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Blue Jays GM Atkins plans to be aggressive as he aims to bolster rotation

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays can boast about a young core with plenty of potential. The next step for general manager Ross Atkins is surrounding those players with some reliable starting pitch...

Dec 04, 2019

Tyler Tardi not tardy in jump from junior curling to elite men's ranks

Tyler Tardi could have chased more national and international curling history in his final year of junior eligibility. The 21-year-old skip from Langley, B.C., and third Sterling Middleton won back-to...

Dec 04, 2019

Powell's consistency, both starting and coming off bench, good sign for Raptors

TORONTO - Consistency has been Norman Powell's biggest bugaboo in his four seasons with the Toronto Raptors. While the Raptors were lamenting Tuesday's overtime loss to the Miami Heat, one bright spot...

Dec 04, 2019

St. Petersburg mayor shoots down plan for Rays to play in Montreal before 2028

MONTREAL - A potential return of Major League Baseball to Montreal is on hold until at least 2028 after the mayor of St. Petersburg, Fla., said negotiations to split the Tampa Bay Rays' home dates hav...

Dec 04, 2019

Campbell tasked with turning around another CFL franchise as head coach of Lions

VANCOUVER - Rick Campbell helped turn the Ottawa Redblacks from a struggling CFL expansion team into a Grey Cup champion. The B.C. Lions are hoping he can do the same thing in Vancouver. The Lions int...

Dec 04, 2019

Leafs activate forward Mitch Marner from IR ahead of game against Colorado

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have activated forward Mitch Marner from injured reserve ahead of their game tonight against visiting Colorado. Marner has been out since suffering a high-ankle sprai...

Dec 04, 2019

Alphonso Davies, Ashley Lawrence named Canada Soccer Players of the Month

TORONTO - Alphonso Davies and Ashley Lawrence have been named Canada Soccer Players of the Month. Davies started at left back in all six matches for Bayern Munich in November, including back...

Dec 04, 2019

Washington’s Chris Petersen resigns, Jimmy Lake to take over

SEATTLE - Chris Petersen has always worked according to his own schedule. During eight seasons as the head coach at Boise State he brought the Broncos into the elite of college football, never in a ru...

Dec 04, 2019

Top NHL draft prospects Lafreniere, Byfield named to Canada's world junior camp

Canada will be counting on Alexis Lafreniere for offence at the upcoming world junior hockey championship. And with the status of some of the other veterans from last year's team up in the a...

Dec 04, 2019

Downhill training cancelled at Lake Louise due to snow accumulation

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Wednesday's downhill training session at the women's alpine skiing World Cup stop at Lake Louise has been cancelled due to snow accumulation on the course. The Environment Canada ...

Dec 04, 2019