National Sports

Toronto FC esports gamer Philip (PhilB94) Balke faces a tough road at the rescheduled 2020 eMLS Cup. First up for Balke is 2019 winner Cormac (Doolsta) Dooley of Nashville SC.

The likelihood that the world’s fastest man, Christian Coleman, might miss the Olympics next summer increased Wednesday when he received a provisional suspension for failing to be home when drug testers showed up last year.

Last goes first, first will go second and second will go last. The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly created an unprecedented year in sports, including the U.S. Triple Crown.

TORONTO — Jason Bent and Dwayne De Rosario were fresh off representing Canada at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Malaysia when they went to Germany to play for FSV Zwickau in 1997. It proved to be an eye-opening, sometimes ugly experience.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Impact have signed teenagers Keesean Ferdinand and Tomas Giraldo to homegrown player contracts. The 16-year-old Ferdinand, a defender, is the youngest player from the Impact academy to join the MLS team.

TORONTO — The Rogers Cup men's tennis tournament will not be played in 2020 because of the COVID-19 crisis. Tennis Canada said in a release issued Wednesday that the event's start date will be pushed back until Aug. 7, 2021.

TORONTO — The 2020 edition of the Canadian Championship will feature 11 clubs, down from 13 last year.

Canadian international Alphonso Davies keeps raising the bar. On Tuesday, the 19-year-old Bayern Munich fullback had a roller-coaster ride with more ups than downs.

BUFFALO, N.Y.

The Toronto Raptors are expected to hold workouts somewhere in Florida before the NBA season resumes, the Associated Press has learned.