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Five Blue Jays storylines as one-quarter mark approaches

The Toronto Blue Jays started the 2024 regular season aiming for bigger things after crashing out in the wild-card series last fall.

OHL roundup: Generals down Battalion 6-1 in Game 7, advance to final against Knights

OSHAWA, Ont. — Dylan Roobroeck's three-point night lifted the Oshawa Generals into the Ontario Hockey League championship series on Monday. Roobroeck had two goals and an assist as Oshawa defeated the North Bay Battalion 6-1 in Game 7 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final. The Generals claimed the Bobby Orr Cup as conference winners and wil...

An early look at contract projections for the Oilers’ pending free agents

No matter what happens between now and June, when Gary Bettman will hand the Stanley Cup to its winner, the Oilers have a busy offseason ahead. Of players just on their roster, they have 12 pending free agents, two of which being restricted.

Team Penske suspends senior leadership. What to know about the scandal that has rocked IndyCar

Roger Penske took a tough stance this week by suspending two senior leaders and two engineers ahead of the Indianapolis 500 as punishment for a cheating scandal that has engulfed his IndyCar team. The issue centers on Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden's illegal use of his car's push-to-pass system in his March 10 season-opening victory at St....

Northern Bear Golf Course opens this season without iconic clubhouse

The Northern Bear Golf Course in Strathcona County is open for the season, just months after fire destroyed the clubhouse.

Blackhawks extend former first-round pick

The German forward is yet to cross the 100-game plateau but will do so next season.

Flames’ draft intrigue grows with Tij Iginla’s surge in rankings

Tij Iginla may have played his way out of the reach of the Calgary Flames, but anything can happen on June 28. Eric Francis takes a look at where the Flames sit in the draft order, and whether that puts them out of Tij Territory.

Report: Giants claim Canadian QB Nathan Rourke off waivers

After being released and waived by the New England Patriots on Monday, Nathan Rourke was claimed by the New York Giants on Tuesday, according to a report by NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero.

Five Calgary Connections to Follow in Round Two of the NHL Playoffs

Round two of the 2024 NHL Playoffs begins this week, and with the Flames sitting this year out, there may be a little less to cheer for in Calgary, Alberta.

Strength of schedule for all 32 NFL teams: Which teams have the hardest, easiest schedule for 2024?

The NFL schedule reveal will tell teams when they're playing, but fans can already see their team's home and road opponents for 2024.

Levonte Johnson scores twice as Whitecaps open cup defence with win over Cavalry FC

Playoff Takeaways: Avalanche’s Georgiev perseveres to be Game 1 hero

Maybe, just maybe, the much-maligned Alexandar Georgiev is capable of backstopping this Avalanche team to another championship, showing flashes of brilliance in overtime to help Colorado take Game 1.

News and Notes: Joey Votto 'ramping up baseball activities', Yimi García could return soon, and more!

There’s some good news in regards to the injuries in the Blue Jays organization. This is News and Notes, where we look at news and notes from around the Blue Jays organization.

Future of MLB's Tampa Bay Rays to come into focus with key meetings on $1.3B stadium project

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The future of the Tampa Bay Rays is about to come into clearer focus as local officials begin public discussions over a planned $1.3 billion ballpark that would be the anchor of a much larger project to transform downtown St. Petersburg with affordable housing, a Black history museum, a hotel and office and retail space....

The biggest snubs for the 2024 NHL Hart Trophy

On Tuesday, the NHL announced the three finalists for the 2024 Hart Trophy given to the player most valuable to his team: Nikita Kucherov, Nathan MacKinnon and Connor McDavid. And as with any award, there are some disagreements about who was chosen as a finalist and eventually, who wins. So, were there any snubs from this list?

Underdog CS Saint-Laurent looks to continue cup run against Toronto FC

When CS Saint-Laurent players ran onto the field to celebrate their upset win over the CPL's Halifax Wanderers FC, Rocco Placentino couldn't join them. The Saint-Laurent sporting director was overcome by emotion on the sidelines at Wanderers Ground. Mamadou Kane converted the decisive spot kick in the 5-3 penalty shootout win May 2 that moved the L...

Thunder take 1-0 lead into game 2 against the Mavericks

Dallas Mavericks (50-32, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (57-25, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Thursday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Thunder -5; over/under is 218.5 WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Thunder lead series 1-0 BOTTOM LINE: The Oklahoma City Thunder host the Dallas Mavericks in the W...

Saskatchewan Roughriders training camp preview: Defence and special teams

When the Saskatchewan Roughriders hit the field for training camp this week, their defensive lineup will look different than it did last CFL season. Not only will there will be a new defensive coordinator calling the shots in Corey Mace — who is also the new head coach — but there will a few new faces in the starting lineup as well. While Saskatchewan returns several big names along the defensive line like Anthony Lanier II and Micah Johnson,...

