TORONTO - Designated hitter Anthony Santander launched a two-run bomb as the Toronto Blue Jays shut out the San Diego Padres 3-0 on Tuesday. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., opened scoring with a solo shot in the first inning for Toronto (23-24). Santander's homer also scored Alejandro Kirk. Guerrero and Santander are now tied w...

HAMILTON - Brian Wright's 78th-minute goal lifted Forge FC to a 1-0 win over CF Montreal in the first leg of their Telus Canadian Championship quarterfinal Tuesday. After a lacklustre first half dominated by the Canadian Premier League side, Montreal offered more to start the second half with spells of possession. But ...

TOKYO (AP) - Japan's agriculture minister said Wednesday that he has submitted his resignation over an inappropriate remark about buying rice that angered the public. Taku Eto said Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba accepted the resignation. Eto came under fire earlier this week after saying that he never had to buy rice th...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas man was executed Tuesday evening, 13 years to the day of a convenience store robbery in which he set an elderly clerk on fire in a Dallas suburb. Matthew Lee Johnson, 49, received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville and was pronounced dead at 6:53 p.m, authorities...

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says preliminary work on a plan to dredge Burrard Inlet to accommodate fully loaded oil tankers is now underway It says the project, which was recently floated by Prime Minister Mark Carney, will proceed through permitting processes including consultation with First Natio...

TORONTO - Craig Berube took a seat behind the microphone. As the Maple Leafs head coach fielded questions following the team's latest playoff demise, six words in block letters loomed large over his right shoulder. "No grit. No grind. No greatness." A phrase that certainly wasn't splashed across that dark blu...

RICHMOND - Mounties in Richmond, B.C., say they have arrested a man who they believe impersonated a police officer and conducted a traffic stop, then called 9-1-1 to report his own actions. The RCMP say they received a report around 1 p.m. on Sunday from a man who said he was pulled over by a driver in a Ford Mustang e...

TORONTO - Pitchers Max Scherzer and Nick Sandlin both threw bullpen sessions this afternoon as the Toronto Blue Jays' battered lineup is starting to heal. Scherzer has been out with right thumb inflammation and Sandlin is recovering from a lat strain. Second baseman Andres Gimenez started running and doing baseball act...

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) - NFL owners have unanimously approved permission for players to participate in flag football for the 2028 Olympics. The vote at the spring meetings in Minnesota on Tuesday authorized the league to negotiate safety provisions and scheduling logistics with the NFL Players Association, the sport's inter...

WINNIPEG - Connor Hellebuyck knows how strong bonds can grow when a group deals with adversity. That's why the Winnipeg Jets star goaltender believes the team will rally after a disappointing - and emotionally challenging - end to its NHL season, and be better for it. "I think this playoff run, there was a lot of ...