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Four years after she reached Wimbledon final, Eugenie Bouchard claws way into main draw through qualifying
Pursuit of John Tavares enters final stretch as Leafs, Islanders and other contenders wait for his call
How did John Gibbons manage to manage 1,500 MLB games? 'You can fool Canadians twice'
Face it: Major leaguers are embracing an old solution to protect their noggins
Will England and Belgium go for it Thursday with only World Cup seeding on the line?

'Korean brother! Now you are Mexican!' How Germany's ouster from the World Cup united two countries in wild celebration

After South Korea beat Germany to ensure Mexico would advance, scores of fans in Mexico City rushed to the Korean embassy to express their gratitude

Post Picks

Gary Bettman's Hall of Fame legacy is a matter of perspective

The NHL is a far different league than the one he took over in 1993.

'VAR is bulls—t': Video review's honeymoon phase comes to sudden, spectacular end at World Cup

Scott Stinson: A process meant to reduce the number of controversies by correcting human error was now only adding to the controversies

Sure, the game only lasts 90 minutes, but to these World Cup fans the 27-hour train ride was worth it

About 15-20 fans from each of Mexico and Sweden boarded a Soviet-era train on Monday in Moscow, bound for the easternmost Russian host city

'We do not deserve this': Women broadcasters sexually harassed, judged for pitch of their voices at World Cup

As BBC commentator Vicki Sparks broke one gender boundary at the World Cup, other women encountered barriers to the simple execution of their jobs

Walked off: Not-so-happy homecoming for Blue Jays closer Ryan Tepera

Alex Bregman's ninth-inning home run capped the Astros' revival after Toronto took a 5-0 lead in the top of the first inning

Failure to get out of group stage a 'huge disappointment' for Germany

The defending World Cup champion lost to South Korea on Wednesday and won't advance to the knockout stage
Sens assistant GM Randy Lee faces new charge for allegedly harassing hotel shuttle driver in Buffalo

Lee, who remains suspended until the outcome of his legal troubles, has said he would love to tell his side of the story but has been instructed against it
'Slap in the face': Retired players suing NHL over head injuries blast Hall of Fame for inducting Gary Bettman

Daniel Carcillo tweeted that Bettman 'had a hand' in the premature deaths of five former players who were suffering from brain damage
Defending champion Germany crashes out of World Cup in group stage with stunning loss to South Korea

Mexico advanced to the knockout stage with Sweden despite a heavy 3-0 loss in a match played simultaneously to Germany's 2-0 defeat
'Naw, that’s not good news': Josh Donaldson's injury could hinder the Blue Jays' trade plans — and cost him millions

Donaldson, who hasn't played in a month, suffered a relapse with his injured left calf on Tuesday and will be reevaluated three weeks from now

Aaron Brown overtakes Andre De Grasse as Canada's fastest man — for one day, at least

Brown won a 100-metre race in B.C. in 10.21 seconds to De Grasse's 10.36, but acknowledged De Grasse is still rusty coming off a hamstring injury

Scoreboard

NHL Scoreboard
No games scheduled for Jun 27, 2018

NBA Scoreboard
Golden State	108	Final
Cleveland	85

MLB Scoreboard
Interleague
Kansas City	5	Final
Milwaukee	4

NY Yankees	0	Final
Philadelphia	3

San Diego	2	Final
Texas	5

Cleveland	5	Final
St. Louis	1
American League
Toronto	6	Final
Houston	7

Seattle	8	Final 11
Baltimore	7

LA Angels	6	Final
Boston	9

Oakland	3	Final
Detroit	0

Minnesota	1	Final
Chi White Sox	6
National League
Cincinnati	6	Final
Atlanta	5

Pittsburgh	5	Final
NY Mets	3

Arizona	2	Final
Miami	1

Chi Cubs	5	Final
LA Dodgers	7

Colorado	0	Final
San Francisco	1

NFL Preseason
Thursday, Aug. 2
Chicago		5:00 PT6:00 MT7:00 CT8:00 ET0:00 GMT8:00 5:00 MST6:00 CST7:00 EST7:00 CT4:00 UAE (+1)20:00 ETNaN:�
Baltimore

CFL
Thursday, Jun. 28
Ottawa		9:00 ET
Calgary
Friday, Jun. 29
Winnipeg		7:00 ET
Hamilton

BC		10:00 ET
Edmonton
Saturday, Jun. 30
Montreal		9:00 ET
Saskatchewan

Results updated hourly. All times ET

CFL

A cruel CFL farewell for Argos' Ricky Ray

Instead of taking his fourth Grey Cup championship and riding off into the CFL sunset, the image of Ricky Ray riding off the field on a cart following a serious ...
Tight tilts order of the day between Stamps, Redblacks

The Calgary Stampeders can’t really explain it. Neither can the Ottawa Redblacks. Regardless of what the CFL standings suggest should happen, games between the two teams have had a strange ...
Crash with sideline ad keeps Adeleke out of lineup

It turns out that running into the advertising boards along the sidelines at McMahon Stadium can be painful.

