Montreal's Auger-Aliassime advances to fourth round at French Open
PARIS - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime won his rain-interrupted match Saturday to advance to the fourth round at the French Open. The tournament's 21st-seed from Montreal was a 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 winner over No. 15 Ben Shelton of the United States. Auger-Aliassime was up 5-4 on Friday before rain suspended the match. He too...
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Canadian boxer McKenzie Wright one win away from qualifying for Paris Olympics
BANGKOK - Canadian boxer Mckenzie Wright earned a 5-0 decision over Serbia's Nina Radovanovic on Saturday to move within one win of punching her ticket to Paris in a last-ditch Olympic qualifier. Wright, who turned 34 on Friday, meets Mexico's Fatima Herrera on Sunday with an Olympic berth on the line. The 50-kilogram ...
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Simpson eyes redemption as Knights set to take on host Spirit in Memorial Cup final
SAGINAW - Last season's failure fuels Michael Simpson as a shot at redemption approaches. The London Knights goaltender was previously with the Peterborough Petes, who fell 4-1 to the Seattle Thunderbirds in last year's Memorial Cup semifinal. Simpson earned playoff MVP honours after the Petes defeated the Knights in t...
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Canadian men one loss away from relegation from elite rugby sevens circuit
MADRID - Canada's men's rugby sevens team faces an uphill battle to avoid relegation from the HSBC SVNS circuit after finishing bottom of its group Saturday. After losses to Uruguay and Germany on Friday, the Canadian men were beaten 14-7 by the U.S. on Saturday to finish fourth in Qualifier Pool A. That means they wil...
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B.C. Lions close out pre-season with dominant 26-9 victory over Edmonton Elks
VANCOUVER - Vernon Adams Jr. threw for 116 yards and a touchdown and his B.C. Lions closed their pre-season with a decisive 26-9 win over the Edmonton Elks on Friday. Adams - B.C.'s starting quarterback - connected on 7 of 9 attempts before being swapped out for Jake Dolegala, who put up 118 passing yards with one TD a...
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Fair paces Stamps to 31-10 pre-season win over Blue Bombers
WINNIPEG - Campbell Fair's five field goals lifted the Calgary Stampeders to a 31-10 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in CFL pre-season action Friday. Running backs Peyton Logan and LeVante Bellamy recorded touchdowns for Calgary in a match that was delayed a half hour because of severe weather in the area. Winni...
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Schneider's two-run walkoff homer in 14th inning gives Jays a 5-3 win over Pirates
TORONTO - Davis Schneider hit a two-run homer in the 14th inning to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday at Rogers Centre. With Cavan Biggio aboard as the automatic runner, right-hander Kyle Nicolas got Ernie Clement and Kevin Kiermaier on groundouts. That set the stage for Sch...
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Nugent-Hopkins leads Oilers past Stars to take 3-2 lead in Western Conference final
DALLAS - The Edmonton Oilers are one victory from the Stanley Cup final. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored two power-play goals as Edmonton smothered the Dallas Stars 3-1 to take a 3-2 lead in the NHL's Western Conference final on Friday. Philip Broberg had the other goal for Edmonton. Stuart Skinner made 19 saves. Evan Bouch...
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Spirit rout Warriors 7-1 to book spot in Memorial Cup final and meeting with Knights
SAGINAW - Ethan Hay had two goals and two assists in leading the host Saginaw Spirit to a 7-1 semifinal win over the Moose Jaw Warriors on Friday to punch their ticket into Sunday's Memorial Cup final. Saginaw will next meet the Ontario Hockey League champion London Knights, who advanced to the final after going 3-0 in...
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Mital shines as Argos beat Tiger-Cats 25-14 in pre-season-tilt
GUELPH, Ont. - The Toronto Argonauts may have found their next top receiver. Kevin Mital, the fifth overall pick in this year's CFL draft, caught five passes for 104 yards and a touchdown as the Argonauts beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 25-14 in the teams' final pre-season game on Friday at Alumni Stadium in Guelph, Ont. ...
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