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TORONTO — So much for the fatigue storyline. The Seattle Mariners have looked anything but tired despite arriving in Toronto on a transcontinental flight less than 24 hours before the start of the American League Championship Series. It seems the only thing a 15-inning Game 5 division series win did was make the Mariners hungry […]

TORONTO — Julio Rodriguez and Jorge Polanco hit three-run homers and Canadian Josh Naylor added a two-run shot to power the Seattle Mariners to a 10-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series on Monday. Rodriguez went deep off starter Trey Yesavage in the first inning. The […]

WINDSOR — Harrison Franssen’s second goal of the game, scored at 2:25 of overtime, lifted the visiting Oshawa Generals to a 4-3 Ontario Hockey League victory over the Windsor Spitfires on Monday. Owen Griffin and Brooks Rogowski also scored for the Generals (4-6-0-0), who outshot the Spitfires 28-27 at the WFCU Centre. Luke Posthumus chipped […]

TORONTO — Easton Cowan stood on the blue line just ahead of puck drop. Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews had just been introduced in the starting lineup. Cowan’s name was announced next — to raucous applause — as a pair of Scotiabank Arena spotlights trained on Toronto’s prized prospect. The rookie winger didn’t look out […]

PRINCE EDWARD — Ontario Provincial Police say one person has died in Prince Edward County after a car crash on a local highway. OPP say first responders were called to the scene near Wellington around 8:15 a.m. on Monday. They say an eastbound pickup truck had left the road and hit some trees. The driver, […]

TORONTO — When the Toronto Blue Jays enter hostile territory, it’s Shane Bieber’s job to be out front. Bieber will be Toronto’s starting pitcher for Game 3 of the American League Championship Series in Seattle on Wednesday. He had the same role for Game 3 of the AL Division Series when the Blue Jays visited […]

TORONTO — Mason Appleton scored the winner with 44.1 seconds left in regulation and Cam Talbot made 39 saves as the Detroit Red Wings survived a blown two-goal lead in the third period to top the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Monday afternoon. Dylan Larkin and James van Riemsdyk had the other goals for Detroit […]

TORONTO — Blue Jays outfielder Nathan Lukes was back in the lineup for Game 2 of the American League Championship Series on Monday against Seattle. He had to leave Sunday’s Game 1 after the third inning due to a bruised knee. Lukes fouled a ball off his right leg in a 12-pitch at-bat in the […]

CHAPLEAU — Police on a First Nation in northern Ontario are urging residents to shelter in place as they search for an individual they believe to be armed and dangerous. Nishnawbe Aski Police say officers responded to a disturbance late Saturday afternoon after getting reports of a violent incident in the community of Brunswick House […]

TORONTO — Trey Yesavage has had a lot of firsts in his rookie season with the Toronto Blue Jays. You can add “decoy” to the list. Yesavage and Blue Jays manager John Schneider admitted that the freshman pitcher was used as a distraction in the decisive Game 4 of the American League Division Series when […]