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TORONTO — Kyle Lowry says coming "home" to Toronto will always be tough.

Toronto Mayor John Tory is backing a plan to allow local restaurants and bars to serve alcohol earlier than usual during the FIFA World Cup.

REGINA — Mike O'Shea isn't letting his contract status enter his thought process as his Winnipeg Blue Bombers prepare to earn a third straight Grey Cup championship.

Major League Soccer's 10-year partnership with Apple will kick off next Feb. 1 with the launch of MLS Season Pass. The announcement Wednesday came less than two weeks after the MLS Cup and just ahead of the start of the World Cup.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.

The same technology that NHL players and coaches use on the bench to track real-time metrics during games is now being applied to track their arena's greenhouse gas emissions.

NEW YORK (AP) — Former major league outfielder Yasiel Puig did not have a criminal attorney with him and felt compromised partly because of his mental health issues at an interview with federal agents investigating an illegal gambling operation, acco

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Bo Horvat had a goal and two assists as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-4 on Tuesday night to snap a three-game skid. The Canucks also got goals from Dakota Joshua, Ethan Bear, Elias Pettersson and J.T.

KELOWNA, B.C. — Canada kicked off the seven-game Rivalry Series with a 4-3 shootout loss to the United States on Tuesday night at Prospera Place. Hilary Knight and Alex Carpenter scored for the United States in the shootout.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Matt Murray helped the Pittsburgh Penguins raise the Stanley Cup in 2016 and again in 2017 as a young goaltender whose steadiness under pressure belied his age. The echoes of the victory parades are long gone. Murray has moved on.