Tyrie Adams wins 1st CFL start as Redblacks top Elks in battle of winless teams

Tyrie Adams picked up his first career win in his first CFL start Friday night as the Ottawa Redblacks defeated the visiting Edmonton Elks 26-7.

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Blue Jays' Berrios surrenders 3 homers in shutout loss to Red Sox

Jarren Duran had a two-run homer and Masataka Yoshida a solo shot in the sixth inning as the visiting Boston Red Sox downed the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0 on Friday.

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Aces sign star forward A'ja Wilson to 2-year extension

A'ja Wilson has signed a two-year extension with the Las Vegas Aces, the team announced Friday.

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Canada's Taylor Pendrith tied for lead after 2nd round of Rocket Mortgage Classic

Taylor Moore and Taylor Pendrith shared the Rocket Mortgage Classic lead at 13 under Friday, hoping to hold off a veteran trying to end a victory drought and a promising young pro aiming for his first PGA Tour victory.

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ESPN lays off around 20 on-air employees including Jeff Van Gundy Suzy Kolber and Jalen Rose

Jeff Van Gundy, Suzy Kolber, Jalen Rose and Steve Young are among roughly 20 ESPN commentators and reporters who were laid off on Friday as part of job cuts by the network.

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New $33-million facility for gymnasts and climbers coming to Whitehorse

At a news conference on Thursday, Yukon's MP Brendan Hanley and the territory's Community Services Minister Richard Mostyn jointly announced a new gymnastics and climbing facility is coming to the Whistle Bend neighbourhood.

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League-leading Aces improve to 14-1 with rout of 2nd-place Liberty

Kelsey Plum scored 18 points and the Las Vegas Aces routed the visiting New York Liberty 98-81 on Thursday night in the first meeting between two of the top teams in the WNBA.

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Canada defeats Haudenosaunee in semifinals at men's lacrosse worlds

Dhane Smith and Dyson Williams score a hat trick apiece in Canada's 12-7 victory over Haudenosaunee in semifinal action at the 2023 World Lacrosse Men's Championship. Gold-medal and bronze-medal games will take place on Saturday.

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Hadwin in the hunt after opening round in Detroit

Abbotsford, B.C. 's Adam Hadwin shot an opening round 6-under 66 at the PGA's Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit, Michigan and sits in a four way tie for tenth place.

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Bassitt strikes out career-high 12 to help Blue Jays edge Giants for series win

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run homer and Toronto starter Chris Bassitt had a career-high 12 strikeouts as the Blue Jays edged the visiting San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Thursday night.

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'It's not asking players what's right or wrong': Prokop and Pettinger on NHL Pride nights

Luke Prokop and Bayne Pettinger join Anastasia Bucsis to discuss the controversy that surrounded Pride nights throughout the last NHL season.

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FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League: Brazil vs Canada

Watch Canada take on Brazil as some of the top female volleyball players take part in Week 3 action from Bangkok.

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A Ukrainian athletes tough choice ahead of the Olympics

Ukrainian boxer Veronika Nakota is a world youth champion, but Russia's war has complicated her path to the Olympics.

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Hockey player takes to courts after career-ending paraplegic injury

After a career-ending hockey injury in 2020, an amateur player is now suing his team and hockey organizations for negligence related to his paraplegia from the incident.

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Delle Donne scores 25 to help Mystics beat Dream for 4th win in 5 games

Elena Delle Donne scored 25 points, Ariel Atkins added 19 and the Washington Mystics beat the visiting Atlanta Dream 109-86 on Wednesday night.

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Maple Leafs sign depth forwards Kampf Holmberg to contract extensions

The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forwards David Kampf and Pontus Holmberg to multi-year extensions. Kampf signed a four-year, $9.6-million US deal, while Holmberg signed for $1.6 million over two seasons.

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Canada's Fernandez eliminated in 2nd-round of Bad Homburg Open

Leylah Fernandez from Laval, Que., falls to Russia's Anna Blinkova 7-5, 6-2 in second-round action at a WTA Tour 250-level event in Germany.

