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Maple Leafs sign forward Barabanov to one-year entry-level contract

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Alexander Barabanov to a one-year entry-level contract for the 2020-21 season. The 25-year-old had 20 points (11 goals, nine assists) in 43 ...

Apr 07, 2020

AP sources: MLB, union discuss playing all games in Arizona

NEW YORK - Putting all 30 teams in the Phoenix area and playing in empty ballparks was among the ideas discussed Monday by Major League Baseball and the players' association. The sides held a telephon...

Apr 06, 2020

Leafs' Matthews, Marner, Penguins' Marleau relive start of ageless friendship

Auston Matthews remembers returning to the Toronto Maple Leafs' hotel after dinner one night and finding something unexpected. It was a road trip early in the 2017-18 season, and when t...

Apr 06, 2020

Beloved Detroit Tigers star Al Kaline dies at 85

DETROIT - Al Kaline, who spent his entire 22-season Hall of Fame career with the Detroit Tigers and was known affectionately as "Mr. Tiger," died Monday. He was 85. John Morad, a friend of Kaline's, c...

Apr 06, 2020

Dana White says UFC 249 is on with Justin Gaethje taking on Tony Ferguson

UFC 249 is going ahead with Justin Gaethje stepping in for lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov against Tony Ferguson for the interim 155-pound title. UFC president Dana White tweeted the news Mon...

Apr 06, 2020

COVID-19 forces weekend warrior racers off the road, devastates race organizers

Donna Moore enters a road race almost every weekend. One after the other, they're cancelled or postponed. "My first cancellation was the St. Patrick's Day road race," said the 57-year-old from Airdrie...

Apr 06, 2020

Canadian Dalton Kellett's IndyCar rookie season unfolding in iRacing events

Canadian Dalton Kellett is two races into his rookie season on the IndyCar circuit and he hasn't even left home. Kellett joined AJ Foyt Racing's IndyCar team ahead of the season, but with events ...

Apr 06, 2020

Toronto FC president Bill Manning 'staying connected' during MLS hiatus

TORONTO - Bill Manning has his family on hand as he works from home during Major League Soccer's hiatus due to COVID-19. He and wife Jennifer have both sons in the house - 20-year-old John is bac...

Apr 06, 2020

NFL going with virtual format for upcoming draft

The NFL draft will be conducted in a virtual format, with team personnel working from their homes. In a memo sent to the 32 teams Monday and obtained by The Associated Press, NFL Commissioner Roger Go...

Apr 06, 2020

Canadian Premier League still on course, looks to engage fans during hiatus

TORONTO - While his teams have been sidelined by COVID-19, Canadian Premier League commissioner David Clanachan believes they can still make a difference. CPL players and clubs have been rea...

Apr 06, 2020