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Grichuk homers in 10th as Blue Jays beat Orioles 5-4

Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning, lifting the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night. With Reese McGuire standing on second ba...

Aug 28, 2020

Raptors Uprising GC star Kenneth (Kenny Got Work) Hailey named NBA 2K League MVP

TORONTO - Raptors Uprising GC point guard Kenneth (Kenny Got Work) Hailey, whose perfect season was derailed in the playoff semifinals last week, has been named NBA 2K League MVP. The 30-year-old from...

Aug 28, 2020

AP source: Big Ten working on multiple options for football

Big Ten coaches, athletic directors and medical personnel are working on multiple plans for staging a football season - including one that would have the league kicking off as soon as Thanksgiving wee...

Aug 28, 2020

Toronto Raptors-Boston Celtics series to start Sunday

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The Toronto Raptors will start their best-of-seven NBA Eastern Conference semifinal against the Boston Celtics on Sunday after Game 1 was postponed Thursday in the aftermath o...

Aug 28, 2020

Blue Jays hovering around playoff cutline at midway point of shortened season

An expanded playoff structure for the truncated 2020 baseball season has given the Toronto Blue Jays more reason to focus on the present as well as the future. The team's overhaul took over three year...

Aug 28, 2020

NHL investigating ex-Panthers GM for alleged racial comments

The NHL is investigating whether former Florida Panthers general manager Dale Tallon made racially insensitive comments during the team's two-week stay in the playoff hub city of Toronto. NHL deputy c...

Aug 28, 2020

Veteran driver Yannick Gingras feeling good about Pepsi North America Cup

It's easy to see why driver Yannick Gingras has a good feeling about the $1-million Pepsi North America Cup on Saturday night. The native of Sorel, Que., will make his ninth appearance in se...

Aug 28, 2020

Canadian Cory Johnston moving up Bassmaster Elite overall standings

The break in the Bassmasters Elite tournament schedule comes at a good time for Cory Johnston. The Cavan, Ont., resident is coming off three straight final-day appearances, including a second-pla...

Aug 28, 2020

Naomi Osaka into W&S final after calling for racial justice

NEW YORK - Naomi Osaka overcame a faulty serve and reached the finals of the Western & Southern Open on Friday following a one-day break in the tournament prompted by her call for racial justice. ...

Aug 28, 2020

NBA playoffs resume Saturday as sides detail new commitments

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The NBA playoffs will resume Saturday after the league and the National Basketball Players Association detailed the commitments that made players comfortable continuing. In a ...

Aug 28, 2020