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Gauff, just 15, shocks 5-time champ Venus, 39, at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England — Coco Gauff grew up admiring the Williams sisters. Picked up a tennis racket as a little girl because of them. And on Monday at Wimbledon, still just 15, Gauff beat one of them.

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Canadiens tender offer sheet to Sebastian Aho, sign goalie Keith Kinkaid

MONTREAL — Now all Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin can do is wait.

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Vancouver Canucks ink free-agent defenceman Tyler Myers, Jordie Benn

VANCOUVER — For months, Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning has stressed the need for his club to beef up their blue line over the off-season. He did just that on Monday, adding a trio of defencemen in free agency.

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Calgary Flames sign former Oilers goaltender Cam Talbot to one-year contract

CALGARY — Players in the fold were more of a priority for the Calgary Flames than the open market when NHL free agency opened Monday.

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Blue Jays ride season-high 18 hits as Toronto downs Kansas City Royals 11-4

TORONTO — Charlie Montoyo always believed his hitters were better than what they have shown for much of the season. "It started with (Lourdes) Gurriel.

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Two years after claiming gold, Canada's U19 team has sights on World Cup medal

When Canada captured its first global basketball title at the FIBA under-19 Men's World Cup two years ago, it changed the tone for perhaps every Canadian squad playing on the sport's biggest stage.

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Maple Leafs trade Zaitsev, Brown to Senators for Ceci in six-player deal

TORONTO — The Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs swapped underperforming defencemen a couple of hours before NHL free agency opened Monday.

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Ottawa Senators add experience with signings of Ron Hainsey, Tyler Ennis

OTTAWA — Pierre Dorion added the veteran leadership he was looking for on the opening day of free agency. The Ottawa Senators general manager signed veteran defenceman Ron Hainsey to a one-year deal worth US$3.

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Nuggets' point guard Jamal Murray agrees to richest Canadian NBA deal

TORONTO — Jamal Murray's breakout NBA season has paid off. The 22-year-old from Kitchener, Ont., agreed to a five-year, US$170 million contract extension with the Denver Nuggets, the richest deal for a Canadian player in NBA history.

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Felix Auger-Aliassime beats Vasek Pospisil in all-Canadian Wimbledon match

WIMBLEDON, England — It was only a matter of time until Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime won his first career main draw singles match at a Grand Slam tennis tournament.

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