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Sarah Fillier finds her footing with Canadian women's hockey team

CALGARY - When Sarah Fillier was handed the plain, black game puck to commemorate her first world championship goal for Canada, assistant captain Brianne Jenner borrowed it for a few minutes. "Brianne...

Aug 21, 2021

Blue Jays snap three-game losing streak after win against Detroit Tigers

Hyun Jin Ryu pitched seven scoreless innings, and Randal Grichuk smacked a two-run homer in the second inning to halt the Blue Jays three-game losing streak. The Blue Jays 3-0 win against the Detroit ...

Aug 21, 2021

Royals' Bubic has no-hitter through 6 innings

CHICAGO (AP) - Kansas City Royals left-hander Kris Bubic has thrown six hitless innings against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday at Wrigley Field. Bubic, who turned 24 on Thursday, walked Frank Schwindel ...

Aug 21, 2021

Wins for United States, Canada and Czech Republic open women's world hockey championship

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Brianna Decker and Kendall Coyne Schofield each had a goal and an assist and the nine-time champion United States beat Switzerland 3-0 on Friday night to open the women's world...

Aug 20, 2021

Stampeders survive late pressure, beat Alouettes 28-22 for first win of CFL season

CALGARY - In his first career start, rookie quarterback Jake Meier threw for 304 yards and a touchdown on Friday night as the Calgary Stampeders overcame an 11-point second-quarter deficit and then hu...

Aug 20, 2021

Toronto Blue Jays drop third straight in 4-1 extra-inning loss to Detroit Tigers

TORONTO - The Blue Jays continue to flounder in extra-inning games this season. Toronto lost 4-1 in 10 innings to the Detroit Tigers at Rogers Centre on Friday, the team's eighth loss in its 10th outi...

Aug 20, 2021

Canada opens women's world hockey championship with 5-3 win over Finland

CALGARY - Sarah Fillier scored the game-winner for Canada in a 5-3 win over Finland to open the women's world hockey championship Friday in Calgary. The 21-year-old from Georgetown, Ont., scored at 7:...

Aug 20, 2021

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime loses to Stefanos Tsitsipas in Cincinnati quarterfinal

CINCINNATI - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime was eliminated from the men's singles competition at the Western & Southern Open on Friday. Auger-Aliassime fell to No. 2 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Gre...

Aug 20, 2021

Missing Evans, Riders expect Redblacks to challenge their aerial attack

REGINA - Cody Fajardo hasn't connected on any long touchdown passes this season, but the Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback isn't worried about it. The Riders are 2-0 heading into Saturday's game at...

Aug 20, 2021

Raptors to open season Oct. 20 vs. Wizards - hopefully at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors tip off their 27th NBA season at home on Oct. 20 when they host the Washington Wizards. They're hoping that "home" is Toronto's Scotiabank Arena. After playing their enti...

Aug 20, 2021