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'Never felt the pressure': Guerrero has big game, first homer at Rogers Centre in win
TORONTO - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. claimed he never felt pressure, or thought it was time, to finally smack his first homer at home this season as he made his way to Rogers Centre in recent weeks. The Toronto Blue Jays' slumping slugger did just that on S...
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Alexander Zverev beats Ben Shelton to win the US Open title and extend a drought by American men
NEW YORK (AP) - Alexander Zverev's best year in tennis goes on, and so does that lengthy Grand Slam drought for American men. Zverev won his second major championship and disappointed a crowd that was desperate to see the first Grand Slam...
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Mexico's Isaac del Toro wins Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal, Canada's Woods 18th
MONTREAL - Mexico's Isaac del Toro placed first in the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal on Sunday. He finished with a time of five hours 13 minutes 16 seconds. Ottawa's Michael Woods finished 18th. Woods retired from professional road cycling earlier in...
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Canadian women cruise past Brazil 80-37 at wheelchair basketball worlds
OTTAWA - Arinn Young led the way with 23 points, six rebounds and nine assists as Canada remained undefeated with an 80-37 win over Brazil in Group A action at the IWBF wheelchair basketball world championships on Sunday at TD Place. Cindy Ouellet and ...
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Guerrero hits first homer of season at Rogers Centre as Blue Jays crush Orioles 8-1
TORONTO - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. smacked his first homer at home this season, and Kazuma Okamoto followed with a monster solo shot to set a Toronto Blue Jays rookie-year record with 85 RBI in an 8-1 rubber-match win against the Baltimore Orioles on Sund...
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Canadiens sign forward Zachary Bolduc to four-year deal with US$4.2 million AAV
GATINEAU - The Montreal Canadiens have signed Zachary Bolduc to a four-year contract, the NHL club announced Sunday. The average annual value of the deal is US$4.2 million. Bolduc had 12 goals and 18 assists in 78 regular-season games in 2025-26. He al...
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'Capital-T tough guy.' Boxing legend George Chuvalo remembered for his resilience
In almost 100 fights, Canadian boxing titan George Chuvalo was never knocked out and never fell to the canvas. A five-time Canadian heavyweight champion and two-time world heavyweight challenger, Chuvalo died Saturday in Toronto on his 89th birthday. A...
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Canada's Arop places second in men's 800m at world athletics ultimate championship
BUDAPEST - Canada's Marco Arop finished second in the men's 800 metres at the world athletics ultimate championship on Sunday. The Edmonton native crossed the finish line in one minute 42.28 seconds. Arop, 27, is a three-time world championship medalli...
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Enric Mas finally wins the Spanish Vuelta after finishing second three times
GRANADA, Spain (AP) - Home rider Enric Mas ended years of frustration by winning the Spanish Vuelta on Sunday - having inherited the red jersey from Tadej Pogacar after the five-time Tour de France champion crashed out. Mas, the Spaniard ...
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'A real obligation': Leafs GM John Chayka reflects on hectic off-season ahead of camp
TORONTO - John Chayka knows what the Toronto Maple Leafs mean to a rabid and tortured fan base. The club's new general manager - 19 weeks into a job that kicked off with blistering criticism in some circles - used to be among them. "I've loved this tea...
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Groups call for end to tariffs on sports gear, warn of economic impacts
OTTAWA - Some sports organizations and companies are urging governments on both sides of the border to suspend sports-related tariffs, warning of heightened economic challenges and waning participation in healthy activities. The trade war between Canad...
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Rourke's 394-yard performance powers B.C. Lions to 48-29 win over Montreal Alouettes
VANCOUVER - Even Nathan Rourke gets tongue-tied. The B.C. Lions quarterback met a childhood idol on Saturday when his team added 2006 Grey Cup MVP Travis Lulay to its wall of fame. When the pair were introduced, Rourke started to call the Lions legen...
