Toronto Local News

The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index hit another record high yesterday as energy and materials shares rose on strong commodities and powered the composite to a level just shy of the 15,000 mark.

Philadelphia -- Jayson Werth homered in his first three at-bats and tied a Philadelphia Phillies record with eight RBIs in a win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.

PHILADELPHIA, May 16 (UPI) -- Jayson Werth hit three homers Friday, one of them a grand slam, and equaled a franchise record with eight RBI in carrying Philadelphia past Toronto 10-3.

Jayson Werth slugged a career-best three home runs and tied a franchise record with eight runs batted in as the Philadelphia Phillies trounced the Toronto Blue Jays, 10-3, in the opener of a three-game interleague set at Citizens Bank Park.

Toronto FC will end a 16-day layoff Saturday by hosting the Columbus Crew (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 4 p.m. ET), looking to continue as one of the hottest teams in Major League Soccer.

Werth matches Phillies record with career night against Toronto

Jayson Werth homered in his first three at-bats and tied a Philadelphia Phillies record with eight RBIs in a 10-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.

The Toronto Raptors announced Friday that centre Rasho Nesterovic has exercised the player option on his contract for the 2008-09 season. Per team policy, financial terms were not disclosed.

There was a golden moment for Canadian stocks this past week when the Toronto market's main index powered to a record high, reversing losses triggered by last year's credit crunch and concern about the U.S. economy.

May 15 (Bloomberg) -- Andretti Green Racing, the Indy Racing League team that's co-owned by retired driver Michael Andretti, agreed to buy the assets of the Grand Prix of Toronto for an undisclosed amount.