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The Eastern Conference final between the Toronto Raptors and Cleveland Cavaliers is knotted 2-2, with each team taking care of business at home. But in order for the Raptors to advance, they will need to find a way to steal a win on the road.

The Toronto Blue Jays activated second baseman Devon Travis from the 15-day disabled list and optioned switch-pitcher Pat Venditte to the Bisons on Wednesday.

The Toronto Blue Jays activated second baseman Devon Travis from the 15-day disabled list and optioned switch-pitcher Pat Venditte to the Bisons on Wednesday.

Canadian marathon runner Reid Coolsaet has pronounced himself ready for Saturday’s Ottawa 10K despite not being fully recovered from an impinged nerve in his lower right back that also causes hamstring discomfort.

Canada's men's rugby sevens team has one last chance to qualify for the Rio Games. In order to do that, they'll need to outlast 15 other teams at a tournament in Monaco who are vying for a single berth at the sport's reintroduction to the Olympics.

Toronto Raptors centre Jonas Valanciunas says he's ready to play again in Game 5 against Cleveland after sitting on the bench for all of Game 4 as coach Dwane Casey figures out how to work him back into the rotation after his return from an ankle injury.

The Toronto Raptors Jonas Valanciunas played for the first time Wednesday night after spraining his ankle in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal versus Miami.

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic understands American John Isner’s decision to pull out of the Rio Olympics. Isner said his main reason for skipping the Summer Games in August was that no points will be awarded for players competing for medals.

Canada's Milos Raonic is into the third round of the French Open after a comfortable 6-1, 7-6 (0), 6-1 victory over unseeded Frenchman Adrian Mannarino on Wednesday.

Raptors fans have howled at their team's foul-call deficit against Cleveland, but several factors could explain why fewer whistles are going Toronto's way in the Eastern Conference final.

The Toronto Raptors' post-season success is drawing the attention of elite athletes from around the sports world, many of whom have been seen courtside in Toronto.

The Toronto Raptors' post-season success is drawing the attention of elite athletes from around the sports world, many of whom have been seen courtside in Toronto.

Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson says a proposal to let professional fighters compete in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics is "ridiculous."

Canada opens a last-chance Olympic qualifying tournament on Friday in Tokyo and will be bolstered by the return of opposite hitter Gavin Schmitt, who underwent surgery in January to fix a stress fracture problem by having a rod inserted into his right leg.

Canada opens a last chance Olympic qualifying tournament on Friday in Tokyo and will be bolstered by the return of opposite hitter Gavin Schmitt, who underwent surgery in January to fix a stress fracture problem by having a rod inserted into his right leg.

The London Knights will skip the semifinal and head right to the championship game at the 2016 Memorial Cup after downing the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 5-2 on Tuesday.

Russell Westbrook had 36 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Golden State Warriors 118-94 on Tuesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference final and put the defending NBA champions on the brink of elimination.

Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist, and Phil Kessel, Kris Letang, Bryan Rust and Nick Bonino also scored Tuesday night in a 5-2 victory that evened the best-of-seven series at three games.

A resurgent Nathan Eovaldi combined with his bullpen on a two-hitter to win his fifth straight decision, and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-0 Tuesday night to extend their winning streak to six games.

Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin thought he had the day off when Josh Thole was called upon to start behind the plate. That's the usual when knuckleballer R.A. Dickey is on the mound. But an interesting — albeit unfortunate — set of events turned Martin into a second baseman in the seventh inning.

The dreaded "offside, no goal" reared its head again in the NHL playoffs, nullifying an early Tampa lead in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference final against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.

Patrick Marleau has played more than 1,500 games with the San Jose Sharks since joining the NHL as an 18-year-old draft pick but never one quite like the next one.

The Toronto Raptors have found a way to beat Cleveland at home. Now they head back into the inhospitable Quicken Loans Arena with the daunting task of stealing a game on the road.

The Toronto Raptors have found a way to beat Cleveland at home. Now they head back into the inhospitable Quicken Loans Arena with the daunting task of stealing a game on the road.

In his return to Indianapolis Motor Speedway this May, James Hinchcliffe didn't find himself reliving the terror and agony of the crash there that nearly killed him.

The Cleveland Cavaliers' lead in the Eastern Conference final was erased during a long weekend in Toronto, where the growing-confident-by-the-shot Toronto Raptors, propelled by a crowd and city that believes they can make the NBA Finals, won two straight games.