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Philadelphia's Andre Blake and Jakob Glesnes, who led a stingy Union defence that conceded a league-low 26 goals this season, have been named MLS goalkeeper and defender of the year, respectively.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors exercised team options for budding sophomore Scottie Barnes, Precious Achiuwa and Malachi Flynn on Wednesday.

He's in a different city with a different team but Darnell Sankey is in a familiar place. The Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker has a CFL-high 104 tackles, three more than Hamilton's Jovan Santos-Knox.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have placed veteran defenceman Jake Muzzin on injured reserve, the team announced Wednesday.

TORONTO — Atletico Ottawa's Carlos Gonzalez, Pacific FC's James Merriman and Forge FC's Bobby Smyrniotis are the finalists for Canadian Premier League coach of the year.

CALGARY — The Canadian Elite Basketball League introduced its newest franchise on Wednesday — the Calgary Surge. The team, which was formerly based out of Guelph, Ont.

STOCKHOLM — Canada's Denis Shapovalov is on his way to the Stockholm Open quarterfinals after a 6-4, 7-5 win over Antoine Bellier on Wednesday. The Richmond Hill, Ont., native fired eight aces and broke on two of four opportunities in the victory.

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers will be without top defenseman Aaron Ekblad until at least mid-November, and quite possibly longer, after the team putting him on the long-term injured reserve list with a groin injury.

Volleyball Canada is searching for a new head coach for its indoor men's team. The organization announced Wednesday it has parted ways with coach Ben Josephson.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors welcome the Cleveland Cavaliers to Scotiabank Arena for their regular-season opener tonight.