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River Lions, Surge advance to Sunday's CEBL championship game

River Lions, Surge advance to Sunday's CEBL championship game

WINNIPEG — Khalil Ahmad's three-pointer in Target Time lifted the Canadian Elite Basketball League defending champion Niagara River Lions to a thrilling 93-91 win over the Scarborough Shooting Stars in Friday's Eastern Conference final at Canada Life
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Former NBA star Shawn Kemp gets 30 days of home monitoring for Washington parking lot shooting

Former NBA star Shawn Kemp gets 30 days of home monitoring for Washington parking lot shooting

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Former NBA star Shawn Kemp was sentenced Friday to 30 days of electronic home monitoring for shooting at two men inside a vehicle in a Washington state mall parking lot.
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Canadian Chris Johnston still in hunt for second straight Elite Series title

Canadian Chris Johnston still in hunt for second straight Elite Series title

LA CROSSE — It's been a roller-coaster but Chris Johnston remains in the hunt for a second straight Elite Series overall title. Johnston, of Peterborough, Ont.
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Canada's Brooke Henderson moves into a tie for fifth at CPKC Women's Open

Canada's Brooke Henderson moves into a tie for fifth at CPKC Women's Open

MISSISSAUGA — Even Brooke Henderson, the winningest professional golfer in Canadian history, can still learn on the job. Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont.
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Amateur Katie Cranston among five Canadians to make cut at CPKC Women's Open

Amateur Katie Cranston among five Canadians to make cut at CPKC Women's Open

MISSISSAUGA — A cluster of friends and family started cheering for Katie Cranston as she walked out of the scorers' room in the clubhouse of the Mississaugua Golf and Country Club and up to the spectators' area. The 21-year-old from Oakville, Ont.
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CF Montreal adds DP Ivan Jaime as first transfer window of rebuild closes

CF Montreal adds DP Ivan Jaime as first transfer window of rebuild closes

MONTREAL — CF Montreal won’t turn into an MLS Cup contender in a single transfer window, but club management believes it has taken a step in the right direction.
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Roughriders, Stampeders clash in best of the CFL's West Division matchup

Roughriders, Stampeders clash in best of the CFL's West Division matchup

CALGARY — Who can run the football more is the game-within-the-game Saturday when the Calgary Stampeders host the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The Roughriders and Stampeders excel at both executing their ground game on offence and defending against it.
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Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to the 1973 Triple Crown, dead at 84

Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to the 1973 Triple Crown, dead at 84

He won over 3,000 career races, but Ron Turcotte will forever be remembered for the three he registered aboard the legendary Secretariat 52 years ago. Turcotte guided Secretariat to an emphatic American Triple Crown sweep in 1973.
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Fleetwood and Henley share Tour Championship lead in a tight race for a $10M prize

Fleetwood and Henley share Tour Championship lead in a tight race for a $10M prize

ATLANTA (AP) — Tommy Fleetwood is a familiar story hopeful of a different ending, posting eight birdies in his round of 7-under 63 to share the lead Friday at the Tour Championship with Russell Henley in what was shaping up as a tight race for the $1
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Toronto FC adds Ecuador midfielder Jose Cifuentes on loan from Scotland's Rangers

Toronto FC adds Ecuador midfielder Jose Cifuentes on loan from Scotland's Rangers

TORONTO — Toronto FC general manager Jason Hernandez was busy during the MLS secondary transfer window. But much of the work has been about setting the table for future moves.
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