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TORONTO — It appears trainer Josie Carroll will take another run at recording the Woodbine Oaks-Queen's Plate double. Carroll said Friday the plan now is for Curlin's Voyage to run in the $1-million Queen's Plate next month.

It's easy to see why driver Yannick Gingras has a good feeling about the $1-million Pepsi North America Cup on Saturday night. The native of Sorel, Que.

Thursday's Games NHL Playoffs Best-of-Seven Eastern Conference Semifinals at Toronto Philadelphia vs. N.Y. Islanders, ppd. (Series tied 1-1) Best-of-Seven Western Conference Semifinals at Edmonton Vegas vs. Vancouver, ppd.

Ryan Reaves had a restless night Wednesday.

NEW YORK — The New York Mets and Miami Marlins jointly walked off the field after a moment of silence, draping a Black Lives Matter T-shirt across home plate as they chose not to play Thursday night.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Toronto Blue Jays-Boston Red Sox Major League Baseball game was postponed Thursday night in the aftermath of the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisconsin last weekend.

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In a typically awkward way, Major League Baseball has been pulled into America’s discussion about racial injustice. Some teams are playing. Some aren’t. Two teams walked off the field after the national anthem.

Athletes who have played in diversity-themed games that celebrate pride and inclusion use homophobic language less often than players who have not, according to new research from Australia's Monash University and Ryerson University in Toronto.

North American pro athletes tried to shift the spotlight from the sporting arena to social justice reform Thursday as several games were postponed in an attempt to provide time for reflection on recent developments and continue the fight against raci