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Jason Spezza remembers what it was like being a young star in the NHL — the demands, the pressure, the expectations. The impact that veteran leaders had on his early career remain equally fresh in his 36-year-old mind.

Warren Rychel was out of the junior hockey scene and sitting at home watching a movie when he missed a call from Barrie Colts owner/president Howie Campbell one evening this summer.

Andrew Harris returns to anchor the CFL's top-ranked ground attack this weekend. The CFL rushing leader will be back in the lineup Saturday when Winnipeg (9-3) visits the Montreal Alouettes (6-5).

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed Russian forward Anton Burdasov to a professional tryout contract. The 28-year-old Burdasov has 176 points (89 goals, 87 assists) in 386 career games over 10 seasons in the KHL.

TORONTO — While Mitch Marner's contract dominated Leaf Nation for months, Michael Bradley's future with Toronto FC has been kept under the radar.

Tuesday's Games NHL Pre-Season Ottawa 3 Toronto 1 N.Y.

Canadian ice dancing stars Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir say they are "stepping away" from the sport. Their retirement was revealed late Tuesday night in a video message posted on their separate Twitter accounts.

VANCOUVER — He may have scored and earned praise from his coach on Tuesday night, but Vancouver Canucks centre Elias Pettersson was less than impressed with his first performance of the pre-season.

BALTIMORE — Cavan Biggio hit for the cycle, just like his dad. Biggio homered in the third inning, singled in the sixth, doubled in the eighth and tripled in the ninth to boost the Toronto Blue Jays over the Baltimore Orioles 8-5 on Tuesday night.

BOSTON — A woman accused of paying $400,000 to get her son into the University of California, Los Angeles, as a fake soccer recruit has become the 52nd person charged in a sweeping college admissions bribery scheme, according to an indictment unseale