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The Tampa Bay Lightning got good news about goalie Ben Bishop's injury, but they'll have to rely on backup Andrei Vasilevskiy until Bishop is healthy enough to return.

Toronto manager John Gibbons and first base coach Tim Leiper have been ejected during separate arguments in the Blue Jays' game at Texas.

The Toronto Raptors face the Miami Heat Miami in Sunday's do-or-die Game 7. The winner will move on to face the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference final.

It's do-or-die for the Toronto Raptors tonight. They take on the Miami Heat at 3:30 p.m. ET.

Andy Murray celebrated his 29th birthday by beating Novak Djokovic on clay for the first time to win the Italian Open title in a match that Djokovic argued should have been stopped due to rain.

​Canada endured another painful day on the HSBC World Series, losing to Argentina and the U.S. at the Paris Sevens on Saturday.

Leicester ended its remarkable title-winning season with a 1-1 draw against manager Claudio Ranieri's former club Chelsea on Sunday in the English Premier League.

Germany beat the United States 3-2 on a last-minute goal by Korbinian Holzer at the world ice hockey championship on Sunday in St. Petersburg, Russia, putting American qualification for the quarter-finals in doubt.

The Toronto Blue Jays placed left-handed reliever Brett Cecil on the disabled list Sunday ahead of the team's game against the Texas Rangers. Dustin Antolin of the Buffalo Bisons has been called on the replace Cecil.

A fake bomb left behind during a security exercise led police to evacuate Manchester United's home stadium on Sunday, disrupting the final day of the English Premier League season and bringing embarrassment to one of the world's best-known sports teams.

Police say Manchester United's game against Bournemouth has been abandoned after a "suspect package" was found at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester before the game was scheduled to begin.

A bomb disposal unit carried out a controlled explosion at Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium on Sunday after an "incredibly lifelike explosive device" was discovered before the Premier League game between United and Bournemouth.

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has issued a plea for Russia's athletes to be allowed to compete in the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games and apologized for the "deceptive" sportsmen caught doping in the past in an article he wrote for Britain's Sunday Times.

Drew Stubbs homered with two outs in the 10th inning, helping the Texas Rangers beat Toronto 6-5 on Saturday night after the Blue Jays rallied with consecutive homers in the ninth to force extra innings.

Drew Stubbs homered with two outs in the 10th inning, helping the Texas Rangers beat Toronto 6-5 on Saturday night after the Blue Jays rallied with consecutive homers in the ninth to force extra innings.

Canadian Olympic swim team nominees Chantal Van Landeghem, Kylie Masse and Santo Condorelli took home gold medals Saturday at the fifth stop on the U.S. Swim Series.

Kekuta Manneh, with his second of the night, and Pedro Morales scored two minutes part in the second half and the Vancouver Whitecaps hung on for a wild 4-3 win over Toronto FC in MLS play Saturday.

Jason Day set the 36-hole record at The Players Championship on Saturday morning. By the end of the day, he was hanging on for dear life on a TPC Sawgrass that was frightening as ever.

The Toronto Raptors are 48 minutes from rewriting their history. A victory over Miami in Sunday's do-or-die Game 7 will put the Raptors into the NBA's Eastern Conference final for the first time in the team's 21 years.

David Ortiz hit a winning double with two outs in the 11th inning after lining a tying triple in the ninth and earlier claiming sole possession of 22nd place on the career home run list, sending the Boston Red Sox past the Houston Astros 6-5 on Saturday.

Canada's Eric Lamaze continued his winning form, scoring a second victory riding Fine Lady 5 on Saturday at the Prix S.C.H. La Baule.

Nationals star Bryce Harper has dropped his appeal and will serve a one-game suspension in the second game of the day-night doubleheader Saturday against Miami.