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Fan experience to change profoundly amid COVID-19 pandemic
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Dayton Moore remembers so clearly the vast sections of empty seats…
‘Create your own excitement’: Players ponder empty buildings
The roar of the crowd has been such a staple of major sports, such an…
Raptors Uprising star Kenneth (Kenny Got Work) Hailey named player of the month
TORONTO – Raptors Uprising point guard Kenneth (Kenny Got Work) Hailey scored another first Monday…
A plethora for playoffs: MLB proposes up to 16 teams advance
Maybe this might get Mike Trout back into the playoffs. Major League Baseball is tossing…
A look at how North American sports are doing in their plans to return
As areas of North America work toward easing restrictions put in place to slow the…
“They got a decent team up there” – Nurse says Raptors in same position as last year
TORONTO – Fred VanVleet will never forget the victorious bus ride back to the hotel…
Baseball players say talks futile, tell MLB to order return
NEW YORK – Major League Baseball appears headed to its shortest season since the 1870s.…
NHLers ponder playing in arenas without fans: ‘We gotta do what we gotta do’
Like many sports fans hungry for something, anything, to watch during a spring of self-isolation…
Toronto-based sports tech company PUSH helps athletes train smarter
TORONTO – From Chelsea FC and the New York Yankees to the Canadian softball team,…
Toronto Raptors eye Florida for workouts to eliminate quarantine concern
The Toronto Raptors are expected to hold workouts somewhere in Florida before the NBA season…
Would MLB fans view champ, stats as legit in 50-game season?
NEW YORK – Fresh off a robust round of batting practice in Central Park, softball…
Raptors Uprising rolls over Blazers, Lakers in NBA 2K League Tipoff Tournament
TORONTO – Raptors Uprising GC, unbeaten in regular-season play, kept rolling Wednesday by thumping Blazer5…
Players at 70 games, MLB at 60, Manfred says deadline near
NEW YORK – Baseball players proposed a 70-game regular-season schedule Thursday, a plan immediately rejected…
Raptors Uprising GC advances to semifinals of NBA 2K League Tipoff Tournament
TORONTO – Raptors Uprising GC’s unbeaten esports season continued Thursday as Toronto swept its best-of-three…
De Grasse will get a taste of racing with no fans next month in Florida
TORONTO – The Olympic stadium buzzes as the finalists in the 100 metres take their…
Odd ball: Runners start on 2nd base, tie games, re-entry?
NEW YORK – Extra innings that start with runners on second base, games ending in…
Orlando Pride withdraws from NWSL Challenge Cup after positive COVID tests
As the NBA and Major League Soccer continue their preparations to resume play in Florida,…
Leafs’ Spezza remains optimistic NHL season will resume this summer
TORONTO – Jason Spezza remains optimistic. After a bad week for professional sports that saw…
Democrats confirm plans for nearly all-virtual convention
Democrats will hold an almost entirely virtual presidential nominating convention Aug. 17-20 in Milwaukee using…
For openers: MLB tries again with short season, skewed rules
NEW YORK – So, where were we? Mid-March, a spring training exhibition between the St.…
VanVleet: Timing of restart amid racial unrest “sucks,” but he likes BLM focus
Fred VanVleet wishes he could wear “everybody’s name ever” on the back of his Toronto…
Raptors Uprising GC sets NBA 2K League mark with 11th straight win to open season
TORONTO – Raptors Uprising GC recorded its 11th straight victory Monday, sweeping Heat Check Gaming…
Grizzlies’ Morant apologizes for anti-police Instagram post
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis Grizzlies rookie guard Ja Morant posted and deleted an Instagram photo…
Raptors coach Nurse says despite layoff, his players ‘look fantastic’
In the more than three months since the Toronto Raptors stepped off the court, the…