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Raptors coach Nick Nurse knows attention to family will be key for players

Nick Nurse has no problem letting one of his players duck out of a meeting to take a call from one of his children. The Toronto Raptors are two weeks into what could be an unprecedented...

Jul 07, 2020

Chelsea into 3rd place in EPL, Arsenal held by Leicester

On a night of spectacular goals in the Premier League, it was a pair of tackles that had the most significant impact on the hard-fought race for Champions League qualification. Chelsea's 3-2 win at Cr...

Jul 07, 2020

Raptors Uprising GC point guard Kenny Got Work gets another NBA 2K League award

TORONTO - Raptors Uprising GC point guard Kenneth (Kenny Got Work) Hailey has been named player of the week in the NBA 2K League for the third time this season. The 30-year-old from Memphis also won t...

Jul 07, 2020

Blue Jays hold pair of workout sessions as summer camp continues

The Toronto Blue Jays resumed summer training camp at Rogers Centre on Tuesday with a pair of workout sessions that came amid the continued uncertainty about the team's present and future plans d...

Jul 07, 2020

Vancouver Whitecaps missing five players at MLS is Back Tournament

The Vancouver Whitecaps will be missing five players at the MLS is Back Tournament, including forwards Lucas Cavallini, Fredy Montero and Tosaint Ricketts. The club said defender Andy Rose and defende...

Jul 07, 2020

Toronto FC goalkeeper Quentin Westberg tries to keep things in perspective

Goalkeeper Quentin Westberg said goodbye to his family three times as Toronto FC tried to sort out COVID-19 testing ahead of flying to Florida on Monday for the MLS is Back tournament. On Tuesday...

Jul 07, 2020

Wizards' Beal not playing rest of NBA season due to injury

WASHINGTON - Wizards leading scorer Bradley Beal won't take part in the restart of the NBA season because of a right rotator cuff injury. The team announced Beal's status Tuesday before travelling to ...

Jul 07, 2020

Canadian cyclist Michael Woods recovered from nasty crash, ready to race

A broken femur and global pandemic seem like a nasty double whammy. But after going down in a high-speed crash March 12 in the Paris-Nice race, Canadian Michael Woods has used cycling's COVID-19 hiatu...

Jul 07, 2020

Canada's McPeak might be 'someone's Robin Roberts' as female Black broadcaster

When Meghan McPeak considers where she is in her broadcasting career, against the backdrop of racial unrest and the bleak employment numbers of Black people in her business, she says she feels li...

Jul 07, 2020

NHL/NHLPA announce tentative agreements on return-to-play protocol, new CBA

The NHL and NHL Players' Association have taken a massive step towards resuming the pandemic-hit 2019-20 season later this summer - and securing labour peace for the foreseeable future....

Jul 06, 2020