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TORONTO — If Kyle Lowry had played in Toronto's final game of the regular season, would his shot still have been M.I.A.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have optioned infielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. to triple-A Buffalo and selected infielder Eric Sogard to the active roster. Gurriel has struggled this season, both in the field and at the plate. He is hitting just .

The Edmonton Eskimos have no immediate plans to change their name. The CFL franchise has spent the past couple of years speaking with Inuit leaders and conducting research on the impact of the Eskimos name on the Inuit community.

BOSTON — "Full House" actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that they paid $500,000 in bribes to get their daughters into the University of Southern California.

TORONTO — Lazarus Esports has joined forces with SheIS to shine a spotlight on women's esports.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks named Joe Paopao as their running backs coach Monday. Paopao, 63, played quarterback for the Ottawa Rough Riders (1987) and served previously as head coach of the Ottawa Renegades (2002-05).

TORONTO — American centre Jack Hughes remained the top North American prospect, while Finnish right-winger Kaapo Kakko maintained the No.

MONACO — Denis Shapovalov's clay-court campaign got off to a poor start as the Canadian lost 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 to Jan-Lennard Struff in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Monday. The 20-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont.

A Finnish forward for the Toronto Maple Leafs thinks his country should have won the world women's hockey championship.

TORONTO — A Canadian presence in the American Hockey League playoffs will only last as long as the Toronto Marlies do.