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Stewart makes history as Liberty defeat Sun in Jonquel Jones' return to Connecticut

Breanna Stewart scored 24 points to become the the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 4.000 career points, Jonquel Jones added 14 points and 11 rebounds in her return to Connecticut and the New York Liberty beat the Sun 89-81 on Tuesday night.

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Struggling Blue Jays starter Alek Manoah allows 11 runs in 1st minor league game

Toronto Blue Jays starter Alek Manoah was hit hard in his first game after returning to the minors, allowing 11 runs over 2 2/3 innings in a rookie-level Florida Complex League game on Tuesday.

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Sheldon Keefe to return as Maple Leafs head coach says general manager Treliving

Brad Treliving had a high opinion of his head coach from afar. After a string of meetings — the new general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs estimates 17 combined hours stretched over multiple sessions — he decided Sheldon Keefe was still the person for the job.

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Dubois rumours end as Jets centre heads to Los Angeles for players draft pick

The Winnipeg Jets have traded star centre Pierre-Luc Dubois to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for three forwards and a 2024 second round draft pick.

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Back with national team Canada's Aaliyah Edwards could play key role at AmeriCup

Aaliyah Edwards hasn’t scored a point for the Canada in tournament play since 2021. But that drought is likely to end on Sunday when Canada opens the women’s FIBA AmeriCup in Mexico with a game against the hosts.

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A'ja Wilson helps lead WNBA-best Aces past Fever for 6th straight victory

A'ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray combined for 49 points and the Las Vegas Aces pulled away late for an 88-80 win over the visiting Indiana Fever on Monday night to sweep the season-series 3-0.

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Players returning from LIV Golf is part of Saudis' agreement with PGA Tour

The PGA Tour and European tour have agreed to work with Saudi backers of LIV Golf to decide how defectors to the rival league can return and what kind of punishment they should face, according to a framework agreement obtained by The Associated Press.

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Saskatoon Valkyries win 3rd straight Western Women's Canadian Football League title

The Saskatoon Valkyries won a third-straight Western Women's Canadian Football League championship game. On Saturday afternoon at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon, the Valkyries beat the visiting Calgary Rage 40-0.

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Actor Ryan Reynolds fronts investment group backing F1 team in $218M US deal

Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are setting their sights on Formula One, having secured a $218 million US investment from a group of investors that includes the actors.

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Toronto FC fires head coach Bob Bradley ex-player Terry Dunfield takes over

Struggling Toronto FC has fired Bob Bradley, who doubled as the Major League Soccer team's head coach and sporting director.

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Former wrestler 'shocked' by disciplinary decision after filing sexual assault complaint against coach

A former provincial championship wrestler who came forward claiming her coach sexually assaulted her when she was a teenager is disappointed with what she describes as the “ridiculous” Canadian complaints process which gave the coach a temporary suspension. He denies the assault and is appealing the suspension.

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NWSL stars play final matches ahead of World Cup

Lynn Williams and Allie Long scored in Gotham's 2-1 win at home against the Chicago Red Stars on Sunday in the National Women's Soccer League.

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Beach volleyball player from Dartmouth chases dream to make national team

Tynan Gannett, a 20-year-old Dartmouth athlete, is believed to be the first Nova Scotian man to make a national beach volleyball team.

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Yin Ruoning wins Women's PGA Championship becoming 2nd Chinese woman to claim major title

Yin Ruoning​​​​​​​ made a birdie putt from about 10 feet on the final hole and became the second woman from China to win a major, beating Yuka Saso by one shot in the Women's PGA Championship on Sunday.

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Cricket players call for dedicated field during Dartmouth tournament

Cricket players are coming together for a tournament in Dartmouth, N.S., this weekend to showcase their love of the sport as they rally to get a proper field.

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Path to Paris featuring Canadian diver Mia Vallée

Watch the Path to Paris feature on Canadian diver Mia Vallée of Beaconsfield, Que.

