• The Canadian Press

    Blue Jays pitching prospect Ricky Tiedemann out with nerve inflammation in elbow

    TORONTO — Blue Jays pitching prospect Ricky Tiedemann will miss about seven to 10 more days with a sore elbow. Toronto manager John Schneider says that the 21-year-old left-hander has ulnar nerve inflammation. The diagnosis comes after Tiedemann met with team doctors earlier this week. It's the best possible outcome after the triple-A Buffalo Bisons put him on the seven-day injured list on April 19. Tiedemann (0-1) had a 5.63 earned-run average through three starts, striking out 10 over eight in

  • The Canadian Press

    Retiring CFL star Harris talks new documentary, overcoming mental health struggles

    WINNIPEG — Andrew Harris is leaving football as one the greatest running backs in CFL history. But he says that he once went from the exhilaration of winning the 2019 Grey Cup with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to the lowest he could go. “When you’re having suicidal thoughts, that’s about as rock bottom as you can get,” Harris told a group of local reporters on Friday. “That’s where I was at. I mean, COVID was tough on a lot of people, but I was really in that dark spot during COVID, and it was real

  • The Canadian Press

    William Nylander practises with Leafs ahead of Game 4 against Bruins: 'Feeling great'

    TORONTO — William Nylander took a pass from John Tavares and wheeled towards the net. The Maple Leafs winger then deftly fed the puck against the grain on a tee for Mitch Marner to blast a one-timer from a sharp angle. The power-play sequence was only a practice drill. It was also one of many positive signs for the player — and a team that's opened the playoffs minus one of its key contributors. Nylander appears on course to join the action Saturday for Game 4 against the Boston Bruins with Toro

  • The Canadian Press

    Canada's Syla Swords eyes Olympic chance after closing impressive high school career

    Following the recent end of an impressive high school career, the goal for Syla Swords has shifted to making the Canadian women's basketball team heading to Paris. Swords, from Sudbury, Ont., is a five-star recruit who committed to Michigan for the fall as the Wolverines' highest-ever ranked prospect at No. 11. After falling in the high school national championship game with Long Island Lutheran, Swords played in three major events this month: the Nike Hoop Summit, McDonald's all-American game a