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Riley with 66 shares lead at Sanderson Farms in home state

Riley with 66 shares lead at Sanderson Farms in home state

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Davis Riley got off to a hot start and kept bogeys off his card to the end for a 6-under 66 and a share of the lead Thursday with Will Gordon in the Sanderson Farms Championship, the PGA Tour event he considers his fifth major.
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Siakam thrilled to have Rico Hines on the Raptors' coaching staff this season

Siakam thrilled to have Rico Hines on the Raptors' coaching staff this season

VICTORIA — Rico Hines can't remember the last time he took a vacation. But he wouldn't have it any other way.
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Blue Bombers look to bounce back against visiting Roughriders

Blue Bombers look to bounce back against visiting Roughriders

WINNIPEG — The Blue Bombers are coming off their worst performance of the season. The reigning Grey Cup champions were overwhelmed 48-31 by a desperate Hamilton Tiger-Cats team with one of the worst records in the CFL two weeks ago.
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Frankie Lasagna back in the kitchen at Italian restaurant after viral baseball moment

Frankie Lasagna back in the kitchen at Italian restaurant after viral baseball moment

TORONTO — Of all the days for Frankie Lasagna's pizza cook to miss work, a sick day on Thursday was less than ideal.
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Adams, B.C. Lions look to spark offence against Ottawa Redblacks

Adams, B.C. Lions look to spark offence against Ottawa Redblacks

VANCOUVER — Vernon Adams Jr. is hungry. While his first three games with the B.C. Lions have had ups and downs, the quarterback is missing an elusive milestone. "We have to be scoring touchdowns.
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Judge Watch, Frankie Lasagna and Homer No. 61: On an unusual night at the ballpark

Judge Watch, Frankie Lasagna and Homer No. 61: On an unusual night at the ballpark

TORONTO — Baseball writers in Toronto were rather displeased a few years back when the press box was moved from behind home plate to a perch way out by the left-field foul screen. The location paid off Wednesday on a historic night at Rogers Centre.
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Maple Leafs, RFA defenceman Rasmus Sandin agree on two-year, US$2.8-million contract

Maple Leafs, RFA defenceman Rasmus Sandin agree on two-year, US$2.8-million contract

TORONTO — Rasmus Sandin signed a two-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the club announced on Thursday.
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WHL teams with Orange Shirt Society before National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

WHL teams with Orange Shirt Society before National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

CALGARY — The Western Hockey League and the Orange Shirt Society announced a new partnership on Thursday with initiatives to recognize and commemorate the legacy of residential schools.
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Canada blanks Kazakhstan to score first win at women's volleyball world championship

Canada blanks Kazakhstan to score first win at women's volleyball world championship

ŁÓDŹ, Poland — Canada knocked off Kazakhstan to pick up its first win at the women's world volleyball championship on Thursday. After dropping its two opening matches to the top-ranked U.S.
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Canada into women's World Cup semis for 1st time since 1986

Canada into women's World Cup semis for 1st time since 1986

SYDNEY (AP) — No one on Canada's roster was alive the last time the team won a medal at the women's World Cup. Now the Canadians are a win away from winning one for the first time since 1986, when they captured the bronze.
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