National Sports

MLB's Rangers in line to be first team back to full capacity

The Texas Rangers are on track to become the first team in Major League Baseball or any major U.S.-based sports league to have a full-capacity crowd since the coronavirus pandemic started altering the sports landscape a year ago.

Mar 10, 2021 3:59 PM Read more >

COVID-19 causes young Toronto FC players to miss out on Olympic qualifying tournament

The pandemic pushed back the CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Championship by a year. And now COVID-19 is preventing Toronto FC's young talent from taking part.

Mar 10, 2021 3:15 PM Read more >

Toronto Blue Jays fall short against Baltimore Orioles in pre-season play

SARASOTA, Fla. — The Baltimore Orioles rallied for a 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in a seven-inning pre-season game on Wednesday. Baltimore erased a 2-0 deficit before clawing back from a 3-2 hole with two runs in the bottom of the sixth.

Mar 10, 2021 3:13 PM Read more >

Vancouver Whitecaps to start season in Sandy, Utah, due to border restrictions

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps will start the Major League Soccer season in Utah. The club confirmed Wednesday that it will play out of Real Salt Lake's home, Rio Tinto Stadium, in Sandy, Utah, just outside of Salt Lake City.

Mar 10, 2021 2:27 PM Read more >

Canada's MLS teams officially on the road again with home in Florida and Utah

CF Montreal will 'host' Toronto FC in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on April 17 to kick off its 2021 Major League Soccer season while the Vancouver Whitecaps entertain the Portland Timbers the next day in Sandy, Utah.

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Ontario sport minister confident OHL will play games in 2021

TORONTO — Ontario's sport minister is optimistic the Ontario Hockey League will get approval to stage a 2021 season during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lisa MacLeod says she's "feeling great" about the OHL's chances of playing games.

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Raptors senior adviser Wayne Embry honoured for commitment to social justice

Toronto Raptors senior basketball adviser Wayne Embry is one of three winners of an award recognizing a commitment to social justice.

Mar 10, 2021 1:25 PM Read more >

ESPN, NHL announce comprehensive 7-year agreement

The National Hockey League and ESPN are together again: The two sides announced a seven-year agreement Wednesday beginning next season that includes four Stanley Cup Finals, the NHL All-Star game and comprehensive streaming rights.

Mar 10, 2021 12:50 PM Read more >

Canadian sports landscape continues to make adjustments one year after pandemic hit

Bobby Webster didn't feel comfortable sitting in the stands during the Toronto Raptors' five-game west coast road trip last March, the final few days before the sports world was turned upside down.

Mar 10, 2021 12:23 PM Read more >

Denis Shapovalov ousts Vasek Pospisil in all-Canadian match at Qatar Open

DOHA, Qatar — Denis Shapovalov beat Vasek Pospisil 7-5, 6-4 in an all-Canadian second-round match at the Qatar Open on Wednesday. The fourth-seeded Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., never faced a break point against Pospisil.

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