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Former CFL NFL running back Dahrran Diedrick dead at 44

Former CFL and NFL running back Dahrran Diedrick has died, the Montreal Alouettes announced Saturday.

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Olympic Esports Series: DAY 2

Watch Day 2 action of the Olympic Esports Series 2023 where some of the best players in the world take to Singapore to participate.

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NHL's move away from Pride jerseys 'really disappointing' advocate says

The NHL says its teams will no longer wear special jerseys for Pride and other causes during pregame warm-ups during theme nights. That the news broke during the height of Pride festivities was just one problem with the policy shift, say advocates of more inclusion in sport.

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Langeliers's 9th-inning homer lifts lowly Athletics over Blue Jays

Shea Langeliers hit a go-ahead ninth-inning homer as the visiting Athletics edged the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Friday to snap Oakland's eight-game losing skid.

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Laney Johannes combine for nine 3-pointers to help Liberty defeat Dream

Betnijah Laney made four three-pointers and scored a season-high 19 points, Marine Johannes added five three-pointers and 18 points, and the visiting New York Liberty beat the Atlanta Dream 110-80 on Friday night.

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Brooke Henderson in the hunt heading into weekend at Women's PGA Championship

Leona Maguire of Ireland birdied four of her final six holes for a 3-under 68 and a one-shot lead over three players Friday at the halfway point of the KMPG Women's PGA Championship at Baltusrol in Springfield, N.J.

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Peter Smith to return as head coach of Montreal Force

Peter Smith will return as head coach of the Premier Hockey League's Montreal Force next season and the club has signed free-agent goaltender Lauren Bench to a one-year contract.

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No timeframe for Manoah's return to Blue Jays rotation

There's no firm date for pitcher Alek Manoah's return to the Toronto Blue Jays starting rotation. He has been making progress at the team's training facility since being demoted on June 6, but Blue Jays manager John Schneider says he won't return until he's ready.

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CONCACAF Nations League final recap with soccer analyst Herculez Gomez | Soccer North

Host Andi Petrillo talks with former USA international and analyst Herculez Gomez about the CONCACAF Nations League final and what went wrong for the Canadian side.

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Lions shut down Collaros Blue Bombers in Winnipeg to remain undefeated

The B.C. Lions accomplished a rare feat with a dominant 30-6 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Thursday. The last time a CFL West Division team beat the Blue Bombers at home was the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Sept. 8, 2018.

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Delle Donne Cloud lead way as Mystics beat slumping Sky for 3rd straight win

Elena Delle Donne had 18 points and eight rebounds, Natasha Cloud added 16 points and the visiting Washington Mystics beat Chicago 80-59 on Thursday night for the Sky's fifth straight loss.

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Brooke Henderson 1 shot back of lead after 1st round of Women's PGA Championship

Lee-Anne Pace of South Africa made a two-putt birdie on the final hole in fading daylight for a 5-under 66 and the first-round lead Thursday in the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Baltusrol. Two-time major winner Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., is a shot back.

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2025 World Juniors coming to Ottawa

The IIHF World Junior Championship is coming back to Ottawa for the first time in 16 years.

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NHL banning 'cause-based' jerseys next season

The NHL will not allow teams to wear “cause-based” jerseys next season, the league confirmed on Thursday.

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2 NHL teams to face off in Sydney N.S. this fall after Kraft Hockeyville win

The Florida Panthers and Ottawa Senators will play a preseason matchup on Oct. 1 to celebrate Sydney's win in the annual Kraft Hockeyville competition.

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Conestoga College's free lacrosse classes highlight the sport's Haudenosaunee history

People got a chance to learn more about the origins of lacrosse during a series of free lacrosse classes offered at Conestoga College's Doon campus.

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PGA Tour to appear before Senate panel investigating deal with LIV Golf's Saudi backers

The PGA Tour said Wednesday that it would appear next month before a Senate subcommittee whose leader asked executives from the tour, Saudi golf interests and LIV Golf to testify as Congress investigates the business deal that upended the sport.

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