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Baseball's back: MLB sets 60-game sked, opens July 23 or 24
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball issued a 60-game schedule Tuesday night that will start July 23 or 24 in empty ballparks as the sport tries to push ahead amid the coronavirus pandemic following month...
Jun 24, 2020

McDowell withdraws from Travellers as tour await test results
Two players have withdrawn ahead of the Travelers Championship because of the coronavirus as the PGA Tour awaits test results of the entire field of players and caddies in its third week back amid the...
Jun 24, 2020

Travellers to NY, New Jersey, Connecticut are told to isolate
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that travellers to his state, Connecticut and New Jersey from states with rising coronavirus rates must isolate for 14 days. The Associated Press
Jun 24, 2020

Pink Lloyd chasing record fourth straight win in Grade 3 Jacques Cartier Stakes
TORONTO - Another week, another chance at a milestone victory for trainer Robert Tiller. The 70-year-old registered his 2,000th career victory Friday when jockey Rafael Hernandez rode the&nb...
Jun 24, 2020

AP source: Rockies star Blackmon tests positive for virus
All-Star outfielder Charlie Blackmon of the Colorado Rockies has become the first Major League Baseball player known to have tested positive for the coronavirus. A person familiar with Blackmon's situ...
Jun 24, 2020

Toronto FC fullback Richie Laryea earns new deal after impressive 2019 season
TORONTO - Canadian international Richie Laryea has signed a new contract with Toronto FC after making his mark with the MLS club last season. The 25-year-old Toronto native originally signed with his ...
Jun 24, 2020

Funds from cancelled Training Ground directed towards Canada's future Olympians
The postponement of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games to 2021 has the potential to squeeze Canadian athletes preparing for 2024. Next year would have been Year 1 of the quadrennial for&...
Jun 24, 2020

Pandemic fines top $13 million, study says; punitive approach rapped
TORONTO - Authorities in some provinces ramped up often arbitrary law enforcement to help curtail the COVID-19 pandemic rather than rely on a purely public health approach, according to a report ...
Jun 24, 2020

Kosovo president, 9 ex-fighters indicted for war crimes
PRISTINA, Kosovo - Kosovo's president and nine other former separatist fighters were indicted on a range of crimes against humanity and war crimes charges, including murder, by a court investigating c...
Jun 24, 2020

New York City Marathon cancelled because of coronavirus
NEW YORK - The New York City Marathon scheduled for Nov. 1 was cancelled Wednesday because of the coronavirus pandemic. New York Road Runners announced the cancellation of the world's largest marathon...
Jun 24, 2020