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Toronto FC groundskeeper 'very, very, very happy" with BMO Field pitch

TORONTO - While Major League Soccer has been on hiatus since March 12 because of the global pandemic, Robert Heggie has been hard at work. Toronto FC's director of groundskeeping and a skeleton c...

May 13, 2020

Nassar-related case dismissed against ex-university chief

DETROIT - A judge dismissed criminal charges Wednesday against former Michigan State University President Lou Anna Simon, who was accused of lying to investigators in 2018 as they tried to learn what ...

May 13, 2020

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says no plans to cancel rest of season

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says he has no plans on cancelling the remainder of the NHL season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bettman spoke Tuesday at a virtual town hall hosted by the San Jose ...

May 13, 2020

Happy golfers, anxious commuters as England eases lockdown

LONDON - The sound of crisply struck golf balls could be heard in England for the first time in nearly two months as courses reopened Wednesday, part of a modest easing of coronavirus lockdown restric...

May 13, 2020

Canadian youth international midfielder Julian Altobelli signs with York 9 FC

TORONTO - York 9 FC has signed 17-year-old Canadian youth international Julian Altobelli, making the midfielder the Canadian Premier League club's youngest-ever player. York 9 says the former Toronto ...

May 13, 2020

Rookie Alouettes receiver Papale finally getting shot at pro football

Vinny Papale comes by his drive and perseverance honestly. Last month, the rookie receiver signed a two-year deal with the Montreal Alouettes. The six-foot-one, 205-pound Papale last played foot...

May 13, 2020

Pro women's hockey association unveils 5-city regional plan

The Professional Women's Hockey Players Association enters its second season with plans to regionalize its structure by basing players in five hub cities, while also continuing its Dream Gap Tour seri...

May 13, 2020

Lawson: Woodbine Racetrack looking to restart horse racing next month

TORONTO - Woodbine Entertainment is looking at a resumption of horse racing next month. CEO Jim Lawson said Tuesday during an online question-and-answer session that harness racing coul...

May 12, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic creating twice as many challenges for some CFL players

TORONTO - The COVID-19 pandemic is creating plenty of financial uncertainty for CFL players. It has forced the CFL to not only postpone the start of training camps - which were to open ...

May 12, 2020

Orlando's Kamal Miller killing it in the kitchen during the pandemic

Canadian international Kamal Miller is killing it in the kitchen during the pandemic. The Orlando City SC defender, filming at home, has done "Cooking with K Millz" videos on breakfast (panc...

May 12, 2020