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James Butler scores two rushing touchdowns, Lions edge Stampeders 31-29 in overtime
CALGARY - James Butler scored a pair of rushing touchdowns, including one in overtime, for the B.C. Lions in a 31-29 win over the host Calgary Stampeders on Saturday. The Lions (9-3) held onto second ...
Sep 17, 2022

Johnston scores, CF Montreal gets past Revolution 1-0
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Alistair Johnston scored in the 72nd minute and Sebastian Breza stopped three shots as CF Montreal earned a 1-0 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday night. Both...
Sep 17, 2022

Toronto FC eliminated from MLS playoff contention in 4-0 loss at Orlando City
ORLANDO, Fla. - Toronto FC was eliminated from MLS playoff contention with a whimper Saturday, outclassed in a lopsided 4-0 loss to Orlando City. Facundo Torres and Ercan Kara gave Orlando a 2-0 lead ...
Sep 17, 2022

Smith overtakes Johnson for 2-shot lead in LIV Golf
SUGAR GROVE, Ill. (AP) - Cameron Smith made a pair of 7-foot birdie putts to finish off his round of 4-under 68 and allow him to overtake Dustin Johnson going into the third and final day of the LIV G...
Sep 17, 2022

Veteran Dane Evans leads Ticats to stunning home victory over Blue Bombers
HAMILTON, Ohio - Dane Evans threw a career-high five touchdown passes to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to a stunning 48-31 home win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Saturday afternoon. Hamilton (4-9) ...
Sep 17, 2022

Canada's Matt Campbell gives world No. 1 a scare in Amsterdam darts event
AMSTERDAM - World No. 1 Gerwyn (The Iceman) Price of Wales survived a scare from Canadian Matt (Ginja Ninja) Campbell before prevailing 6-5 Saturday to advance to the quarterfinals of the 300,000-poun...
Sep 17, 2022

Canada's Gillian (The Savage) Robertson rallies for second-round UFC submission
LAS VEGAS - Canadian flyweight Gillian (The Savage) Robertson survived a first-round onslaught to submit Kazakhstan's Mariya (Demonslayer) Agapova on a UFC Fight Night card Saturday. The 27-year-old n...
Sep 17, 2022

Jays widen gap on Orioles in wildcard race with 6-3 win over Baltimore
TORONTO - Raimel Tapia's bases-clearing double in the fifth inning lifted the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-3 win against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. With the Blue Jays ahead 3-2, Tapia smacked a do...
Sep 17, 2022

Auger-Aliassime guarantees Canada spot in knockout stage of Davis Cup Finals
VALENCIA, Spain - Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia on Saturday to guarantee Canada's men's tennis team a spot in the knockout stage of the Davis Cup Finals. A day after Auger...
Sep 17, 2022

Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki on speaking French: 'I can get better'
LAS VEGAS - Nick Suzuki learned some French growing up in southwestern Ontario. Knowing a big responsibility was right around the corner, he went to work both dusting off and trying to improve those s...
Sep 17, 2022