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Auger-Aliassime moves into Swiss Open quarterfinals with win over Hanfmann

Auger-Aliassime moves into Swiss Open quarterfinals with win over Hanfmann

GSTAAD, SWITZERLAND — Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Open clay-court tennis tournament with a 7-6 (6), 6-2 win over Germany's Yannick Hanfmann on Thursday.
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MLS modifies rules to improve flexibility in how teams add world-class or developing players

MLS modifies rules to improve flexibility in how teams add world-class or developing players

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Soccer is modifying roster rules to give clubs more flexibility in how they build their rosters as well as providing more benefits when players are transferred or loaned to clubs outside of the league.
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Amid transfer rumours, Choinière focused on playing at CF Montreal – for now

Amid transfer rumours, Choinière focused on playing at CF Montreal – for now

MONTREAL — Back from his appearance at the Copa America, Canadian international Mathieu Choinière is focused on giving his best effort for CF Montreal — as long as he’s here.
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Canada jumps to 40th in FIFA rankings after fourth-place finish at Copa America

Canada jumps to 40th in FIFA rankings after fourth-place finish at Copa America

Canada moved up eight spots in the latest FIFA men's rankings after finishing fourth at the Copa America.
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McIlroy, DeChambeau stumble badly out of the gates at British Open

McIlroy, DeChambeau stumble badly out of the gates at British Open

TROON, Scotland (AP) — So much for the British Open being one last stand for Rory McIlroy in the majors this year. His best hope now is getting beyond one more day. And he has company from U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau.
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Evgeny Kuznetsov clears unconditional waivers, has his NHL contract terminated by the Hurricanes

Evgeny Kuznetsov clears unconditional waivers, has his NHL contract terminated by the Hurricanes

Evgeny Kuznetsov had his contract terminated Thursday after clearing unconditional waivers, bringing an abrupt end to the talented but inconsistent center's NHL career, at least for the time being.
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Raptors, Wizards to play NBA pre-season game at Montreal's Bell Centre

Raptors, Wizards to play NBA pre-season game at Montreal's Bell Centre

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors will host a pre-season game against the Washington Wizards in Montreal as part of this year's NBA Canada Series. The game announced Thursday will take place Oct.
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Canadian men look to reach FIFA U-20 World Cup after lengthy absence

Canadian men look to reach FIFA U-20 World Cup after lengthy absence

After outscoring three lesser opponents by a combined 15-0 in qualifying action, the degree of difficulty increases considerably for Canada when it opens play Saturday at the CONCACAF Men's U-20 Championship in Mexico.
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Substitutes key as surging Vancouver Whitecaps top Sporting Kansas City 2-1

Substitutes key as surging Vancouver Whitecaps top Sporting Kansas City 2-1

VANCOUVER — Vanni Sartini loved the way his team played Wednesday, for half of the game at least. Sartini's Vancouver Whitecaps smothered visiting Sporting Kansas City for the first 45 minutes of the match before faltering in the second half.
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Josef Martinez scores twice for CF Montreal in 2-2 tie with New York Red Bulls

Josef Martinez scores twice for CF Montreal in 2-2 tie with New York Red Bulls

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Josef Martinez scored two second-half goals to help CF Montreal rally for a 2-2 tie with the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday night. The game was delayed an hour 44 minutes at halftime because of thunderstorms in the area.
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