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Jays sweep Rockies to extend winning streak to eight games
Adam Lind hit a three-run homer as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated Colorado 5-2 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep of the Rockies and extend their winning streak to a season-high eight games. Mark Buehrle pitched five effective innings to even his record at 4-4 as the Blue Jays (35-36) inched closer to the .500 mark.

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Ramirez, Puig help Mattingly salvage split in return to Bronx
Hanley Ramirez capped a six-hit day with a pair of RBI singles, Yasiel Puig homered to complete a dazzling debut in New York and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Yankees 6-0 Wednesday for a split of their day-night doubleheader. The Dodgers salvaged manager Don Mattingly's return to the Bronx after a 6-4 loss in the opener.
Jennings homers in Rays win over Red Sox at Fenway
Desmond Jennings homered, Jeremy Hellickson pitched six strong innings and the Tampa Bay Rays ended their drought at Fenway Park, beating the Red Sox 6-2 Wednesday night. Hellickson (5-3) surrendered two runs on seven hits with four strikeouts and no walks.
NHL GMs approve committee items, including hybrid icing
Hybrid icing could be on its way to the NHL. The league's general managers met Wednesday and embraced many of the changes recommended by the competition committee, including hybrid icing and the mandatory use of visors for all players entering the league.
Toronto and Montreal to host 2015 and 2017 world juniors
Hockey Canada is holding news conferences in Montreal and Toronto on Thursday where they're expected to announce that both cities will co-host the 2015 and 2017 World Junior Hockey Championship. You can watch both news conferences live and exclusively on TSN.ca with the first one from the Bell Centre in Montreal at 10am et and the second news conference at Toronto's Air Canada Centre at 1:30pm et.
Insider Trading: Why would Avs lean towards passing on Jones?
TSN Hockey Insiders Bob McKenzie, Pierre LeBrun and Darren Dreger gathered for the latest installment of Insider Trading and the topics discussed were Joe Sakic's comments about the draft, the latest on Kris Letang's contract discussions with the Penguins, the spin-o-rama in shootouts, Kings goaltender Jonathan Bernier and the World Juniors going to Toronto and Montreal in 2015 and 2017.
Heat, Spurs set to play for a title in Game 7 of NBA Finals
Game 7s do more than settle championships. They define legacies. No matter what happens Thursday night, LeBron James and the Miami Heat, and Tim Duncan's San Antonio Spurs have already won NBA titles and secured a place in history. Now is their opportunity to elevate it.

Raptors new GM Ujiri opts to retain head coach Casey
Dwane Casey will remain as the Toronto Raptors head coach. There had been some question regarding Casey's future in Toronto following the hiring of new GM Masai Ujiri. But Ujiri said Wednesday that Casey will be back with the Raptors for the upcoming season.
Report: Flyers set to buy out Briere's contract
A person familiar with discussions confirms Danny Briere is set to become a free agent after the Philadelphia Flyers informed the veteran forward they intend to buy out the final two years of his contract. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity Wednesday because the Flyers have not announced their decision.
Penguins and Letang's agent agree on having further talks
Nothing has been set in stone regarding Kris Letang's future in Pittsburgh just yet. Letang's agent Kent Hughes met with Penguins general manager Ray Shero in Boston on Wednesday regarding his client's status with the club and didn't reveal much in what's widely characterized as a pivotal moment in the all-star defenceman's career.
Top-seeded Raonic beaten by Dodig at Eastbourne
Top-seeded Milos Raonic was beaten 6-2, 7-6 (7) by Croatia's Ivan Dodig in the second round at the Eastbourne grass-court tournament on Wednesday. Earlier, Marion Bartoli of France withdrew from the tournament with a viral infection.
Woods to sit out until British Open with elbow strain
Tiger Woods' sore left elbow will keep him out of competition until the British Open. Woods says on his website that he had his left elbow checked out when he returned home from the U.S. Open at Merion. He says doctors found a strain to his left elbow and advised him to take a few weeks off for rest and treatment.
UFC champ St-Pierre to face Hendricks in November
Georges St-Pierre will defend his UFC welterweight title on Nov. 16 in Las Vegas against No. 1 contender Johny (Bigg Rigg) Hendricks. The 32-year-old from Montreal has defended his 170-pound mixed martial arts championship eight times since winning it back from Matt (The Terror) Serra at UFC 83 in Montreal in April 2008.