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TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays will travel to Boston to face the Red Sox in pre-season games July 21 and 22. They'll be the only two exhibition games for Toronto before the regular season starts July 24 at Tampa Bay.

Unable to get a visa in time for a short-notice UFC fight in Las Vegas last month, Canadian Kyle (The Monster) Nelson now finds himself in Abu Dhabi at the UFC's Fight Island. The 29-year-old featherweight from Huntsville, Ont.

Nick DeLeon likes space. So life in the MLS is Back Tournament bubble has its challenges for the veteran Toronto FC midfielder. "Training, eating, hanging out in the hotel. Rinse and repeat," he said with a chuckle. But DeLeon has no complaints.

Australian Craig Jones has spent the global pandemic training with a few trusted friends in the New York area. And every few weeks, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace twists an opponent into a pretzel and forces a tap.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Montreal Impact coach Thierry Henry made a powerful statement at the start of the match. His team could not match that emotion as the game wore in.

Dozens of Canadian football players dreaming of hoisting the Vanier Cup in their fifth and final year of university eligibility have had those hopes dashed.

SAN ANTONIO — Canadian golfer Taylor Pendrith continued his strong play on the Korn Ferry Tour on Thursday. Pendrith, from Richmond Hill, Ont., shot a 5-under 67 in the opening round of the TPC San Antonio Challenge at the Canyons.

TORONTO — Baseball's sounds of summer jolted an eerily quiet Rogers Centre on Thursday night as the Toronto Blue Jays played an intrasquad game at training camp in preparation for a regular season that's only two weeks away.

Toronto FC rookie midfielder/forward Ifunanyachi Achara has undergone successful surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament and lateral collateral ligament in his left knee.

As last season's NCAA rushing leader, Chuba Hubbard was a deserving winner of the Jon Cornish Trophy as the top Canadian in U.S. college football. But what really impressed Cornish was Hubbard's courageous off-season stand against racial injustice.