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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Bridget Carleton had 15 points and Kayla Alexander added 11 points and 10 rebounds as Canada beat the Dominican Republic 78-50 on Thursday in FIBA Women's AmeriCup play.

TORONTO — The woman pressing a charge against Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews says she may not have done so if her description of events was taken more seriously by the NHL player's family.

WINNIPEG — Matt Nichols' season is over. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback underwent season-ending shoulder surgery Thursday. Nichols suffered a shoulder injury in the club's 32-16 win over the B.C. Lions on Aug.

WINNIPEG — Adam Bighill thinks the timing is perfect for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to have a big bounce-back game.

MILTON, Ont. — Jim Lawson wants to give harness trainers another reason to head to Woodbine Mohawk Park.

Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur underwent quadruple bypass heart surgery on Thursday, the NHL club has confirmed. The Canadiens say the procedure took place at the Centre hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal (CHUM).

Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) unveiled details of a CFL stadium proposal for Halifax on Thursday. According to the proposal, the first phase would cost about $94 million, with an additional $10 million for the cost of the land.

The job under less than ideal circumstances and with an interim tag, but Khari Jones is having the time of his life as the Montreal Alouettes' rookie head coach.

DOHA, Qatar — For decades, the message to women in track and field was crystal clear: get pregnant, lose sponsorship money. A rebellion led by some of the sport's top runners, Allyson Felix, Kara Goucher and Alysia Montano, is helping to change that.

Jack Eichel watched Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final 10 rows from the ice at TD Garden last June. A Boston Bruins fan growing up, the captain of the Buffalo Sabres didn't have a rooting interest in the series-clinching tilt against St.