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QMJHL roundup: Cataford leads Mooseheads to 6-2 win over Titan

HALIFAX — Mathieu Cataford scored twice and added an assist as the Halifax Mooseheads beat the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 6-2 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Sunday.

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Kurt Kitayama breaks through in wild finish at Bay Hill

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Kurt Kitayama only had to look around at the players next to him in the practice area and right below him on the leaderboard at Bay Hill to know what he was up against Sunday in the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

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QMJHL commissioner Gilles Courteau resigns after 37 years at helm

MONTREAL — Quebec Major Junior Hockey League commissioner Gilles Courteau announced his resignation Sunday amid intense scrutiny among the province's political class over hazing and initiations.

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OHL roundup: Vierling nets 5 points as Colts crush Attack 6-3

OWEN SOUND, Ont. — Evan Vierling scored three goals, including one on a penalty shot, and added two assists as the visiting Barrie Colts defeated the Owen Sound Attack 6-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Sunday.

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Marcus Ericsson wins rough IndyCar season-opening race

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jack Harvey was taken to a hospital for observation and Helio Castroneves needed an ice pack and X-rays. A pair of cars went airborne, the leaders crashed each other and the entire Andretti Autosport fleet was eliminated.

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Sarah Nurse's three-point effort leads Team Adidas to win at PWHPA Dream Gap Tour

ARLINGTON, Va. — Canadian star Sarah Nurse had a goal and two assists in leading Team Adidas to a 4-1 victory over Team Scotiabank on Sunday in Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association Dream Gap Tour action.

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Blue Jays use big second, seventh innings to crush Phillies 16-4

DUNEDIN, Fla. — The Toronto Blue Jays scored six runs in the second inning and another seven in the seventh en route to a 16-4 drubbing of the Philadelphia Phillies in spring training action on Sunday.

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Canada's Bloemen takes home bronze medal at speedskating worlds

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands — Canada's Ted-Jan Bloemen earned a bronze medal in the men's 10,000-metre event at the world speedskating championships on Sunday. Skating in the second of six pairs, Bloemen posted a time of 13 minutes, 1.

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Liverpool humiliates Manchester United with 7-0 rout in EPL

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool brought Manchester United crashing down to earth in a stunning 7-0 rout in the Premier League at Anfield on Sunday.

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Canadian fullback Alistair Johnston scores first goal for Glasgow Celtic in 5-1 win

PAISLEY, United Kingdom — Canadian international Alistair Johnston scored his first goal for Celtic in a 5-1 win over St. Mirren in Scottish league play Sunday. The 24-year-old from Aurora, Ont.

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