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Old school baseball carries Blue Jays to top of AL East: 'I think we have a team identity'

Toronto Blue Jays infielder Ernie Clement believes the team’s hard-nosed approach put pressure on the New York Yankees' fielders to play defence faster on Wednesday, leading to their handful of mistakes and series loss.

Rice's late homer lifts Yankees over Blue Jays, snaps Toronto's franchise-record home win streak

Ben Rice's ninth-inning home run helped the New York Yankees salvage a 5-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday. Toronto's four-game win streak and franchise-best 11-game home win streak were snapped with the loss, but the Blue Jays still hold a three-game lead over the Yankees in the American League East standings.

Soaring Jays set franchise record with 11th straight win at home, defeating rival Yankees 4-1

Kevin Gausman struck out Trent Grisham and two-time American League MVP Aaron Judge in the first two at bats of the Toronto Blue Jays' 4-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Monday night, the team's franchise-record 11th win in a row at Rogers Centre.

Pato O'Ward takes Toronto race for 9th career IndyCar victory

Pato O'Ward has won the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto over Rinus Veekay and Kyffin Simpson. Colton Herta was the defending champion and held pole position for today's race but finished fourth.

'We've shown promise': Toronto's DeFrancesco brings hometown hope to Honda Indy

A year away from the IndyCar Series gave Toronto's Devlin DeFrancesco time to reflect and grow, both as a driver and as a person. Now the 25-year-old is literally back in the driver's seat and will be behind the wheel this weekend at his hometown course.

Masai Ujiri era ends in Toronto as Raptors move on from longtime president

Masai Ujiri is out as vice-chairman and president of the Toronto Raptors, marking the end of a more than decade-long run that delivered the franchise's first NBA title.

Canada's Myles Creighton does it all in 1st win on Korn Ferry Tour

Myles Creighton had such a good week he almost forgot about the hole-in-one. The Digby, N.S., native had an ace on a par-3 hole in Friday's second round, followed it up with an 11-under 59 in the third round, and then had a 2-under 68 on Sunday to win the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open.

Gilgeous-Alexander's NBA crown could spark Canada basketball's next boom

Michael Naraine, an associate professor of sport management at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ont., said Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's championship season, and the NBA Finals performances of three other Canadians have created a unique opportunity for Canada Basketball.

Tempo GM Monica Wright Rogers plotting out Toronto roster a year before WNBA debut

Monica Wright Rogers is just about ready to shift the Toronto Tempo into a new gear. Wright Rogers has been focused on the business side of the new WNBA franchise in her first four months as the Tempo's inaugural general manager.

60% of Canadians say perception of women's sport has improved over 3 years: report

New data on the explosive growth of women's sport in Canada underscores its rising popularity, but also reveals that its structural supports still lag behind.