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Toronto Maple Leafs sign Jimmy Vesey to a one-year contract worth $900,000

The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward Jimmy Vesey to a one-year contract Sunday evening. The contract is valued at $900,000. Vesey, 27, scored nine goals and 20 points with the Buffalo Sa...

Oct 11, 2020

Toronto goalkeeper Alex Bono undergoes surgery to repair dislocated finger

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Toronto FC backup goalkeeper Alex Bono will be out two to three weeks after dislocating a finger. The MLS club said Bono underwent surgery after injuring the little finger on hi...

Oct 11, 2020

"She's Got it All" campaign shines light on unique challenges female athletes face

TORONTO - Some 70 girls registered for the Mimico Lacrosse club's Mini Mountaineers this year. It's a free program designed to teach young girls to love being active and an athlete first, and a lacros...

Oct 11, 2020

Winnipeg Jets sign defenceman Derek Forbort to one-year deal

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets signed defenceman Derek Forbort on a one-year, US$1,000,000 contract on Sunday. Forbort, 28, played 20 games for the Calgary Flames and Los Angeles Kings last season and r...

Oct 11, 2020

Several Stanley Cup winners breaking up championship core

While Braden Holtby saw his split with the Washington Capitals coming, Patric Hornqvist, Corey Crawford and Alex Pietrangelo weren't so lucky. Hornqvist was "blindsided" the Pittsburgh Penguins wanted...

Oct 10, 2020

Canadian middleweight K.B. Bhullar KO'd in first round in UFC debut on Fight Island

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - England's Tom Breese spoiled Canadian K.B. (The Bengal) Bhullar's UFC debut Saturday, handing the Edmonton middleweight his first pro loss on a televised Fight Night ...

Oct 10, 2020

Alex Pietrangelo, Taylor Hall still available as NHL free agency grinds on

TORONTO - The waiting game continues for the cream of this year's NHL free agent crop. Star defenceman Alex Pietrangelo and winger Taylor Hall, a former Hart Trophy winner as league MVP, both re...

Oct 10, 2020

Maple Leafs sign forward Travis Boyd to one-year contract

The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward Travis Boyd to a one-year, US$700,000 contract on Saturday. Boyd, 27, split his 2019-20 season between the Washington Capitals and Hershey Bears of the American ...

Oct 10, 2020

Senators acquire winger Austin Watson from Predators for 2021 fourth-round pick

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators acquired winger Austin Watson from the Nashville Predators on Saturday in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2021 NHL draft. The 28-year-old from Ann Arbor, Mich., re...

Oct 10, 2020

Winnipeg Jets sign free-agent centre Nate Thompson to one-year contract

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets signed veteran centre Nate Thompson to a one-year, US$750,000 contract Saturday.The 36-year-old from Anchorage, Alaska has 62 goals and 156 goals in 767 career NHL games o...

Oct 10, 2020