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Spring training cut Eric Lauer shines as fill-in pitcher for surging Blue Jays
Pitcher Eric Lauer has done a little bit of everything for the Toronto Blue Jays since his season debut seven weeks ago. Lauer was in top form Wednesday night, allowing one earned run over five-plus innings in an 8-1 win over visiting Arizona.
Baseball -MLB |

Blue Jays cut veteran reliever Erik Swanson, who was key part of Teoscar Hernandez trade
The Toronto Blue Jays made several changes to their pitching staff Tuesday, placing starter Bowden Francis on the 15-day injured list due to a right shoulder impingement and designating reliever Erik Swanson for assignment.
Baseball -MLB |

Veteran NHLers Crosby, MacKinnon, McDavid to lead Canada into 2026 Olympic hockey tournament
Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Brayden Point and Sam Reinhart are the first players named to Canada's preliminary men's hockey roster for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics.
Olympics -Winter Sports -Hockey |

Canadian Hall to welcome former Blue Jays slugger Bautista and rest of 2025 class
The bat-flip homer in the 2015 playoffs was Jose Bautista's signature moment with the Toronto Blue Jays but he delivered countless highlights in a Blue Jays uniform. Bautista, who played for eight teams over his 15-year big-league career, will be inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame on Saturday in St. Marys, Ont.
Baseball -MLB |

Trump vs. Harvard: Canadian university athlete Ocean Ma caught in crossfire
Harvard squash player Ocean Ma of Richmond, B.C., hopes to build on a memorable freshman year in September, despite the uncertainty given the latest salvos between the Trump administration and the university.

Winnipeg Jets star Mark Scheifele plays, scores team's lone goal hours after learning of father's death
Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff says the organization is doing everything it can to support forward Mark Scheifele after the death of his father overnight.
News -Canada -Manitoba |

Nikolaj Ehlers 'looking good,' takes big step toward return to Winnipeg Jets lineup
Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers is moving closer to returning to the lineup after missing the last few weeks with a right foot injury.
News -Canada -Manitoba |

The Curling Group plans to launch professional curling league in 2026
The owners of the Grand Slam of Curling series are planning to introduce a professional curling league next season. The Curling Group says the "Rock League" will debut in April 2026.
Olympics -Winter Sports -Curling |

Guerrero Jr. celebrates becoming 'a Blue Jay forever' after inking historic extension
Friends, family, teammates and members of the team's front office joined him at Rogers Centre for a celebratory news conference after Vladimir Guerrero Jr. signed a 14-year contract extension worth $500 million US on Monday.
Baseball -MLB |

Blue Jays announce record 14-year, $500M US extension with star slugger Guerrero Jr.
The Toronto Blue Jays are locking up slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to a 14-year extension worth $500 million US. The team confirmed the deal in a statement Wednesday after reports surfaced early Monday that the two sides had agreed to a deal.
Baseball -MLB |