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Wins by Toronto, Brooklyn help Raptors clinch NBA play-in spot

Wins by Toronto, Brooklyn help Raptors clinch NBA play-in spot

The Toronto Raptors have clinched a spot in the NBA's play-in round. Toronto's 128-108 win over the Charlotte Hornets earlier Sunday, coupled with the Brooklyn Nets' 111-110 victory over the Utah Jazz, locked up the Raptors' post-season spot.
Medvedev beats Sinner in straight sets for Miami Open title

Medvedev beats Sinner in straight sets for Miami Open title

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Daniil Medvedev won his fourth ATP title of the year Sunday, beating Jannik Sinner 7-5, 6-3 in the Miami Open to move to 6-0 in their career matchup.
Curveball: Alarm-type sound interrupts remote radio broadcast of Blue Jays game

Curveball: Alarm-type sound interrupts remote radio broadcast of Blue Jays game

Blue Jays radio listeners were thrown a curveball over the weekend when an alarm-type beeping sound interrupted a remote broadcast of Toronto's road game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Gorman hits 2 homers in St. Louis' 9-4 win over Toronto

Gorman hits 2 homers in St. Louis' 9-4 win over Toronto

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Gorman hit a pair of two-run homers — including a first-inning blast that capped off a three-homer inning — and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-4 on Sunday.
Potter fired by Chelsea after 6 months in charge

Potter fired by Chelsea after 6 months in charge

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea has fired manager Graham Potter with the club languishing in the middle of the Premier League standings despite spending around $630 million on players in the last two transfer windows.
Canadian women sixth, men 13th at Hong Kong Sevens

Canadian women sixth, men 13th at Hong Kong Sevens

HONG KONG — New Zealand continued its domination of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series on Sunday with both the men and women lifting the cup at the Hong Kong Sevens.
Dallas Jackals post first-ever Major League Rugby win, at expense of Toronto Arrows

Dallas Jackals post first-ever Major League Rugby win, at expense of Toronto Arrows

The Dallas Jackals posted their first-ever win Saturday night, dispatching the Toronto Arrows 14-11.
Blinken: Russia must immediately free 2 detained Americans

Blinken: Russia must immediately free 2 detained Americans

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged his Russian counterpart, in a rare phone call between the diplomats since the Ukraine war, to immediately release a Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained last week as well as another i
Brendan Rodgers fired by relegation-threatened Leicester

Brendan Rodgers fired by relegation-threatened Leicester

LEICESTER, England (AP) — Relegation-threatened Leicester fired manager Brendan Rodgers on Sunday in a late-season move to preserve its Premier League status.
Youngsters shine in Vancouver Whitecaps 5-0 drubbing of CF Montreal

Youngsters shine in Vancouver Whitecaps 5-0 drubbing of CF Montreal

VANCOUVER — A youth movement powered the Vancouver Whitecaps to their first win of the Major League Soccer season on Saturday.