National Sports

Five Major League Soccer matches were postponed Wednesday night as players made a collective statement against racial injustice.

NEW YORK — The Western & Southern Open tennis tournament says it will not hold play on Thursday to take "a stance against racial inequality and social injustice that once again has been thrust to the forefront in the United States.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Rowdy Tellez drove in four runs, and the Blue Jays bullpen provided Toronto's injury depleted group of starters a much needed rest.

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TORONTO — Phillippe Myers scored 2:40 into overtime to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Wednesday, tying the second-round playoff series at a game apiece.

MILWAUKEE — A pair of Major League Baseball games were postponed Wednesday as players across the sports landscape reacted in the wake of the weekend shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisconsin.

The WNBA postponed its three games Wednesday night following the shooting of Jacob Blake over the weekend.

Canadian featherweight T.J. (The Truth) Laramie will make his UFC debut Sept. 19 in Las Vegas against Darrick Minner. The 22-year-old from Windsor, Ont.

EDMONTON — To gauge the Vancouver Canucks' chances of taking the series lead against the Vegas Golden Knights, just trace your finger down the list of blocked shots.

Hours before the Milwaukee Bucks refused to take the floor in a historic NBA boycott on Wednesday, the Toronto Raptors were considering a similar protest.