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Ottawa Fury FC beat Wanderers FC, advance to semifinals of Canadian Championship

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Fury shook off an atrocious first half on Wednesday to reach the Canadian Championship semifinal.

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Neesham looks to move on from World Cup heartbreak at Global T20 Canada

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Jimmy Neesham hopes to take a significant step in moving on from a heartbreaking World Cup when the Global T20 Canada professional cricket league gets underway this week.

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Nuggets announce five-year extension for Jamal Murray

DENVER — The Denver Nuggets have signed point guard Jamal Murray to the five-year, $170 million extension that the sides agreed to last month.

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Flames sign forward Sam Bennett to two-year contract worth $5.1 million

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames and forward Sam Bennett have avoided arbitration after agreeing to a two-year contract with an average annual value of US$2.55 million. Bennett, a 23-year-old native of Holland Landing, Ont.

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Struggling Eskimos can't take winless Argonauts for granted

EDMONTON — Any thoughts that the winless Toronto Argonauts might represent one of those trap games for the Edmonton Eskimos went right out the window last weekend.

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Consistency elevating Maddie Szeryk's game on the Symetra Tour

Maddie Szeryk was having trouble with her ball striking during the fourth round of the Danielle Downey Credit Union Classic and it was starting to get to her. But then she remembered the advice of Dr.

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Canadian snowboard star Max Parrot cleared for liftoff after cancer scare

Given the all-clear after cancer treatment, Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot is pushing himself hard in training to compete in an X Games big air event next month.

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Leonard thanks Toronto for 'amazing season' before moving on with L-A Clippers

LOS ANGELES — Former Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard turned the page on his time with Toronto's NBA team by publicly thanking the organization, the city and the fans for an "amazing season.

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Andrew Copp signs contract with Winnipeg Jets worth AAV of $2.28 million

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets and Andrew Copp have signed a two-year contract with an average annual value of US$2.28 million dollars. The move comes a day after an arbitrator awarded Copp a two-year, $4.56-million contract.

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VanVleet: Raptors hungry to repeat as champions, even without Leonard

TORONTO — Fred VanVleet never has put much stock in the opinions of media pundits.

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