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TORONTO — Masai Ujiri paused during his keynote speech in a posh Toronto hotel ballroom on Tuesday evening to ask all the female employees of the Toronto Raptors to stand.

Forge FC has sold star midfielder Tristan Borges, the leading scorer and MVP of the Canadian Premier League, to Belgian club Oud-Heverlee Leuven.

A month ago, Jared du Toit wasn't even sure he'd be playing in the Latinoamerica Qualifying Tournament in Mexico.

VANCOUVER — Larry Walker's father says he is overwhelmed with emotion about his son being voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on his final try. "I don't know if this is ever going to sink in," Larry Walker Sr.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Milos Raonic is heading to the third round at the Australian Open, keeping Canada's hopes alive in singles at the season's first Grand Slam. The No. 32 seed from Thornhill, Ont.

Tuesday's Games NHL Boston 3 Vegas 2 Carolina 4 Winnipeg 1 N.Y. Islanders 4 N.Y. Rangers 2 Philadelphia 3 Pittsburgh 0 Florida 4 Chicago 3 --- AHL Milwaukee 2 Belleville 1 WB/Scranton 3 San Antonio 2 (OT) Tucson 3 San Diego 1 --- NBA L.A.

When Larry Walker packed up his car for his first spring training in 1985, he didn't expect to be embarking on a path that would lead him to the National Baseball Hall of Fame 35 years later. The Maple Ridge, B.C.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Justin Williams couldn’t have scripted a better return to the NHL.

It didn't take Canadian Laurent Duvernay-Tardif long to get into Super Bowl mode. On Sunday, the offensive lineman and the Kansas City Chiefs advanced to the Super Bowl with a 35-24 AFC championship win over the visiting Tennessee Titans.

Larry Walker became the second Canadian to be elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., on Tuesday. Walker, who started his career with the Montreal Expos, and New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter form the class of 2020.