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TORONTO — Going into the 2020 season, Toronto FC looked to build on the second-half surge that had carried it to the MLS Cup final last November for the third time in four years.

While the CFL still faces challenges ahead of a potential 2021 season, commissioner Randy Ambrosie had reason for optimism Monday.

Super Bowl champion Laurent Duvernay-Tardif says he is honoured to have his medical scrubs and lab coat on display at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Former Raptors Uprising GC centre Jerry (Sick One) Knapp was traded Monday for the second time in less than three days.

TORONTO — Seldom-used Toronto Raptors forward Stanley Johnson exercised his player option for the 2020-21 season on Monday. Johnson is slated to make just over US$3.8 million next season. The 24-year-old averaged 2.4 points and 6.

HAMILTON — Forge FC will meet Haiti's Arcahaie FC in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in their Dec. 1 CONCACAF league quarterfinal.

When Adarius Bowman first saw Ajou Ajou, he saw plenty of himself. The six-foot-three, 215-pound Ajou, of Brooks, Alta., is a budding star receiver with the fourth-ranked Clemson Tigers.

Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought one of the world's oldest soccer teams on Monday and plan to document their first foray into the sport in a fly-on-the-wall TV show.

TORONTO — The financially troubled Toronto Wolfpack, a rugby league franchise without a home, have started a GoFundMe campaign to help players and staff who have not been paid since June 10.

TORONTO — Dan Near and his team at Adidas saw the numbers and were brainstorming about how to proceed. The NHL had just released a survey on fans' favourite all-time jersey designs, and 22 of the top-25 were either retro or now-defunct looks.