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Montagliani says CONCACAF World Cup qualifying will have to change due to pandemic

CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani says the global pandemic will result in a change in World Cup qualifying for the region that covers North and Central America and the Caribbean. Montagliani, a na...

May 06, 2020

Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard named Cornish Award recipient

Running back Chuba Hubbard of the Oklahoma State Cowboys captured the Jon Cornish Trophy on Tuesday as the top Canadian in the NCAA football ranks. The six-foot-one, 207-pound native of Sherwood Park,...

May 06, 2020

Young TFC winger spending time with new puppy and working on kitchen skills

Toronto FC winger Jacob Shaffelburg had just moved into his own place when the COVID-19 lockdown happened. After completing training camp, Shaffelburg and the MLS club remained in California for the F...

May 06, 2020

Woodbine mainstay Mark Casse entering National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame

SARATOGA SPINGS, N.Y. - Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame member Mark Casse will be inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame this year. An Indianapolis native, Casse has been name...

May 06, 2020

German soccer's Bundesliga given OK to resume in May

BERLIN - The Bundesliga can resume playing this month, ending a two-month suspension caused by the coronavirus pandemic. German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced a loosening of a range of containment...

May 06, 2020

BMO Field adds more cooking muscle to MLSE meals program during global pandemic

TORONTO - Having already turned Scotiabank Arena into a giant kitchen, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment is adding BMO Field to the cooking mix. With the help of sponsor BMO, the lakefront stadium...

May 06, 2020

Former commissioner Larry Smith understands COVID-19 pandemic's impact upon CFL

Larry Smith is very familiar with CFL crisis management. During his tenure as commissioner (1992-97) Smith headed up the CFL's U.S. expansion. From 1993-95, the league had franchises in ...

May 05, 2020

Ford: MLSE asked about Toronto being a hub city should NHL resume its season

TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the Toronto Maple Leafs' parent company has been in contact with the province about the possibility of Canada's biggest city serving as a so-called "hocke...

May 05, 2020

Athleteics Canada awards Olympic spots to Dunfee, Hofbauer and Pidhoresky

OTTAWA - Marathoners Trevor Hofbauer and Dayna Pidhoresky and race walker Evan Dunfee have been nominated by Athletics Canada for their events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The International Olympi...

May 05, 2020

Leafs' Holl: American players waiting for 'concrete plan' before crossing border

TORONTO - Maple Leafs defenceman Justin Holl is ready to go. He's just waiting for the green light. Holl has spent most of the COVID-19 pandemic that shut down the NHL, and much of North Ame...

May 05, 2020