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NewsAlert: Jays secure playoff berth

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 30, 2023 10:29 pm Updated September 30, 2023 10:31 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays are returning to the post-season. Toronto secured an American League playoff spot when the visiting Texas Rangers beat the …

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Blue Jays to play Twins in wild-card series

TORONTO – Clinching a post-season berth the night before Sunday’s regular-season finale allowed Blue Jays manager John Schneider to rest some regulars for the playoffs. It also meant Kevin Gausman didn’t have to start against Tampa Bay in Game No. 162 and could instead be saved for the wild-card series …

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Winnipeg Jets Training Camp Roster reduced by five more players – Winnipeg

Scoring goals in back to back exhibition games wasn’t enough to earn Jansen Harkins a longer look at the Winnipeg Jets training camp. The veteran forward, going into his seventh full professional season, was among five players placed on NHL waivers by the Jets. They’re assigned to the AHL Manitoba …

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Rays rock Blue Jays 12-8 in regular-season finale

TORONTO – Back-to-back losses to end the regular season didn’t diminish the revelry for the Toronto Blue Jays in squeezing into the 2023 post-season. The Blue Jays (89-73) clinched an American League wild-card spot late Saturday night and then finished the regular season with a 12-8 loss to the Tampa …

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Blue Jays persevered after wobbly September

TORONTO – Things looked bleak for the Toronto Blue Jays a few weeks ago when they were swept in emphatic fashion by the visiting Texas Rangers. The four-game losing skid dropped Toronto below the wild-card cutline. That’s when Blue Jays outfielder George Springer — a playoff veteran and a World …

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Knies scores short-handed as Leafs edge Canadiens

MONTREAL – Matthew Knies joined the Toronto Maple Leafs late last season and hasn’t missed a beat since. The 20-year-old rookie scored a short-handed game-winning goal as the Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 in NHL pre-season action Friday night. Knies had one assist in three regular-season games and …

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Ottawa Senators hire Steve Staios as president of hockey operations – Ottawa

Ottawa Senators owner Michael Andlauer got exactly what he wanted Friday. Andlauer appointed Steve Staios as the team’s new president of hockey operations. He joined the Sen after resigning from his post as special adviser on the Edmonton Oilers’ hockey operations staff. Andlauer and Staios have known each other since …

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Blue Jays roll to 11-4 victory over Rays

TORONTO – If the Toronto Blue Jays continue with the well-rounded attack that led them to an 11-4 win over Tampa Bay on Friday, they’ll be a tough out in the playoffs. All they have to do now is formally book their post-season ticket. Toronto can lock down a wild-card …

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Blue Jays ready to celebrate post-season berth

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 30, 2023 6:02 am Updated September 30, 2023 6:03 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays will have their champagne on ice tonight. A win over the Tampa Bay Rays this afternoon will clinch a …

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Oliveira, Castillo lead Bombers past depleted Argos – Winnipeg

It may not have been a true battle of two of the CFL’s top teams, but the Winnipeg Blue Bombers left with a key victory. Brady Oliveira rushed for 169 yards and Sergio Castillo kicked six field goals as the Bombers defeated the Toronto Argonauts 31-21 in front of a …

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