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Arrows start 2022 MLR season with well-travelled coach Peter Smith at the helm

Arrows start 2022 MLR season with well-travelled coach Peter Smith at the helm

TORONTO — While just 32, Toronto Arrows head coach Peter Smith has a few stories to tell. A fly half, the Australian played rugby professionally in Wales (Ospreys) and Japan (Coca-Cola West Red Spark and Kubota Spears) before moving to the U.S.
NASCAR bet more than $1 million to bring cars into Coliseum

NASCAR bet more than $1 million to bring cars into Coliseum

LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASCAR's top stars have seen the Los Angeles Coliseum on television and they know what it looks like as a football stadium. But as a racetrack? This they had to see right away, up close as soon as they arrived in Los Angeles.
Locked out MLB players reject offer of federal mediation

Locked out MLB players reject offer of federal mediation

NEW YORK (AP) — The start of spring training likely will be a casualty of Major League Baseball's lockout, which will threaten opening day unless the drawn-out talks lead to a deal in less than a month.
Nilan says he was fired from radio job for refusing vaccine

Nilan says he was fired from radio job for refusing vaccine

MONTREAL (AP) — Former NHL enforcer Chris Nilan says he was fired from a Montreal sports radio station for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
Ex-Montreal Canadien Chris Nilan says he lost radio job over vaccine refusal

Ex-Montreal Canadien Chris Nilan says he lost radio job over vaccine refusal

MONTREAL — Former Montreal Canadiens forward turned radio host Chris Nilan says he was fired from TSN 690, a Montreal sports radio station, after he refused to take a COVID-19 vaccine.
Man arrested over altercation that badly injured 49ers fan

Man arrested over altercation that badly injured 49ers fan

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A suspect was arrested in an altercation that badly injured a San Francisco 49ers fan in a parking lot outside SoFi Stadium during last weekend’s NFC championship game between the 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams, authorities said Fr
Whitecaps acquire defensive midfielder Sebastian Berhalter from Columbus Crew

Whitecaps acquire defensive midfielder Sebastian Berhalter from Columbus Crew

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps acquired defensive midfielder Sebastian Berhalter from the Columbus Crew on Friday for US$50,000 in 2022 general allocation money.
Davies, Sinclair among five Canadians up for CONCACAF Player of the Year Award

Davies, Sinclair among five Canadians up for CONCACAF Player of the Year Award

Canadians Alphonso Davies, Jonathan David, Jessie Fleming, Stephanie Labbe and Christine Sinclair are up for CONCACAF Player of the Year.
A look at the 2022 Toronto Arrows rugby squad

A look at the 2022 Toronto Arrows rugby squad

TORONTO — The Toronto Arrows open their fourth Major League Rugby season Sunday at the Seattle Seawolves. A look at the Arrows: Last Year: Based out of Marietta, Ga., due to pandemic-related travel restrictions, the team went 5-11-0.
Toronto Argonauts re-sign CFL all-star defensive back Edwards, make deal with Stamps

Toronto Argonauts re-sign CFL all-star defensive back Edwards, make deal with Stamps

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts re-signed American defensive back Chris Edwards on Friday. Edwards, 29, appeared in 14 regular-season games with Toronto in 2021, his first year with the club.