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Toronto Blue Jays agree to terms with left-hander Robbie Ray on one-year contract

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms on a US$8-million, one-year contract with left-hander Robbie Ray on Saturday.The 29-year-old starter was acquired in a trade with the Arizona Diamondbac...

Nov 07, 2020

Red Bulls looking to move up standings and play spoiler when Toronto FC visits Sunday

The New York Red Bulls have their own agenda Sunday on the final day of the MLS regular season. But they have no problem spoiling Toronto FC's bid for the Supporters' Shield in the process. The Red Bu...

Nov 07, 2020

Canada defeats New Zealand to advance to quarterfinals of World Cup of Darts

SALZBURG, Austria - Canadians Jeff (The Silencer) Smith and Matt (Ginga Ninja) Campbell downed New Zealand on Saturday to reach the quarterfinals of the BetVictor World Cup of Darts.It marks Canada's ...

Nov 07, 2020

Medvedev beats Raonic to reach first Paris Masters final

PARIS - Daniil Medvedev reached the Paris Masters final for the first time after beating Canada's Milos Raonic 6-4, 7-6 (4) in a contest between big servers on Saturday. The third-seeded Russian secur...

Nov 07, 2020

'It just seems uneasy': Portland riots at Vancouver Whitecaps' front door

PORTLAND, Ore. - There's an eerie view outside the Portland hotel that the Vancouver Whitecaps call home. "It's kind of like Gotham City. Everything is boarded up," forward Tosaint Ricketts said...

Nov 07, 2020

'It just seems uneasy': Portland riots at Vancouver Whitecaps' front door

PORTLAND, Ore. - There's an eerie view outside the Portland hotel that the Vancouver Whitecaps call home. "It's kind of like Gotham City. Everything is boarded up," forward Tosaint Ricketts said...

Nov 07, 2020

Dennis Fairall, who built a track dynasty with the Windsor Lancers, dies at 67

Dennis Fairall, a decorated track coach who built the Windsor Lancers into a Canadian varsity powerhouse, has died. He was 67. The University of Windsor confirmed Fairall's death Friday. He had been b...

Nov 06, 2020

Quebec's World Cup moguls, aerials to relocate to Calgary

CALGARY - A pair of World Cup freestyle ski events in Quebec are moving to Alberta. A moguls and an aerials event originally scheduled to be held at Quebec ski resorts Jan. 23 and Jan. 31, will be com...

Nov 06, 2020

Toronto FC looks for a win Sunday and help from the Revs in Supporters' Shield hunt

While the Supporters' Shield is on the line Sunday, all Toronto FC can do is take care of its own business when it visits the New York Red Bulls on Decision Day. TFC needs help from New England, which...

Nov 06, 2020

Turner will not be disciplined by MLB for return to field

NEW YORK - Justin Turner will not be disciplined by Major League Baseball for coming onto the field last week to celebrate the World Series title with his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates after testing p...

Nov 06, 2020