Anthony Santander cannot catch a break. The Toronto Blue Jays slugger was a late scratch from triple-A Buffalo’s lineup on Wednesday after missing Tuesday’s game with lower-back discomfort. Santander was supposed to bat second for the Bisons. He has played two games with Buffalo as he attempts to return to the Blue Jays lineup after left shoulder surgery in February. The 31-year-old has one hit in seven at-bats, a single on Friday, and has not played since. He had been scheduled for rehab game...
After the Toronto Raptors finalized their trade for Kawhi Leonard, head coach Darko Rajakovic revealed a story that the seven-time All-Star had never heard before. Upon Leonard’s arrival, Rajakovic caught up with Kawhi in Toronto, where the two reconnected from their days with the San Antonio Spurs. Rajakovic, who was an NBA scout ahead of […]
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TORONTO – On the flight home from Seattle after a crushing Game 5 loss left the Toronto Blue Jays down 3-2 in the American League Championship Series, John Schneider and his players looked at each other and said, “Good.” The word had become a mantra for the team, adopted from a clip of Jocko Willink, a former U.S. Navy SEAL turned author and podcaster, who preaches a “Good” mindset as a way to adapt when obstacles arise. So, their season on the line last October, “it was like, OK, good, what a...
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TORONTO — In Keider Montero’s return from the paternity list, he battled a pesky Blue Jays offense and helped keep the score close, but the Tigers’ bats sputtered and their six-game winning streak ended with a 5-1 loss at Rogers Centre on Wednesday. Don’t miss Friday Night Fireworks on Sept. 25! The 26-year-old righty worked around traffic on the bases in all four innings he pitched, but the dam eventually broke in the fourth as a walk, double and sacrifice fly scored the two runs Montero allo...
NBA star Kawhi Leonard is finally back with the Toronto Raptors after the Los Angeles Clippers trade was approved. The league’s investigation into the Clippers halted a June trade that would have sent Leonard back to the Raptors. On Monday, the trade became official, and Toronto welcomed him back on X. According to ESPN’s Shams [...]
Tigers 1 Blue Jays 5 Nice to win one again. We got a great start from Max Scherzer. Five innings, gave up a run in the first on a double (well, a pop-up that no one got under) and a single, but allowed only one more hit the rest of the way and added three […]
Former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reaves has officially announced his retirement at the age of 39. Ryan Reaves has announced his retirement from the NHL after 962 games on IG. He penned a pretty perfect ending to the statement explaining his decision: "You can rest easy knowing the corners are a little safer today….
NBA News NBA Rumors Raptors Kawhi Leonard is back in Toronto. He apparently has no interest in taking the deed from Scottie Barnes. “I’m not here to take over anything,” Leonard said during an appearance on the Raptors’ Open Gym. “I just want to win. I want to help Scottie. If it’s Scottie’s team, it’s his team.” That is an interesting declaration from a two-time NBA Finals MVP who delivered the only championship in Raptors history. It is also probably the right one. Barnes has grown into Toro...
TSN insider Chris Johnston dropped an interesting nugget on us this week, indicating that No. 1 overall pick Gavin McKenna […]
The Tigers’ winning streak ended at six as they lost to the Jays 5-1. On Wednesday afternoon, the Tigers were hoping to continue their winning streak by sweeping the Blue Jays. To get the job done, they had new dad Keider Montero on the mound, up against old friend Max Scherzer for the Jays. Colt […]
Ahead of Thursday’s first on-ice session, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced their 73-man training camp roster. Auston Matthews, Gavin McKenna, John Tavares and William Nylander headline the 41 forwards invited to camp, while new acquisition Darren Raddysh is the cornerstone of the new-look defence corps. 25 defencemen are heading to training camp, while Sergei Bobrovsky is…
Raptors fans were sent a clear message from Kawhi Leonard that he isn't just here to help the now but also the future.
TORONTO — Three months after hearing his name called on the draft floor at Buffalo’s KeyBank Center, after being ushered into the Toronto Maple Leafs fraternity by none other than Stratford, Ont.’s Justin Bieber, Gavin McKenna’s next chapter officially got underway Wednesday as his new club opened its 2026 training camp. The 18-year-old arrives in Toronto amid an off-season of sweeping change, his Maple Leafs approaching the 2026-27 campaign with a new front office pulling the strings, a new h...
Kawhi Leonard was an admirer of Scottie Barnes' game before his reunion with the Toronto Raptors this summer.
Kawhi Leonard is back in Toronto. He apparently has no interest in taking the deed from Scottie Barnes. “I’m not here to take over anything,” Leonard said during an appearance on the Raptors’ Open Gym. “I just want to win. I want to help Scottie. If it’s Scottie’s team, it’s his team.” That is an […]
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The Toronto Maple Leafs made a lot of changes this offseason, from their management down to their player personnel, and seem confident in their ability to get back into the…
Kawhi Leonard reveals his role for the new-look Raptors ahead of 2026-27 season.
Kawhi Leonard’s return to the Toronto Raptors is about more than chasing another NBA championship. After Toronto officially completed its trade for Leonard from the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday, the star forward explained during the latest episode of “Open Gym” that his decision to return was influenced heavily by his family’s connection to the […]
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Kawhi Leonard is officially returning to the Toronto Raptors , rejoining the franchise and city that hold a special place in his career and personal life. In a recent episode of the ?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=link">Raptors' Open Gym series , Leonard opened up about his decision to return to Toronto, explaining that the move was not about chasing another championship but about reconnecting with a place where he built a strong bond during his first stint. "You know, I'm not really championship ...
The White Sox blew their AL Central lead. Now, teams like the Tigers, Rangers and Blue Jays could steal their AL Wild card spot as well.
It’s all about Scottie Barnes and his talent.
Kawhi Leonard is officially a member of the Toronto Raptors again, and the future Hall of Famer is grateful to be back with the franchise.
Matthew Knies knows a little bit about what Gavin McKenna’s about to face as the 2026-27 NHL season is getting set to kick off. Though not a No. 1 overall pick, as he was taken 57th overall in 2021, Knies understands what it’s like to be the hot, exciting prospect suiting up for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and what that entails. “I think it’s a big market to step into and it might be a little bit big at times, a little bit overwhelming, but I think he’s handled everything really maturely,” Knies ...
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Former Bowling Green hockey defenseman Dalton Norris signed a professional contract, joining the ECHL’s Cincinnati Cyclones for the upcoming 2026-27 season, an affiliate of the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs. The contract marks the first pro deal of Norris’ career. “Dalton Norris was the anchor of our team and the definition of what it means to be a captain,” said head Bowling Green hockey coach Dennis Williams. “He led by example every single day — not only on the ice, but in...