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MONTREAL — Kyle Lowry was so fired up for a pre-season game that it got him ejected. The veteran point guard was thrown out for a pair of technical fouls as the Toronto Raptors beat the Brooklyn Nets 118-91 on Wednesday.

Jimmy Butler is back with the Minnesota Timberwolves, and his first practice of the season had fireworks. He caused them — with his words and his play.

MONTREAL — A group of Quebec businesspeople led by former federal cabinet minister and senator Michael Fortier is continuing its full-court press to bring a National Basketball Association franchise to Montreal — even though the league has no current

TORONTO — Johnny Bear has defied the odds before. The seven-year-old Ontario-bred gelding is the co-fourth choice at early 8/1 odds for the $800,000 Pattison Canadian International turf race Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack.

EDMONTON — The owner of an Alberta trucking company involved in the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash has been charged.

A grand jury in New Jersey indicted former baseball star Lenny Dykstra on drug and other charges stemming from an altercation with an Uber driver in May.

The Montreal Alouettes' fire sale has begun. The Alouettes, who will miss the CFL playoffs for a fourth straight season, made two deals prior to the CFL trade deadline Wednesday.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Canada 'A' lost its second straight game at the World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge, beaten 45-5 by defending champion Argentina 'A' on Wednesday.

The B.C. Lions' playoff quest faces a stiff test this weekend. B.C. (7-7) visits the Calgary Stampeders (12-2) on Saturday night.

Toronto and Vancouver will debut in different divisions in the 2019 season of the Overwatch League. Toronto and fellow expansion sides Paris, Washington D.C.