Sep 13, 2026
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Aaronson, Hansen guide Rapids to 1-0 win over CF Montreal
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Paxten Aaronson scored on a penalty kick late in the first half and Nico Hansen made it stand up for the Colorado Rapids in a 1-0 Major League Soccer victory over CF Montreal on Saturday night. Aaronson's PK goal came in the...
Sep 13, 2026
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Griezmann, Sarajian power Orlando City to 3-0 victory over Toronto
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Antoine Griezmann scored for the eighth time in 10 matches, and rookie Harvey Sarajian notched his first goal and assist to spark Orlando City to a 3-0 Major League Soccer victory over Toronto FC on Saturday night. Maxime Crépeau f...
Sep 13, 2026
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Elks snap playoff drought with 53-16 win over Stampeders
EDMONTON - The longest CFL playoff drought in Edmonton football history has finally come to an end. Joe Robustelli caught a pair of touchdown passes as the Edmonton Elks clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2019 with a 53-16 rout over the ...
Sep 13, 2026
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A look at top fights of George Chuvalo's career
George Chuvalo went 73-18-4 with 64 knockouts between 1956 and 1978. Some 50 years after his milestone fight with Muhammad Ali, here is a look at some of the top fights of the Toronto heavyweight's career: Sept. 9, 1958: Chuvalo knocks out James J. Par...
Sep 13, 2026
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Canadian boxing icon George Chuvalo, known for his two Ali fights, dies at 89
George Chuvalo, a hard-nosed heavyweight who never hit the canvas despite taking on the world's best boxers, has died. Sully's Boxing Gym in Toronto, where Chuvalo trained during his career, confirmed his death in a social media post Saturday. The gym ...
Sep 13, 2026
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Unbeaten Canada bumps off Puerto Rico in men's continental volleyball championship
MONCTON - So far so good for Team Canada at the NORCECA men's continental volleyball championship. The unbeaten Canadians beat Puerto Rico 25-19, 25-17, 25-17 on Saturday at the Avenir Centre to improve their Group A record to 2-0. Canada beat Curaçao ...
Sep 13, 2026
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Blue Bombers pick Roughriders apart to win Banjo Bowl 19-6
WINNIPEG - Willie Jefferson didn't mince words when explaining the importance of safety Redha Kramdi to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defence. Back from a full stint on the six-game injured list with a broken bone in his left hand, Kramdi looked no worse f...
Sep 12, 2026
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Elena Rybakina beats Aryna Sabalenka to win the US Open title and punctuate her rise to No. 1
NEW YORK (AP) - Elena Rybakina won her first U.S. Open title and punctuated her climb to the top of women's tennis by beating Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 on Saturday. Rybakina had already been guaranteed to replace Sabalenka at No. 1 in...
Sep 12, 2026
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Young, Dandeau lead Canada past China 66-62 at women's wheelchair basketball worlds
OTTAWA - Canada slipped past China 66-62 on Saturday at the IWBF women's world wheelchair basketball championship in Ottawa. Arinn Young made a two-pointer with 1:10 left to play for a one-point lead and then Kady Dandeau added three points in the fina...
Sep 12, 2026
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Bateman and Kirk hit homers to power Blue Jays to 7-3 victory over Orioles
TORONTO - Brett Bateman and Alejandro Kirk homered to power the Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday at Rogers Centre. Bateman led off the third inning with a solo shot to make it 3-0 and Kirk followed later in the ...
Sep 12, 2026
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Free agent forward Chris Kreider signs one-year deal with Montreal Canadiens
MONTREAL - Free agent forward Chris Kreider has signed a one-year deal with the Montreal Canadiens. The team made the announcement on Saturday but did not disclose financial details. Kreider and the Anaheim Ducks mutually agreed to have his contract te...
Sep 12, 2026
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Taegan Stewart's goal leads Calgary Wild past Halifax Tides 1-0
CALGARY - Taegan Stewart's goal was all the Calgary Wild needed in a 1-0 win over the Halifax Tides on Saturday in Northern Super League action. Stewart scored in the 48th minute as Calgary (3-12-5) earned only its third win of the season. She put away...
Sep 12, 2026
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