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President Obama singles out Kessel at the Pittsburgh Penguins celebration at the White House Thursday afternoon.

Five big hits, including a bases-loaded triple and a solo home run, and the Toronto Blue Jays are out in front and roaring in Game 1 of the American League Division Series.

Stay up to date with the 23-and-under team that ignited the World Cup of Hockey.

The Toronto Blue Jays made room for extra relief on the 25-man active roster by making outfielder Dalton Pompey and infielder Ryan Goins inactive for the series against the Texas Rangers that begins Thursday.

Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin picked up the shoe of teammate Jamal Crawford, but had to ditch it quickly to catch a pass at the top of the key in an exhibition game against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. Unfortunately, the shoe ended up in the face of Cory Joseph.

Three dozen boxing referees and judges who officiated at the Rio Olympics have been barred from working further world events until an investigation is completed.

Reigning world pole vault champion Shawn Barber was allowed to compete at the Rio Olympics despite a positive test for cocaine that occurred after a sexual encounter with a woman that was arranged online.

A tryst with a woman Shawn Barber met on Craigslist led to a positive doping test for cocaine for the Canadian pole vaulter before the Rio Olympics.

There was Jose Bautista's emphatic bat flip after his tiebreaking homer last October, and then Rougned Odor's punch in May that ignited a bench-clearing brawl the last time the Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays played. Today, the bitter rivals sqaure off in Game 1 of the ALDS at 4:30 p.m. ET.

The man accused of throwing a beer can onto the Rogers Centre field during Tuesday's wild-card game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles says police may be wrong, but investigators say they are confident they have identified a suspect.

The man accused of throwing a beer can onto the Rogers Centre field during Tuesday's wild-card game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles has been charged with mischief.

The man accused of throwing a beer can onto the Rogers Centre field during Tuesday's wild-card game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles has been charged with mischief.

The Flames have the top-end talent to make a playoff run, provided their goaltending upgrades pan out and Johnny Hockey signs on the dotted line.

The Flames have the top-end talent to make a playoff run, provided their goaltending upgrades pan out and Johnny Hockey signs on the dotted line.

The Flames have the top-end talent to make a playoff run, provided their goaltending upgrades pan out and Johnny Hockey signs on the dotted line.

Blake Griffin poured in a game-high 24 points to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 104-98 pre-season victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday.

Eighteen-year-old rookie Matthew Tkachuk scored in regulation and also had the shootout winner Wednesday night as the Calgary Flames beat the Arizona Coyotes 2-1 in NHL pre-season action.

Madison Bumgarner pitched a four-hitter in his latest post-season gem, Conor Gillaspie hit a three-run homer off Jeurys Familia in the ninth inning, and the San Francisco Giants beat the defending NL champion New York Mets 3-0 Wednesday night in the wild-card game.

UFC middleweight Josh Samman died Wednesday after spending nearly a week in a Florida hospital following a probable drug overdose. He was 28.

Jose Bautista will be the villain at Globe Life Park on Thursday when Toronto opens the best-of-five American League Division Series against the Texas Rangers. And that just fine with the Toronto Blue Jays slugger.

Terry Francona, who guided Boston to a pair of World Series titles and exorcised the Curse of The Bambino before leaving in turmoil in 2011, will face his former team in the post-season for the first time when the Indians meet the Red Sox in the American League Division Series starting Thursday night.

Fresh off their thrilling wild-card victory over Baltimore, the Toronto Blue Jays have set their rotation for the American League Division Series rematch with the Texas Rangers, featuring Marco Estrada and J.A. Happ for Games 1 and 2.