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A win Sunday in Cincinnati and league-leading Toronto FC clinches MLS playoff berth

A win Sunday in Cincinnati and Toronto FC becomes the first MLS team to clinch a playoff berth in the pandemic-rejigged season. A tie might do it too. League-leading Toronto (10-2-4) can qualify for t...

Oct 09, 2020

Toronto FC's Jozy Altidore expected to miss four to five weeks with hamstring strain

Toronto FC striker Jozy Altidore has a Grade 2 hamstring strain and will be out four to five weeks. That was the update Friday from Toronto coach Greg Vanney, who watched his star forward limp off in ...

Oct 09, 2020

Canadian players are shining with American college football powers this season

When second-ranked Alabama visits Ole Miss on Saturday, a featured matchup could see a Vanier Cup-winning defensive back going up against a big-play Canadian receiver. It's just one of several big-tim...

Oct 09, 2020

Vancouver Canucks sign veteran goaltender Braden Holtby to two-year deal

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have made a change in net, signing goaltender Braden Holtby to a two-year deal worth US$8.6 million. The move means Vancouver is moving on from star netminder Jacob M...

Oct 09, 2020

Edmonton Oilers sign veteran forward Kyle Turris to a two-year contract

The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Kyle Turris to a two-year contract.The 31-year-old from New Westminster, B.C., became an unrestricted free agent Friday after three seasons with the Nashville P...

Oct 09, 2020

NHL free agency opens amid economic uncertainty brought on by COVID-19 pandemic

The Toronto Maple Leafs hit the ground running at the opening bell of NHL free agency. The club signed gritty, hometown winger Wayne Simmonds to a one-year, US$1.5-million contract shortly after the m...

Oct 09, 2020

Canadian ECHL teams will start after some of American counterparts in next season

PRINCETON, N.J. - The ECHL plans a two-phased start to its 2020-21 season during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thirteen of the 25 active teams will begin play Dec. 11 and the other 12 kick off on Jan. 15, 20...

Oct 09, 2020

Maple Leafs sign gritty winger Wayne Simmonds to one-year, US$1.5-million contract

TORONTO - Wayne Simmonds has decided to go home. The gritty winger from Toronto signed a one-year, US$1.5-million contract with the Maple Leafs as NHL free agency opened Friday. Simmonds, 32, has regi...

Oct 09, 2020

Whitey Ford, 91, pitcher who epitomized mighty Yankees, dies

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. - Whitey Ford, the street-smart New Yorker who had the best winning percentage of any pitcher in the 20th century and helped the Yankees become baseball's perennial champions in the...

Oct 09, 2020

Winnipeg Jets reacquire centre Paul Stastny from Vegas Golden Knights

WINNIPEG - Paul Stastny is heading back to the Winnipeg Jets. Winnipeg reacquired the 34-year-old centre from the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday in exchange for defenceman Carl Dahlstrom and a c...

Oct 09, 2020