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‘This Kid Loves to Play:’ Raptors’ Masai Ujiri Tickled to Land Big Man Jakob Poeltl in Draft
TORONTO — Born to parents of national team volleyball players in Austria, where basketball remains a fringe sport, Jakob Poeltl didn’t exactly take the most ... -
Lloyd Barker: Impact Needs to Pack More Punch at Home
Lost in the hype of the European Championship and the Copa America tournament was the return of Major League Soccer. The Montreal Impact visited the Columbus ... -
Draft 2016: Canadiens Pick Sergachev, Trade Eller, Acquire Hawks’ Shaw
BUFFALO. N.Y. — The Canadiens added some high-end defensive help for the future when they selected defenceman Mikhail Sergachev with the ninth overall pick ... -
Alouettes Start Season With a Win in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG — Championships are not won in the opening week of the regular season, but a team’s character often can start to be defined. ... -
Pick-by-pick Breakdown of the NBA Draft
Postmedia’s Ryan Wolstat serves up his take on each player selected in the first round of the 2016 NBA draft … 1. Philadelphia: Ben ... -
Pitching Concerns Could Force Jays’ Hand
As the Blue Jays approach the midpoint of the 2016 season, it’s safe to say they are within the performance range they hoped they’d ... -
Lawyer Seeks Plea Deal, Doubts Johnny Manziel Can Stay Clean
DALLAS – An attorney handling Johnny Manziel’s domestic violence case expressed doubts about the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback’s ability to stay clean and said he was given ... -
First Round of NHL Draft Featured Just About Everything
BUFFALO — The Toronto Maple Leafs got their man. The Calgary Flames got their goalie. The Detroit Red Wings got the salary cap space ... -
Raps’ Poeltl a Big Fish in a Small Hoops Pond
From the parents of national team volleyball players in the country of Austria where basketball remains a fringe sport, Jakob Poeltl didn’t exactly take ... -
Leafs May Finally Have Their New Centrepiece in Matthews
BUFFALO — The man from Toronto, old enough to remember the last Stanley Cup, made the drive to the First Niagara Center on Friday ...