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TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays placed first baseman Brandon Belt on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday with lumbar spine muscle spasms. The back issue forced Belt to depart Monday's game against the Texas Rangers in the sixth inning.

TORONTO — Almost half of Proline players saw the Detroit Lions upsetting the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday to kick off the '23 NFL season. Detroit opened with a 21-20 road win over Kansas City. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ torn left Achilles tendon is costing his former team a chance at an extra first-round pick in next year’s draft.

TORONTO — Zach Collaros, Brady Oliveira and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' offensive line were graded as some of the top performers Tuesday in the CFL's weekly honour roll. Collaros earned a grade of 94.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts can punch their ticket to the East Division final Friday night. Toronto (10-1) can clinch first place in the East Division with a road win over the Montreal Alouettes (6-6).

TORONTO — He's already established himself as one of the CFL's top punt returners but there are times when Javon Leake misses being a running back. Back in 2019 as a junior at Maryland, Leake ran for 736 yards and eight TDs on 102 carries (7.

The mood entering the Davis Cup is different this time around for Canada. Canada begins its title defence on Wednesday in Bologna, Italy with a tie against the host Italians in Group A action.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Blues defenseman Torey Krug injured his right foot while training for the coming NHL season, general manager Doug Armstrong announced Tuesday.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers' debut with the New York Jets lasted just four snaps. And now the four-time MVP and a shell-shocked fanbase will have to see how long he might be sidelined.

Monday's Scoreboard NFL N.Y. Jets 22 Buffalo 16 (OT) --- MLB American League Texas 10 Toronto 4 Oakland 4 Houston 0 L.A. Angels 8 Seattle 5 (11 innings) Tampa Bay 7 Minnesota 4 N.Y. Yankees at Boston, ppd. Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, ppd.