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HAMAR, Norway — Laurent Dubreuil was the top Canadian on the second day of competition at the speed skating World Cup, earning a fifth-place finish in the men's 500-metre race on Saturday. Dubreuil, of Levis, Que., posted a time of 34.812 seconds, 0.

This time there was no need for Maurizio Sarri to get mad with his players.

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime lifted Canada into the Davis Cup finals, downing Norbert Gombos of Slovakia 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday to win the best-of-five tie 3-2.

DRESDEN, Germany — Five-time Olympic medallist Charles Hamelin added to his trophy case with a silver medal on Saturday at a short-track speedskating World Cup.

JONKOPING, Sweden — Canada's Matt Dunstone stayed tied for first place in the Group B standings at the third World Cup stop of the season, downing China 9-2 on Saturday.

IBIUNA, Brazil — Canada will play for third place at the Pan American Games baseball qualifying tournament after a 10-7 walkoff loss against the Dominican Republic in semifinal action on Saturday.

Jose Bautista's bat-flip ball has sold at auction for more than $28,000.

TORONTO — Derek Drouin had the opportunity to stand on the top of the medal podium while "O Canada" played and the Maple Leaf went up at both the 2015 world championships and 2016 Rio Olympics. So when the 28-year-old from Corunna, Ont.

Friday's Games NHL Washington 4 Calgary 3 Detroit 3 Toronto 2 (OT) Pittsburgh 5 Ottawa 3 Tampa Bay 1 N.Y.

Friday's Games NHL Washington 4 Calgary 3 Detroit 3 Toronto 2 (OT) Pittsburgh 5 Ottawa 3 Tampa Bay 1 N.Y.