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HAMILTON — Simoni Lawrence is back doing what he does best with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Injuries last year limited Lawrence to 10 games and 45 defensive tackles — both career lows over his 10 seasons in Hamilton.

TORONTO — The John Herdman era at Toronto FC started under bright sunshine Monday as the former Canada coach, wearing a smile, walked out to review his new troops in training.

Toronto Raptors centre Christian Koloko is out indefinitely as he continues to deal with ongoing respiratory issues. The team made the announcement less than an hour before their season-opening media day began on Monday.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors can't say much about their ongoing lawsuit with the New York Knicks, but team president Masai Ujiri didn't need many words to sum up his opinion of it.

George Reed left a lasting impression upon the Canadian Football League. The rugged fullback, who was one of the league's most dominant rushers, died Sunday, a day before his 84th birthday.

Connor McDavid couldn't believe what was in front of him. The No. 1 pick at the 2015 NHL draft was starting his rookie season with the Edmonton Oilers. Everything was new — new city, new team, new way of doing things.

TORONTO — Things looked bleak for the Toronto Blue Jays a few weeks ago when they were swept in emphatic fashion by the visiting Texas Rangers. The four-game losing skid dropped Toronto below the wild-card cutline.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Taylor Swift couldn't just shake off another chance to watch Travis Kelce on the football field.

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Sunday's Scoreboard MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL American League Tampa Bay 12 Toronto 8 Seattle 1 Texas 0 Boston 6 Baltimore 1 L.A. Angels 7 Oakland 3 Detroit 5 Cleveland 2 Kansas City 5 N.Y. Yankees 2 National League L.A.