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Spaun leads playoff opener; Scheffler, McIlroy miss cut

Spaun leads playoff opener; Scheffler, McIlroy miss cut

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — J.J. Spaun hopes he's only getting started on the road to the FedEx Cup finale. Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth will have to wait another week. As for Jason Day, his season is over.
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Restrictions may be gone, but 2022 world juniors feels like 'bubble' tournament

Restrictions may be gone, but 2022 world juniors feels like 'bubble' tournament

EDMONTON — Fans are welcome. Players are free to leave their hotels and the arena to walk the streets. But to United States coach Nate Leaman, this year's world junior hockey championships feels like it's being held at the peak of COVID-19.
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Shooting Stars, Honey Badgers to meet in CEBL final after semifinal victories

OTTAWA — The expansion Scarborough Shooting Stars will be going head-to-head with the Hamilton Honey Badgers in the Canadian Elite Basketball League final on Sunday.
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Divisional clash of Lions, Stampeders features quarterback intrigue

Divisional clash of Lions, Stampeders features quarterback intrigue

CALGARY — Which quarterback will grab the spotlight is a prominent subplot of Saturday's divisional clash between the B.C. Lions and host Calgary Stampeders. The season's first meeting of B.C.
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Canadian bobsled, skeleton athletes repeat calls to St-Onge to improve toxic culture

Canadian bobsled, skeleton athletes repeat calls to St-Onge to improve toxic culture

More than 90 current and retired Canadian bobsled and skeleton athletes are renewing their call for action from federal Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge to help clean up what they say is a toxic climate in their national sport organization.
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BC moves on to Little League World Series with win over Prairies in regional final

CALGARY — The Little Mountain Baseball All-Stars will represent Canada at the Little League World Series after defeating Moose Jaw 9-4 in the Canadian regional final on Friday. Little Mountain, competing as Team B.C.
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Dispute over athlete agreement has bobsled pilot without funding for four months

Dispute over athlete agreement has bobsled pilot without funding for four months

Chris Spring is a four-time Olympian who's competed for Canada in bobsled for close to a decade. But for the past four months, he's received no federal funding due to a dispute over his athlete's agreement.
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Toronto FC looks to put an end to Portland Timbers' 10-game unbeaten streak

Toronto FC looks to put an end to Portland Timbers' 10-game unbeaten streak

Toronto FC's new high-flying offence and somewhat improved defence gets a test Saturday in the form of the visiting Portland Timbers.
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Canada's Andreescu out of National Bank Open after loss to China's Zheng

Canada's Andreescu out of National Bank Open after loss to China's Zheng

TORONTO — Although Bianca Andreescu was eliminated from the National Bank Open, the week as a whole felt like a win. Back pain had made it doubtful that Andreescu, from nearby Mississauga, Ont.
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Elks host Riders looking to end struggles both at home and against the West

Elks host Riders looking to end struggles both at home and against the West

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks are trying to stop history from repeating itself. Edmonton opened the 2022 CFL season with a blowout 59-15 loss to the B.C. Lions, and then fell 26-16 to the Saskatchewan Roughriders at home the next week.
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