 27, 2020

Brooke Henderson targets Women's British Open for her return to LPGA Tour

Brooke Henderson has set her sights on the British Women's Open. One of the biggest names in women's golf and the most successful pro player in Canadian history, Henderson has been out of competitive ...

Jul 27, 2020

Augmented audio, fancy sets, the JitaCam: NHL games will look different on TV

Normally the splashy visuals, out-of-the-box camera angles and next-level razzle-dazzle are saved for hockey's showcase events. Not so in the COVID-19 pandemic era. Sportsnet enters fresh territory&nb...

Jul 27, 2020

U Sports alters stance on football age eligibility for pandemic-impacted players

TORONTO - Canadian university football has changed course on its age cap rule and will allow players to complete their fifth year of eligibility in 2021. U Sports cancelled the 2020 Vanier Cup an...

Jul 27, 2020

Blue Jays taking on World Series champs in D.C. as COVID-19 roils league

WASHINGTON - It's not exactly the major-league debut that Santiago Espinal had been planning on, but in 2020, it will have to do. The rookie infielder, who played his first game with the Toronto&...

Jul 27, 2020

Canada men will have to play all the rounds of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying

TORONTO - Canada will have to start from the beginning of CONCACAF's revamped World Cup qualifying format to get to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. That means the Canadian men will have to play...

Jul 27, 2020

Source: Federal, provincial government awaiting certainty from CFL

TORONTO - It seems CFL players, coaches, front-office officials and fans aren't the only ones eagerly awaiting the outcome of the league's amendment talks with the CFL Players' Association. So to...

Jul 27, 2020

NHL announces no positive COVID-19 tests over final week of Phase 3

NEW YORK - The NHL is reporting that no player tested positive for COVID-19 over the final week of training camps. The league said in a release Monday that 4,256 tests were administered to more than 8...

Jul 27, 2020

NHLers set to enter new dress code-less world, but not all will follow suit

Jason Spezza has worn a suit to nearly every game he's played since breaking into the Ontario Hockey League at age 15. Now 37 years old, the Toronto Maple Leafs forward doesn't know any...

Jul 27, 2020