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Reports: Blue Jays trade Randal Grichuk to Rockies for Raimel Tapia

DUNEDIN, Fla. - Centre fielder Randal Grichuk has been traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Colorado Rockies according to several media reports. Toronto is getting left fielder Raimel Tapia in retur...

Mar 24, 2022

YWCA's 'Add the M' campaign trying to bring awareness to systemic inequity in sports

"It's time to add the 'M,'" said Canadian soccer star Christine Sinclair in a new video released by the YWCA on Thursday. She, along with other influencers such as Sportsnet's Tara Slone, is helping s...

Mar 24, 2022

Toronto Six intend to make semifinal bye work for them in Isobel Cup

Caught at the finish line for the regular-season title, the Toronto Six can still claim the Premier Hockey League's ultimate crown and hoist the Isobel Cup on Monday. The Six are the No. 2 seed headin...

Mar 24, 2022

NYC mayor allows unvaccinated athletes play home games

NEW YORK (AP) - New York City's mayor exempted athletes and performers from the city's vaccine mandate following weeks of pressure from the sports world after the rule kept Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Ir...

Mar 24, 2022

ISU replaces commentators, apologizes for vulgar comment aimed at Canada's Duhamel

The International Skating Union has apologized and replaced its world championship commentators for vulgar comments aimed at Canadian Meagan Duhamel. British commentator Simon Reed called Duhamel, a t...

Mar 24, 2022

Black Academy's Legacy Awards set for fall, to air on CBC

TORONTO - The Black Academy's inaugural Legacy Awards has found a venue and an air date. The Canadian award show dedicated to Black talent will be held at the Toronto live event space History and will...

Mar 24, 2022

Halak contains high-flying Avalanche as Canucks win 3-1

DENVER (AP) - Brock Boeser and J.T. Miller scored 1:52 apart early in the third period, Jaroslav Halak stopped 32 shots and the Vancouver Canucks beat the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Wednesd...

Mar 23, 2022

Wright scores, Karabela and Firkus shine in CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game

KITCHENER, Ont. - Shane Wright scored early but his Team Red couldn't hold on to the lead, falling 3-1 to Team White in the 2022 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game on Wednesday. The showcase is a chanc...

Mar 23, 2022

Maple Leafs down Devils on Engvall's late short-handed winner

TORONTO - Pierre Engvall scored short-handed with 4:42 left in regulation as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Wednesday night. The winger moved in on a 2-on-1 rush with Il...

Mar 23, 2022

Play ball: NYC to let unvaccinated athletes play home games

NEW YORK (AP) - New York City's mayor will announce Thursday that he's exempting athletes and performers from the city's vaccine mandate for private workers, a move that will allow Brooklyn Nets star ...

Mar 23, 2022