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Raptors Uprising rolls over Blazers, Lakers in NBA 2K League Tipoff Tournament

TORONTO - Raptors Uprising GC, unbeaten in regular-season play, kept rolling Wednesday by thumping Blazer5 Gaming and Lakers Gaming in the NBA 2K League's Tipoff esports tournament. Toronto joins seve...

Jun 17, 2020

Canada's Taylor Pendrith feels safe with Korn Ferry Tour protocols

Taylor Pendrith isn't used to his weekly nasal swabbing just yet, but he's getting there. Pendrith and his peers on the Korn Ferry Tour get tested for COVID-19 at the start of every week as part of th...

Jun 17, 2020

Canadian star Andreescu tweets in support of summer U.S Open despite pandemic

TORONTO - Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu says she supports the United States Tennis Association's decision to hold this year's U.S. Open this summer despite concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic....

Jun 17, 2020

'I just wanted it to be authentic,' Johnson weighs in on video about racism

When Hal Johnson decided he'd share his story of how the "Body Break" segment was started to combat racism, he kept the preparation to a minimum. A 10-minute shoot was ...

Jun 17, 2020

Canadiens' Drouin looking to recapture early-season form whenever NHL returns

Jonathan Drouin says he's always raised his game when the stakes are highest. It started in minor hockey, continued when he graduated to junior - just look at his stat lines from three ...

Jun 17, 2020

Former England captain Chris Robshaw headed to Major League Rugby

Major League Rugby has added another marquee name in former England captain Chris Robshaw, who is headed to the San Diego Legion for the 2021 and 2022 seasons. The 34-year-old back-rower has...

Jun 17, 2020

Hawk-Eye glitch mars 1st game back in Premier League

It took just 41 minutes for the restarted Premier League to create another big controversy over technology. This time, it wasn't a VAR decision that was the talking point. Instead, the typically relia...

Jun 17, 2020

AP Source: MLB makes fourth proposal to players' union

NEW YORK - Major League Baseball has made a fourth proposal to the players' union aimed at starting the pandemic-delayed season, a person with knowledge of the proposal said Wednesday. The person spok...

Jun 17, 2020

As Florida virus test numbers rise, NBA prepares for Disney

The rate of positive coronavirus tests in the Orlando, Florida, area has been soaring in recent days. The NBA hopes that doesn't matter. After spending weeks putting together an incredibly elaborate s...

Jun 17, 2020

Toronto FC gamer Philip (PhilB94) Balke faces tough road at eMLS Cup

Toronto FC esports gamer Philip (PhilB94) Balke faces a tough road at the rescheduled 2020 eMLS Cup. First up for Balke is 2019 winner Cormac (Doolsta) Dooley of Nashville SC. A win would move Balke o...

Jun 17, 2020