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LONDON — With fans growing increasingly nervous, Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp knew his players needed to make a statement about their title credentials against Bournemouth on Saturday.

PARK CITY, Utah — Canadian Cassie Sharpe narrowly missed capturing her first ski halfpipe world championship title, settling for second place on Saturday behind Estonia's Kelly Sildaru. Sharpe, the reigning Olympic champion from Comox, B.C.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed Canadian defensive lineman Makana Henry to a one-year contract extension on Saturday. Henry has spent the last three seasons with the Riders after originally signing with the team in August of 2016.

'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands — Canada took a 2-0 lead over the Netherlands in the best-of-five Fed Cup tie with a pair of singles victories on Saturday.

TORINO, Italy — Cedrik Blais earned his second consecutive bronze medal on the speedskating World Cup circuit, taking third place in the men's 500-metre race Saturday on a three-medal day for Canadian skaters.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens acquired forward Dale Weise and defenceman Christian Folin from the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday in exchange for David Schlemko and Byron Froese. The Canadiens announced the trade Saturday morning.

TORONTO — Fresh off a busy European road trip, CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie expects contract talks between the league and its players will begin sometime next month.

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Friday's Games NHL Carolina 3 N.Y.

DEER VALLEY, Utah — Canadian Mikael Kingsbury is back on top at the world championships. The 2018 Olympic gold medallist was crowned world champion in single moguls on Friday at the FIS Freestyle World Championships after putting down a score of 84.