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The Toronto Blue Jays completed a deal to beef up their bullpen, acquiring 39-year-old pitcher Jason Grilli and cash from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for a minor leaguer.

The Toronto Blue Jays completed a deal to beef up their bullpen, acquiring 39-year-old pitcher Jason Grilli and cash from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for a minor leaguer.

Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista says he loves the city of Toronto and would like to stay with the club, but notes he will explore every option as he is set to enter free agency at season's end.

The St. Louis Blues have signed coach Ken Hitchcock to another one-year deal. The 64-year-old Hitchcock says it will be his final season.

The probable scratches at a sparsely attended Pittsburgh Penguins practice were joined by arguably the best hockey player in the world. Crosby took to the ice at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex about 15 minutes before the scheduled 12:15 p.m. workout.

Russian shot putter Yevgeniya Kolodko is one of two Russian athletes to have tested positive for doping, according to Russian public sports channel Match TV.

Canadian Olympic athlete Dylan Armstrong responded Tuesday to the news that his wife, Russian Olympian Evgeniia Kolodko, has reportedly tested positive for doping.

Five-time Tour de France winner Eddy Merckx, considered by many the greatest cyclist of all time, will be charged Wednesday in a Belgian corruption case linked to irregular purchases of equipment by Brussels-area police and municipalities, a Brussels prosecutor said.

Toronto FC star striker Sebastian Giovinco is listed as day-to-day with an adductor injury. An MRI showed a Grade 1 strain, which is the mildest on the injury scale. Toronto coach Greg Vanney says the Italian is progressing quickly.

A healthy Benoit Cheyrou, back from suspension and a lingering quad injury that have kept him out since April 2, is a boost for Toronto as it hosts the Montreal Impact on Wednesday night in the first leg of the Amway Canadian Championship semifinal.

It didn't take midfielder Benoit Cheyrou long to recognize Toronto FC's rivalry with the Montreal Impact.

San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Marleau will not face additional discipline for his hit on Pittsburgh's Bryan Rust in the opening game of the Stanley Cup final.

The Oklahoma City Thunder were just one win away from upsetting the 73-win Golden State Warriors and advancing to the NBA Finals. While Thunder fans cheered another deep playoff run, the former Seattle SuperSonics fan base remains bitter about how things ended.

The Philadelphia Flyers say Rick MacLeish of the 1970s Broad Street Bullies teams has died. He was 66. NHL all-star, Tom Lysiak, has also past away from leukemia . He was 63.

Novak Djokovic's fourth-round match at the French Open finally got started, albeit under a light drizzle, remnants of heavier rain that wiped out an entire day of play and caused a delay of more than an hour to Tuesday's proceedings.

Yes, they actually managed to complete a match on this wettest of weeks at the French Open. Two, even. And both involved surprises: Two of the top half-dozen seeded women lost within minutes of each other, No. 2 Agnieszka Radwanska and No. 6 Simona Halep.

A two-time wrestling world champion said Tuesday he is giving up his place at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after a brawl marred a Russian qualifying tournament.

Penalty kicks in soccer elicit an incredible spectrum of emotions from players and fans alike. However, preparing for them can be boiled down to an exact science.

Penalty kicks in soccer elicit an incredible spectrum of emotions from players and fans alike. However, preparing for them can be boiled down to an exact science.

Canadian triathletes have to wait until June 9 to learn if they will be competing at the Rio Olympics. In the interim, coach Jamie Turner praised the efforts of his athletes in their qualification attempts.

The Golden State Warriors defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 88-96 in Game 7 and advanced to the NBA Finals as Stephen Curry contributed 36 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.

The Golden State Warriors defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 88-96 in Game 7 and advanced to the NBA Finals as Stephen Curry contributed 36 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.

The Golden State Warriors defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 88-96 in Game 7 and advanced to the NBA Finals as Stephen Curry contributed 36 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.

The Golden State Warriors defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 96-88 in Game 7 to advance to the NBA Finals, where they will play the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Penguins and Sharks each had periods of dominance but it was Pittsburgh who came out on top against San Jose in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Shortstop Ryan Goins had a double and a home run to back a solid performance by starting pitcher Marco Estrada as the Toronto Blue Jays topped the New York Yankees 4-2 on Monday.

In his annual state of the union address at the Stanley Cup Final, Gary Bettman said the NHL and the NHLPA might have to reconsider their participation in the Olympics if the IOC goes ahead with its threat to not pay out-of-pocket expenses for NHL players.

Darda Sales has been to three Paralympics as a swimmer, but she'll be on the basketball court for her return to the Games this summer in Rio.

Tyronn Lue says the Cleveland Cavaliers changed their ways and got on the same page after a late-night meeting cleared the air for a team now heading to the NBA Finals.

Sabrina D'Angelo, who figured to be Stephanie Labbe's backup in Rio, fractured her left wrist last week with the Western New York Flash of the NWSL. Canada lost No. 1 'keeper Erin McLeod in March when she injured her anterior cruciate ligament playing for her Swedish club team.