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TORONTO — If Kyle Lowry is having a hard time getting up to speed, it's not showing. He isn't telling, either. Lowry had 26 points, six assists and five rebounds as the Toronto Raptors held on for a 104-95 win over the Orlando Magic on Monday.

TORONTO — All Blacks rugby star Sonny Bill Williams continues to be linked with the Toronto Wolfpack, this time with a bumper contract offer.

TORONTO — Forge FC and Cavalry FC are appealing red cards issued to Tristan Borges and Joel Waterman, respectively, in the opening leg of the Canadian Premier League final.

Alejandro Pozuelo joined some select Toronto FC company Monday when he was named to the 2019 Major League Soccer Best XI.

NEW YORK — The NHL has suspended Winnipeg Jets forward Adam Lowry for two games for boarding Calgary Flames defenceman Oliver Kylington.

They've been a fixture atop the West Division standings since 2010, but the Calgary Stampeders will need help to finish there this season.

TORONTO — Norm Stoneburgh, a former all-star centre with the Toronto Argonauts, has died. He was 84. The Argos announced that Stoneburgh passed away last Thursday. Stoneburgh, a Toronto native, spent 13 seasons with the Argos (1955-67).

SHENZHEN, China — An ailing Bianca Andreescu will have to try to dig out of an early hole at the WTA Finals — if the Canadian decides she's healthy enough to stay on court. The 19-year-old from Mississauga, Ont.

NEW YORK — Boston Bruins left-wing Brad Marchand, Nashville Predators defenceman Roman Josi and Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Brian Elliott are the NHL's three stars of the week.

PARIS — Canada's Milos Raonic has won his first official match since early August. Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., downed Great Britain's Cameron Norrie 6-3, 6-2 in the first round of the Paris Masters on Monday.