Sports

U Sports alters stance on football age eligibility for pandemic-impacted players

TORONTO - Canadian university football has changed course on its age cap rule and will allow players to complete their fifth year of eligibility in 2021. U Sports cancelled the 2020 Vanier Cup an...

Jul 27, 2020

Blue Jays taking on World Series champs in D.C. as COVID-19 roils league

WASHINGTON - It's not exactly the major-league debut that Santiago Espinal had been planning on, but in 2020, it will have to do. The rookie infielder, who played his first game with the Toronto&...

Jul 27, 2020

Canada men will have to play all the rounds of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying

TORONTO - Canada will have to start from the beginning of CONCACAF's revamped World Cup qualifying format to get to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. That means the Canadian men will have to play...

Jul 27, 2020

Source: Federal, provincial government awaiting certainty from CFL

TORONTO - It seems CFL players, coaches, front-office officials and fans aren't the only ones eagerly awaiting the outcome of the league's amendment talks with the CFL Players' Association. So to...

Jul 27, 2020

NHL announces no positive COVID-19 tests over final week of Phase 3

NEW YORK - The NHL is reporting that no player tested positive for COVID-19 over the final week of training camps. The league said in a release Monday that 4,256 tests were administered to more than 8...

Jul 27, 2020

NHLers set to enter new dress code-less world, but not all will follow suit

Jason Spezza has worn a suit to nearly every game he's played since breaking into the Ontario Hockey League at age 15. Now 37 years old, the Toronto Maple Leafs forward doesn't know any...

Jul 27, 2020

Toronto FC heads home wondering what went wrong at MLS is Back Tournament

An off night, the lack of a healthy striker and some weary bodies cost Toronto FC at the MLS is Back Tournament. Sunday's 3-1 loss to New York City FC in round-of-16 play was a disappointing...

Jul 27, 2020

2 MLB games postponed as Marlins deal with virus outbreak

MIAMI - Two major league games scheduled for Monday night were postponed as the Miami Marlins deal with a coronavirus outbreak that stranded them in Philadelphia. The Marlins' home opener against Balt...

Jul 27, 2020

Ahmed should have been racing in Tokyo now, but is still running fast times

When Moh Ahmed ran to a stunning Canadian record recently, his cheering section was his 20 or so Bowerman Track Club teammates spaced out around the 400 metres of infield at J...

Jul 27, 2020

Beaten by New York City FC, Toronto FC exits MLS is Back Tournament

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - A poor start followed by some indifferent play ended Toronto FC's run Sunday at the MLS is Back Tournament. Jesus Medina, Valentin Castellanos and Maxi Moralez scored as&...

Jul 27, 2020