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Jays manager Charlie Montoyo says front office and players staying connected

Like many workplaces in the COVID-19 era, the Toronto Blue Jays have used regular Zoom video calls to stay connected during the pandemic. Manager Charlie Montoyo recently offered a chan...

Apr 16, 2020

Expect a different NHL when it resumes, says Flames general manager

CALGARY - The thought of the Calgary Flames playing games without fans in the Saddledome makes Brad Treliving shudder. The Flames general manager says he and the players would accept that scenari...

Apr 16, 2020

Connor Hellebuyck on Jets' season: 'We had something special going'

Connor Hellebuyck felt like his Winnipeg Jets were on the cusp of something special when the COVID-19 pandemic brought their season to a screeching halt. The team's star goalie could say the same abou...

Apr 16, 2020

Former CFL star quarterback Flutie feels commissioner Ambrosie's pain

TORONTO - Doug Flutie can feel CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie's pain. Ambrosie continues to discuss potential contingency plans for the 2020 CFL season in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...

Apr 16, 2020

Akim Aliu says he believes in second chances after Bill Peters hired by KHL team

Former NHL player Akim Aliu says he believes people deserve second chances, and that includes a coach who allegedly used racial slurs against him. Aliu said Thursday he's fine with Bill Peters re...

Apr 16, 2020

Former Jays exec Pat Gillick remembers Damaso Garcia as good player, good person

TORONTO - Former Blue Jays executive Pat Gillick remembers former Toronto second baseman Damaso Garcia as a "very good player and a very good person." Garcia, a two-time all-star who helped the young ...

Apr 16, 2020

Wolfpack rue missing home opener originally slated for Saturday in Toronto

TORONTO - This weekend was to have been Sonny Bill Williams' coming-out party in Toronto, with the former All Blacks star slated to make his Canadian debut for the Wolfpack before an expected sel...

Apr 16, 2020

Whitecaps start esports talent search, looking to challenge their pro gamer

Alex (Exraa) Gonzalez-Aldana will be playing for his job as the Vancouver Whitecaps' resident pro gamer, thanks to a new esports talent search tournament. The MLS team announced Thursday it has p...

Apr 16, 2020

Tokyo Olympics could cut 'extras' in face of soaring costs

Tokyo Olympic organizers and the IOC said Thursday they will cut some of the extras out of next year's postponed games, an attempt to limit what is expected to be billions of dollars in added expenses...

Apr 16, 2020

RBC Canadian Open in mid-June is cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

TORONTO - The RBC Canadian Open, one of the jewels of the national sports calendar, was cancelled Friday as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The PGA Tour announced the cancellation of the tourn...

Apr 16, 2020