The 20 Super Bowls that made history

Every year, casual and die-hard football fans alike gear up for the Super Bowl, and for all its spectacle and secondary festivities, the game itself is often quite exciting. Here’s our selection of the most memorable and noteworthy Super Bowls in history.

Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko out through at least Game 4 of series against Oilers

The Vancouver Canucks will be without goaltender Thatcher Demko for at least the first four games of the team’s first-round series with the Edmonton Oilers.

PWHL sets schedule for 2024 Walter Cup Semifinals

The quest to see who becomes the first champions of the PWHL begins on Wednesday. On Monday night, the league announced the schedule for the first-ever Walter Cup Playoffs.

Canadiens well-positioned to address needs with fifth-overall pick

The Canadiens, like last season, didn’t move up after the NHL Draft Lottery. But GM Kent Hughes wasn’t discouraged then, and he isn’t discouraged now. With the fifth-overall pick, he’s very well-positioned to address his team’s biggest needs.

Rangers win 4-3 over Hurricanes on power-play goal in 2OT

NEW YORK (AP) — Vincent Trocheck scored a power-play goal off a rebound at 7:24 of the second overtime to give the New York Rangers a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night and a 2-0 lead in their second-round playoff series. Alexis Lafreniere scored twice, Chris Kreider also had a power-play goal and Artemi Panarin added two assists...

2024 NHL Draft Lottery Unveils Canadiens Draft Pick Position

Now that the NHL’s Draft Lottery has begun, the Montreal Canadiens can start to make preparations ahead of the actual NHL Entry Draft. The team is poised to take the next step in their rebuild, which means the upcoming draft may be the last time they have an opportunity to add top talent to the prospect pool.

Off The Post: How many changes should the Leafs make?

On the latest episode of Off The Post, Toronto SUN Sports Columnist Steve Simmons, Postmedia Hockey Columnist Bruce Garrioch, Vancouver Sun and The Province Canucks Reporter Patrick Johnston and Postmedia’s Rob Wong discuss what changes on and off the ice could be coming for the Maple Leafs, if the Canucks can beat the Oilers and who will be the next head coach of the Ottawa Senators.

Bigger things were expected for the Toronto Blue Jays, who are mired in last place

The Toronto Blue Jays started the 2024 regular season aiming for bigger things after crashing out in the wild-card series last fall. The campaign has not gone as planned so far. At 16-19 entering Tuesday's game at Philadelphia, the Blue Jays were in last place in the American League East and a growing list of pitcher injuries has dimmed hopes for a...

Revisiting the Aaron Sanchez trade at the 2019 trade deadline

On Monday evening, it was reported that the Blue Jays had signed Aaron Sanchez to a minor league deal. As you may recall, this is Sanchez’s second stint in the Blue Jays organization, as the Blue Jays drafted him all the way back in 2010, spending 10 seasons in the Blue Jays organization.

Ottawa Senators don't get the lottery bounces, retain No. 7 selection for NHL draft

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: The Ottawa Senators didn’t get the bounces. The National Hockey League’s draft lottery was held in Secaucus, N.J., and the Senators retained the No. 7 overall selection Tuesday night while the San Jose Sharks won the No. 1 overall pick with the best odds and the Chicago Blackhawks will select No. 2. The Senators have 24 hours to determine if they’re going to forfeit the top pick in the draft as the punishment...

Hurricanes shut down on power play again, fall into 0-2 series hole against Rangers

NEW YORK (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes had the NHL's second-best power play during the regular season. They've been bottled up the New York Rangers and that's been the difference in their second-round playoff series. The Hurricanes converted at 26.9% during the season — behind only the Tampa Bay Lightning. After going 5 for 15 (33.3%) in the first...

NHL Top 16 Mock Draft: Who will go after Macklin Celebrini?

With the first 16 picks set after the draft lottery, Sam Cosentino presents an early mock draft, which takes into consideration player skill, team need, and drafting tendency.

Playoff Takeaways: Can anyone solve Bruins’ Jeremy Swayman?

Leafs fans know a little too well how locked in Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman has been during these playoffs. Supporters of the Panthers found that out for themselves in Game 1 of the second round.

Maple Leafs announce MLSE CEO Keith Pelley, President Brendan Shanahan, GM Brad Treliving to speak Friday

In the latest of a slew of end-of-season interviews and postmortem, the Toronto Maple Leafs elaborated on their plan for management to speak to the media.

Alonso says FIA “on board” with new F1 driving standards guidelines on the way

Fernando Alonso says FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is “on board” in helping drivers secure better penalty consistency in Formula 1, with new driving standards guidelines on the way.

