National Sports

NEW YORK — So, where were we? Mid-March, a spring training exhibition between the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida.

James Wilder Jr., has called it a career. The Montreal Alouettes running back retired from football Wednesday, making the formal announcement on social media.

TORONTO — Jarome Iginla got a picture taken with Grant Fuhr when he was kid growing up in Edmonton. They posed for another when the former Oilers goalie played his final season as Iginla's teammate with the Calgary Flames.

LIVERPOOL, England — Liverpool is on the verge of ending its 30-year league title drought after cruising to a 4-0 victory over Crystal Palace on Wednesday with an attacking display that exemplified a dominant campaign.

TORONTO — The Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps will be the first Canadian teams out of the blocks at the MLS is Back Tournament in Florida. And the good news for both is they each avoid the unwelcome 9 a.m.

Several players and staff members on the Toronto Blue Jays have tested positive for COVID-19, a source has told The Canadian Press.

Brooks Koepka and Webb Simpson were among five players who withdrew from the Travelers Championship, four of them out of a chain-reaction abundance of caution over the coronavirus that put the PGA Tour on notice.

NEW YORK — The New York City Marathon was cancelled Wednesday because of the coronavirus pandemic, with organizers and city officials deciding that holding the race on Nov. 1 would be too risky.

As each provincial golf association has planned its respective amateur championships, organizers have had to take a back-to-basics approach to keep players, officials, and volunteers safe from COVID-19.

TORONTO — Richie Laryea was at a crossroads after Orlando City declined his contract option in November 2018. Out of a job with a baby on the way, Laryea's future was uncertain. Then came the call from Toronto FC.