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Canada's Leylah Fernandez into U.S. Open final with win over Alyna Sabalenka

Canada's Leylah Fernandez into U.S. Open final with win over Alyna Sabalenka

NEW YORK — Canada's newest teenaged tennis hero is headed to the U.S. Open women's final. Leylah Fernandez, of Laval, Que.
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Jays beat Yanks for 8th straight, 1/2 game back in wild card

Jays beat Yanks for 8th straight, 1/2 game back in wild card

NEW YORK (AP) — The Blue Jays gave the Yankees a Bronx battering this week they haven't experienced since they were still the Highlanders.
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Saskatchewan Roughriders to play their first road game of the year in Winnipeg

Saskatchewan Roughriders to play their first road game of the year in Winnipeg

After opening the season within the friendly confines of Mosaic Stadium, running back William Powell and the Saskatchewan Roughriders are heading into a very hostile environment.
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Canada's De Grasse races to second in 100 and 200 metres at Diamond League Final

Canada's De Grasse races to second in 100 and 200 metres at Diamond League Final

ZURICH — Canada's Olympic champion Andre De Grasse capped his "greatest season ever" with a pair of second-place finishes at the Diamond League Final on Thursday.
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Vancouver Whitecaps hope to use fifth consecutive win to claim playoff spot

Vancouver Whitecaps hope to use fifth consecutive win to claim playoff spot

VANCOUVER — After flirting with a Major League Soccer playoff spot, the Vancouver Whitecaps are hoping for a more permanent relationship when they try to win a franchise record fifth consecutive game against the Portland Timbers on Friday night.
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H C Holiday installed as 5-2 early favourite for the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes

H C Holiday installed as 5-2 early favourite for the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes

FORT ERIE, Ont. — H C Holiday was installed as the 5-2 early favourite for the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes on Thursday. The 1 3/16-mile race on Fort Erie Racetrack's dirt course is slated for Tuesday night.
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Toronto Argonauts hosting Hamilton Tiger-Cats just four days after Labour Day contest

Toronto Argonauts hosting Hamilton Tiger-Cats just four days after Labour Day contest

Nick Arbuckle and the Toronto Argonauts don't have time to dwell upon their Labour Day loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Toronto (2-2) hosts Hamilton (2-2) on Friday night at BMO Field.
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Players return to Toronto FC after being away on international duty

Players return to Toronto FC after being away on international duty

Toronto FC expects to have all of its players who've been away on international duty back in time for Saturday's return to MLS action at FC Cincinnati.
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Giraffe, football star's namesake, dies in Louisiana zoo

Giraffe, football star's namesake, dies in Louisiana zoo

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A young giraffe named for a Louisiana football star has died at the Baton Rouge Zoo, zoo officials said Thursday.
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Canada names unchanged starting 15 for Rugby World Cup qualifier rematch against U.S.

Canada names unchanged starting 15 for Rugby World Cup qualifier rematch against U.S.

Coach Kingsley Jones has named an unchanged starting 15 for the second leg of Canada's Rugby World Cup qualifying series against the U.S. Eagles. The Canadian men won the first leg 34-21 on Sept. 4 in St. John's, N.L.
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