Blue Jays provide injury updates on Garcia, Votto, more

Before starting a series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday, the Toronto Blue Jays delivered injury updates on several players.

2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2 Predictions

The first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs is history, and the second round is set and ready to go. The writers at The Hockey Writers took a poll on the second-round matchups and cast their votes on who they think will win each series, how many games, and the series MVP (most valuable player).

Blue Jays’ Berrios rocked in shortest outing of season

The Toronto Blue Jays already had their fair share of problems before the series opener in Philadelphia against the MLB-leading Phillies. Unfortunately for the Blue Jays, the list kept growing early in Tuesday’s game.

Rudy Gobert wins record-tying 4th Defensive Player of the Year award. Victor Wembanyama finishes 2nd

Rudy Gobert made some history. Victor Wembanyama nearly did. Gobert, the Minnesota center, was announced Tuesday as the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year for a record-tying fourth time — joining Basketball Hall of Fame inductees Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace. It was the fifth time in the last 11 seasons that a French center won defensive player ...

Five players to watch as Blue Bombers open rookie camp

There will be a sideshow on the first day of Winnipeg Blue Bombers rookie camp, but it shouldn’t affect a group of approximately 65 players who are trying to make it to the main event. Gather round, CFL fans, football season is back and it all starts Wednesday morning when the rookies, quarterbacks and Bombers legend Milt Stegall converge at the University of Manitoba for the team’s first practice session of the 2024 campaign. It will be a day...

Scout’s Analysis: 18 prospects who could be lottery picks

With the NHL Draft Lottery upon us, Jason Bukala updates his ranking of the top 18 prospects he thinks will be in consideration to be selected with one of the lottery picks.

Oilers vs. Canucks: Playoff History by the Numbers

This is only the third time that the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks will face each other in a Stanley Cup Playoff series. Despite being in the same division since the Oilers joined the NHL in 1979, the two Western Canadian teams have only ever crossed paths in the postseason twice – and the last time was over 32 years ago.

What fights are on tonight? List of boxing cards set for May 8-11

There's plenty of action this week.

Maple Leafs: 3 Trade Destinations for Mitch Marner

When speaking with the media yesterday, Mitch Marner made it clear that he wants to sign a long-term extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He is eligible to do so as of July 1, as he has just one season remaining on his current deal, which pays him $10.9 million.

Winnipeg to replace historic six-decade-old pro basketball court

The basketball court surface that has served Winnipeg for the past six decades is finally getting replaced.

Stanley Cup Playoffs Day 18: Trocheck and Wood play hero in night of overtime games

What’s better than overtime? Two games with overtime and one being a double overtime, which is exactly what we got on Tuesday. After seeing the New York Rangers get the upper hand in Game 1, they got things started off in a similar way when Alexis Lafreniere opened the scoring in the first period of Game 2.

MLB warns teams against encouraging players to withdraw from high schools to avoid amateur draft

CHICAGO (AP) — Major League Baseball has warned its teams against encouraging players to withdraw from high school baseball to avoid the amateur draft and pursue the increased flexibility of international free agency. The memo was sent to front offices Monday by John D’Angelo, Major League Baseball’s vice president of amateur and medical baseball o...

Five things to know about the Vancouver Canadians home stand this week

The Vancouver Canadians start a six-game home stand at Nat Bailey Stadium tonight (7:05 p.m.) against the Everett AquaSox. Vancouver is the high-A farm team of the Toronto Blue Jays. Everett is a Seattle Mariners affiliate, and the C’s and AquaSox are members of the six-team Northwest League. The high-A level is the second of four full-season rungs on minor league baseball’s development ladders. Here are five things to know about the C’s...

Canada blanks Hungary in world championship pre-tournament game

Jordan Binnington made 21 saves and Dylan Guenther had a goal and an assist as Canada beat Hungary 4-0 Tuesday in a pre-tournament game before the world men’s hockey championship.

Which Maple Leafs were to blame for the Game 7 OT goal against?

Suddenly, something as “boring” as neutral zone defence is dominating season-ending headlines in Toronto and Los Angeles. So Andrew Brewer writes about the different systems used in the NHL, and how they are having a massive impact on two franchises.

How changing the value of secondary assists affects recent scoring races

This season saw one of the closest Hart Trophy races we’ve ever seen, with four really strong candidates for the award emerging with legitimate cases.

Blue Jays agree to terms on minor-league deal with Aaron Sanchez, source says

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to terms on a minor-league deal with right-hander Aaron Sanchez, a source confirmed Tuesday. Sanchez made his big-league debut with the Blue Jays in 2014 and spent parts of six seasons with the team. He later made a handful of appearances for four different clubs, including the Houston Astros, San Francis...