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VanVleet, Toronto Raptors not happy with just being in NBA championship series

TORONTO - Guard Fred VanVleet and the Toronto Raptors aren't happy with just being in the NBA Finals. Toronto squares off against the Golden State Warriors in the league final, which opens Thursday ni...

May 28, 2019

Ottawa Redblacks staging competition for starting quarterback role

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks don't know who their starting quarterback will be when they open the CFL season next month, but the team sees no reason to worry about the situation. The Redblacks are co...

May 28, 2019

Finland defeats Canada for gold medal at hockey world championship

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - The effort was better. The end result was the same. Canada settled for silver on Sunday at the world hockey championship after a 3-1 loss to Finland. The outcome was the same as...

May 28, 2019

Rookie Biggio hits first homer, drives in three as Blue Jays beat Padres

TORONTO - The good vibrations from the Toronto Raptors historic Eastern Conference championship Saturday night made its way a few blocks to the Rogers Centre on Sunday afternoon. A little more than 14...

May 28, 2019

Simon Pagenaud wins Indy 500 on Penske's golden anniversary

INDIANAPOLIS - Simon Pagenaud arrived at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this month with his job on the line and rumours swirling around Gasoline Alley that Alexander Rossi could soon replace him at Team ...

May 28, 2019

Warriors' Curry has deep Toronto roots after 18 months in city as a youngster

TORONTO - James Lackey's students at Brampton Christian School will have to forgive him for cheering on Golden State this week as the Toronto Raptors open up the NBA Finals against the Warriors. After...

May 28, 2019

Phillies OF Herrera arrested in domestic case, put on leave

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Odbel Herrera was placed on administrative leave Tuesday by Major League Baseball following his arrest in a domestic violence case at an Atlantic...

May 28, 2019

Toronto FC's Alejandro Pozuelo cheering on Raptors and fellow Spaniard Marc Gasol

TORONTO - Count Toronto FC midfielder Alejandro Pozuelo as one of the growing number of Toronto Raptors converts. The Spanish playmaker and his son, along with teammate Chris Mavinga and former TFC st...

May 28, 2019

Toronto FC Greg Vanney looks for MLS team to dig itself out of recent hole

TORONTO - A father of four in addition to being Toronto FC coach, Greg Vanney is used to have his nerves tested. The 44-year-old former U.S. international is normally a picture of cool. But a recent r...

May 28, 2019

Montreal Impact kicks off crucial homestand against streaking Real Salt Lake

MONTREAL - With the Impact entering a stretch of three home games in eight days, midfielder Samuel Piette believes this is a pivotal point in Montreal's season. The Impact (6-6-3) open their longest h...

May 28, 2019