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NHL hockey returns today after a months-long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

WASHINGTON — Because of injuries, the can't-play-in-Toronto Blue Jays were without their leadoff hitter and their closer against the Washington Nationals on Monday night. The two guys who took over those jobs came through.

Monday's Games (All Times Eastern) MLB Oakland 3 L.A. Angels 0 Toronto 4 Washington 1 Atlanta 14 Tampa Bay 5 Kansas City 14 Detroit 6 Houston 8 Seattle 6 N.Y. Mets 7 Boston 4 Milwaukee 6 Pittsburgh 5 Chicago Cubs 8 Cincinnati 7 N.Y.

ST. CATHERINES, Ont. — Xavier Moon and Jordan Baker combined for 44 points in an 89-82 Edmonton Stingers victory over the Ottawa Blackjacks Monday in the Canadian Elite Basketball League Summer Series.

WASHINGTON — Top Toronto Blue Jays prospect Nate Pearson will make his major-league debut Wednesday night in Washington against the Nationals.

WASHINGTON — Nine months after bearing witness to a thrilling World Series, the stands at Nationals Park stood desolate and deserted Monday as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the reigning champs and Major League Baseball's pandemic-racked season lurch

Dozens of Canadian university football players facing an abbreviated career because of the COVID-19 pandemic have been given a reprieve.

The Toronto Blue Jays have placed closer Ken Giles on the injured list with an elbow injury. Giles left Toronto's 6-5 loss at Tampa Bay on Sunday with soreness in his right elbow.

NHL players settled into Edmonton and Toronto on Monday for what will be the mother of all road trips for some. Meanwhile, the Maple Leafs and Oilers are now ensconced in hotels in their home cities.

Normally the splashy visuals, out-of-the-box camera angles and next-level razzle-dazzle are saved for hockey's showcase events. Not so in the COVID-19 pandemic era.