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Drury, Blue Jays agree to $2.05 million, 1-year contract

TORONTO — Utilityman Brandon Drury and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a $2.05 million, one-year contract on Thursday, a raise of $850,000. The 27-year-old hit .

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Canadian Ryan Raposo ready to take next step of soccer dream with Whitecaps

Ryan Raposo has always had his eye set on pro soccer. On Thursday the Vancouver Whitecaps opened the door to his dream, taking the Syracuse attacking midfielder fourth overall in the MLS SuperDraft.

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U of Guelph says track coach Dave Scott-Thomas should have been fired in 2006

The University of Guelph says it's "deeply concerned and troubled" by new information about Dave Scott-Thomas, including details that it says would have seen the longtime track and field coach fired more than a decade ago.

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Toronto FC goes local and then global in first two rounds of MLS SuperDraft

Toronto FC went local and then global in Thursday's MLS SuperDraft, choosing Canadian defender Nyal Higgins before picking players from Nigeria, Senegal and Denmark. The 21-year-old Higgins, a native of Ajax, Ont.

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Canadian world junior players on the move ahead of CHL trade deadlines

The Moncton Wildcats showed this week they are serious about chasing the Memorial Cup.

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Peterborough Petes trade for Akil Thomas just days after world junior heroics

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — The Canadian junior team's golden goal scorer is the centre piece of a major deal just prior to the Ontario Hockey League trade deadline.

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Bombers' coach has sights set on winning another Grey Cup, not repeating

Mike O'Shea has moved on from the euphoria of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' 2019 Grey Cup victory. Winnipeg ended its dubious Grey Cup drought with a stunning 33-12 victory over the favoured Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Calgary on Nov. 24.

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Tiger-Cats re-sign veteran defensive lineman Laurent, release kicker Hajrullahu

HAMILTON — Ted Laurent won't be hitting CFL free agency next month. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-signed the veteran Canadian defensive lineman to a two-year deal Thursday. The six-foot-one, 299-pound Laurent was eligible to become a free agent Feb. 11.

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Four Canadians go in top 20 of MLS draft with Ryan Raposo leading the way at No. 4

Four Canadians went in the top 20 of Thursday's MLS SuperDraft with the Vancouver Whitecaps taking Hamilton's Ryan Raposo fourth overall from Syracuse to kick things off. Wake Forest midfielder/fullback Alistair Johnston (Aurora, Ont.

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Pearn out as head coach of Canadian women's hockey team, Ryan takes over

CALGARY — Perry Pearn is out and Troy Ryan is in as head coach of the Canadian women's hockey team in a mid-season change.

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