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Winger Liam Kay, the Wolfpack's first-ever player signing, leaves for Wakefield

Winger Liam Kay, the Toronto Wolfpack's leading try-scorer and first-ever signing, has left the transatlantic rugby league club to join Wakefield Trinity. The Irish international is also one of only f...

Jul 16, 2020

Earthquakes rally to down young Whitecaps side 4-3 at MLS is Back tournament

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Substitute Shea Salinas scored in the 98th minute as the San Jose Earthquakes rallied from 2-0 and 3-1 deficits to defeat the Vancouver Whitecaps in a wild 4-3 win&n...

Jul 15, 2020

Confluence of events prompted Jack Rathbone to sign with Vancouver Canucks

VANCOUVER - Many elements lined up to get Jack Rathbone under contract with the Vancouver Canucks, not the least of which was the COVID-19 pandemic. No college hockey this fall because of th...

Jul 15, 2020

Montoyo says Jays have options to fill hole in rotation from injury to Anderson

Toronto Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo says he is not going to rush pitcher Chase Anderson back to action. The Blue Jays announced Sunday that Anderson was day-to-day with an oblique injury he suff...

Jul 15, 2020

Jets sniper Patrik Laine working to get back up to speed after long layoff

Patrik Laine said back in May there was a good chance he'd look "terrible" if the NHL resumed its season this summer. Like most players locked down during the COVID-19 pandemic, th...

Jul 15, 2020

Gasol: It's pretty simple - it's being more responsible as human beings"

Marc Gasol spent part of the summer of 2018 on a rescue ship in the Mediterranean Sea, helping pluck terrified people from the water, migrants fleeing Libya for the shores of Europe. Gasol was vo...

Jul 15, 2020

Canada's Sloan making most of time off to improve on slow start to PGA season

Although it's been a strange PGA Tour season with rescheduled events after a three-month break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Roger Sloan has been grateful for the opportunities it's presented. Sloan, ...

Jul 15, 2020

Bob Baffert suspended 15 days by Arkansas racing officials

LOS ANGELES - Two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer Bob Baffert has been suspended for 15 days by the Arkansas Racing Commission after two of his horses tested positive for a banned substance. The com...

Jul 15, 2020

Gasol says it was frustration from hamstring injury that fuelled transformation

Coming off a heady few months of an NBA title and a FIBA World Cup win, Marc Gasol couldn't replicate that success with the Toronto Raptors this season. The frustration gnawed at him. And so when COVI...

Jul 15, 2020

Unusual circumstances an opportunity for young players wanting to crack the NHL

CALGARY - An extraordinary time in the NHL is opening doors for some professional hockey players. Adam Ruzicka was among 35 players summoned by the Calgary Flames to participa...

Jul 15, 2020