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CALGARY — Craig Savill recalls a mantra that Wayne Middaugh followed back when they were teammates. "He always said, 'The round robin is for practising. The playoffs are for real.

GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Canadian Eugenie Bouchard has reached the finals at the Abierto De Guadalajara tennis tournament in Mexico. Bouchard, from Westmount, Que.

TORONTO — Alexander Barabanov had a goal and two assists as the Toronto Marlies edged the Laval Rocket 4-3 on Friday in American Hockey League play.

ASPEN, Colo. — A trio of Canadians captured silver medals at the freestyle ski and snowboarding world championships on Friday. Rachel Karker of Erin, Ont.

VICTORIA — СÀ¶ÊÓƵ Hockey League players have been given the go-ahead to return to a limited season starting next month after the provincial health officer conditionally approved a plan for a safe return to the ice in five pod cities.

Toronto FC's camp remains closed as the MLS team works with local health authorities on a plan to resume training in the wake of a COVID-19 outbreak.

BRADENTON, Fla. — The Toronto Blue Jays made three errors and recorded just four hits en route to a 2-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates in an eight-inning pre-season game on Friday.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs traded defenceman Mikko Lehtonen to the Columbus Blue Jackets for goalie Veini Vehvilainen on Friday. Vehvilainen made his NHL debut with Columbus on March 6. The 24-year-old Finnish goaltender was 10-18-5 with a 2.

TORONTO — John Herdman knows the numbers inside-out. "We've conducted 800 (COVID-19) tests in the last two months across the men's and the women's (teams).

ISTANBUL — Canadian Cyle Larin added to his goal total in Turkey on Friday, scoring in Besiktas' 3-2 win over Istanbul Basaksehir in Super Lig play. The 25-year-old from Brampton, Ont.