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B.C. Lions chase down Calgary Stampeders with 41-40 comeback win

CALGARY - Sean Whyte's 25-yard field goal with two seconds left in the fourth quarter capped a B.C. Lions' comeback in a 41-40 win over the host Calgary Stampeders on Saturday. Lions quarterback Natha...

Aug 13, 2022

Insigne, Bernardeschi score as Toronto FC ends Portland Timbers' unbeaten run

TORONTO - Late goals by Italian stars Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi lifted Toronto FC to a 3-1 Major League Soccer win over Portland on Saturday night, ending the Timbers unbeaten run at 1...

Aug 13, 2022

Johnson dazzles, Canada tops Czechia 5-1 in world junior hockey championship

EDMONTON - Mason McTavish scored twice and Canada stayed undefeated at the world junior hockey championship with a 5-1 win over Czechia on Saturday. Kent Johnson left jaws on the floor with a stunning...

Aug 13, 2022

Cameron Smith has claret jug, now eyes No. 1 in world

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - J.J. Spaun did just enough right at the end to fashion a 2-under 68 and keep his one-shot lead Saturday in the FedEx St. Jude Championship with a familiar name lurking. At stake ...

Aug 13, 2022

Hernandez homers to lift Blue Jays past Cleveland Guardians

TORONTO - Teoscar Hernandez smashed a leadoff seventh-inning homer to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a come-from-behind 2-1 win against the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday. With the game tied, Hernande...

Aug 13, 2022

Hurkacz beats Ruud in early semifinal at National Bank Open tennis tournament

MONTREAL - Hubert Hurkacz earned a berth in the National Bank Open final on Saturday afternoon with a 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Casper Ruud at IGA Stadium. The eighth seed from Poland picked up a bre...

Aug 13, 2022

Canada's Rory MacDonald knocked out by replacement fighter in PFL semifinal

CARDIFF, United Kingdom - Dilano (The Postman) Taylor, a late replacement, knocked out Canadian welterweight Rory (Red King) MacDonald in the first round of their Professional Fighters League semifina...

Aug 13, 2022

Two-time champion Simona Halep advances to National Bank Open final

TORONTO - Two-time champion Simona Halep has advanced to the National Bank Open's final. The Romanian beat Jessica Pegula of the United States 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the WTA event's first semifinal on Satur...

Aug 13, 2022

Canadian middleweight Aaron Jeffery scores big upset win at Bellator 284

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Canadian middleweight Aaron Jeffery, fighting on just eight days notice, upset (The Gentleman) Austin Vanderford in short order Friday on the undercard of Bellator 284. Vanderford ...

Aug 12, 2022

Hamilton Tiger-Cats rally to capture wild 34-27 home win over Toronto Argonauts

HAMILTON - Shawn Thomas Erlington's 23-yard touchdown run at 11:50 of the fourth quarter rallied the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to a wild 34-27 win over the Toronto Argonauts on Friday night. Erlington cappe...

Aug 12, 2022