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Canada opens World Rugby Sevens Series with 38-7 win over Brazil at home field

LANGFORD, B.C. - Canada's bid for a women's rugby sevens berth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics came closer to reality Saturday with wins over Brazil and Ireland on home soil at Westhills Sta...

May 11, 2019

AP source: Lakers hire Frank Vogel as coach

LOS ANGELES - A person familiar with the search says the Los Angeles Lakers have hired Frank Vogel as coach. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Saturday because the hir...

May 11, 2019

Strong outing from Stroman goes to waste in 7-2 loss to White Sox

TORONTO - Yolmer Sanchez had a home run and a pair of RBI's and Marcus Stroman didn't get any run support as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2 on Saturday. Stroman (1-6) went&nb...

May 11, 2019

Blue Jays shore up rotation by acquiring Edwin Jackson in trade with A's

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have shored up their injury-riddled starting rotation by acquiring right-hander Edwin Jackson from the Oakland Athletics for cash considerations. The team announce...

May 11, 2019

Lowry, Toronto Raptors traditionally follow up losses with big games

TORONTO - Kyle Lowry had a massive Game 7 against the Miami Heat in 2016, scoring 35 points and flirting with a triple-double to carry the Raptors to their first appearance in the Eastern Confere...

May 11, 2019

Philadelphia Union keep rolling with 2-1 MLS victory over Toronto FC

TORONTO - Jaimiro Monteiro scored in the 68th minute as the surging Philadelphia Union took advantage of Toronto defensive miscues and hung on for a 2-1 MLS win Saturday afternoon....

May 11, 2019

FC Cincinnati ends drought, beating Montreal Impact 2-1

CINCINNATI - Allan Cruz and Fatai Alashe scored Saturday to help expansion FC Cincinnati end a five-game losing streak in interim coach Yoann Damet's debut, a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Impact. Cru...

May 11, 2019

English sweep as Chelsea, Arsenal reach Europa League final

MANCHESTER, England - England became the first country to provide two finalists in both European competitions in the same season after Chelsea and Arsenal made it through to the title match in the Eur...

May 11, 2019

Leafs D Dermott to have shoulder surgery, will be out at least six months

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs say defenceman Travis Dermott will undergo shoulder surgery on Friday and is expected to be out of action a minimum of six months. The prognosis means Dermott will mi...

May 11, 2019

Ramsay: CFL, CFLPA not where they need to be in collective bargaining talks

TORONTO - The CFL faces a partial strike at the start of training camp, then a full-blown work stoppage shortly afterwards. Brian Ramsay, the executive director of the CFL Players' Association, s...

May 11, 2019