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Rugby league officials say Wolfpack meet promotion criteria if they win Saturday

TORONTO - On the eve of their promotion showdown with Featherstone Rovers, the Toronto Wolfpack have got the green light to join the Super League if they win Saturday's Million Pound Game. T...

Oct 05, 2019

Bianca Andreescu ready to face Naomi Osaka after 17th win in a row

BEIJING - Bianca Andreescu's next test figures to be one of her biggest challenges of the year. The Canadian tennis star set up a quarterfinal showdown with Japan's Naomi Osaka on Friday by winni...

Oct 05, 2019

'Every day we're fighting': Whitecaps still working as dismal season ends

VANCOUVER - Heading into their final game of the season, the Vancouver Whitecaps aren't ready to quit fighting. It's been a difficult year for the Whitecaps (8-15-10), punctuated by long losing skids,...

Oct 05, 2019

Strasburg, Scherzer pitch Nats past Dodgers to even NLDS

LOS ANGELES - Stephen Strasburg turned in another dominant October outing, Max Scherzer overpowered Los Angeles for an inning out of the bullpen and the Washington Nationals held off the Dodgers 4-2 F...

Oct 04, 2019

McDavid scores winner, Draisaitl with three points as Oilers beat Canucks

EDMONTON - Leon Draisaitl doesn't look satisfied with the career-high 50 goals and 105 points he amassed last season. Draisaitl had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers opened the 2019-20 NHL...

Oct 04, 2019

Diaz hits 2 homers, Rays beat A’s 5-1 in AL wild-card game

OAKLAND, Calif. - When he got to second base, Yandy Diaz stole a glance back toward the dugout and saw all his teammates going crazy. He gleefully kept running. Out for two months, no matter. Diaz slu...

Oct 04, 2019

LeMahieu, Yankees torment Twins again, 10-4 in ALDS opener

NEW YORK - DJ LeMahieu homered and drove in four runs, Gleyber Torres broke a tie with a two-run double and the New York Yankees extended their October mastery of the Minnesota Twins with a 10-4 victo...

Oct 04, 2019

Ticats remain unbeaten at home with convincing 42-12 victory over Eskimos

HAMILTON - Dane Evans threw two touchdown passes as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeated the Edmonton Eskimos 42-12 on Friday night to remain unbeaten at home. Hamilton (12-3) improved to 7-0 at Tim ...

Oct 04, 2019

Jets rally from 4-goal deficit, spoil Devils' Hughes debut

NEWARK, N.J. - Kyle Connor and Blake Wheeler scored shootout goals and the Winnipeg Jets spoiled the debut of No. 1 overall pick Jack Hughes by rallying from a 4-0 deficit to beat the New Jersey Devil...

Oct 04, 2019

Matthews scores twice, Tavares named Leafs captain as Toronto downs Ottawa 5-3

TORONTO - John Tavares started the night by stepping in front of an adoring crowd with a white 'C' - possibly the most talked about piece of fabric in hockey - stitched t...

Oct 04, 2019