All gas, no brakes for Edmonton Eskimos' new Olympian

He had to hit the brakes over the off-season, but Sam Giguere’s professional football career is back on track after joining the Edmonton Eskimos this week.

The Blue Jays

Morales blast carries Jays past Angels in extra innings

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Kendrys Morales has had some memorable home runs at Angel Stadium and a wide range of emotions as he has crossed the plate at the Southern California ...Continue Reading →

On Deck: Blue Jays at Astros

, 8:10 p.m. LHP J.A. Happ (9-3, 3.56 ERA) vs. RHP Justin Verlander (9-2, 1.60 ERA) Those two losses? In each game, Verlander allowed only one earned run over six innings.
Jays expected to call up Borucki
Vancouver Canadians: Bec feels he's found a fit, even if he's not your typical catcher

It’s easy to wonder if Toronto Blue Jays director of player development Gil Kim knew just how right he was going to be about Vancouver Canadians catcher Christopher Bec.
C's second sacker Podkul wants to use baseball to help honour what his late father taught him

Nick Podkul can sound old, albeit for the harshest of reasons. Podkul, the Vancouver Canadians second baseman, was only in high school when his father died.

NHL

WatchKotkaniemi is Canadiens’ new centre of attention | HI/O Show

The focus on centres was evident during the draft in Dallas, a position that has been weak for years for the Canadiens

MLB

Dodgers hit 3 homers for 51 in June, beat Cubs 7-5

LOS ANGELES — After an anemic first couple months of the season, the Dodgers are powering balls out of the stadium at a near record rate.
Angels INF Cozart to have season-ending shoulder surgery

BOSTON — Los Angeles Angels infielder Zack Cozart will have season-ending surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder.
Crawford's 9th-inning HR gives Giants 1-0 win over Rockies

SAN FRANCISCO — The only thing that would have made Brandon Crawford feel better about his game-ending homer was if it had come early enough to reward Madison Bumgarner with ...

Martinez hits MLB-best 25th HR as Red Sox beat Angels 9-6

BOSTON — J.D. Martinez and the Boston Red Sox keep piling up big offensive numbers — not to mention wins — against the Los Angeles Angels.

Soccer

LARSON: This is Brazil's World Cup to lose

MOSCOW — The music stopped, but Brazil’s national team, along with tens of thousands of fans inside Spartak Stadium, kept singing.Continue Reading →

LARSON: Mexico blew huge opportunity in shocking loss

MOSCOW — The Mexicans hadn’t been throttled that bad since this time last year, when the Germans took them apart at the Confederations Cup.
Fury advances to championship semifinal and showdown with Toronto FC

On a day that saw the defending champions upset at the World Cup, Ottawa Fury FC won an important match it was favoured to win.
Brazil fans pack Vancouver's Boteco Brasil with celebrations after team's group win

It was pure euphoria for Brazil as they beat Serbia on Wednesday, and secured a seat in the Round of 16 at the World Cup on the same day that ...
Kendall Waston scores for Costa Rica at the World Cup

Costa Rica finally have a goal in Russia. Kendall Waston got his first start and first appearance at the World Cup on Wednesday against Switzerland.

Golf

Canadian Open lands Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson as headliners

OAKVILLE, Ont. — Two-time reigning U.S. Open champion Brooks Koepka and world No. 1 Dustin Johnson will headline the field for the 2018 RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf ...

This Week's Flyers

Football

CFL Eskimos brass on northern visits to talk about name, 'where we fit in'

INUVIK, N.W.T. — Officials from the Edmonton Eskimos Canadian Football League club are on a tour of northern communities to discuss the team’s name.
Brother of Giants' Janoris Jenkins charged in man's death

FAIR LAWN, N.J. — The brother of New York Giants cornerback Janoris Jenkins was arrested and charged Wednesday with manslaughter in the death of a 25-year-man whose body was found ...
Source: Veteran Ray won't return to Toronto Argonauts this season

TORONTO — Ricky Ray’s season is done. A CFL source told The Canadian Press on Wednesday the veteran quarterback isn’t planning to return to the Toronto Argonauts this year after ...
CFL fines Henoc Muamba, Aaron Grymes for separate spearing incidents

TORONTO — The CFL handed Montreal Alouettes linebacker Henoc Muamba and Edmonton Eskimos defensive back Aaron Grymes maximum fines Wednesday for separate spearing incidents last week.

Tennis

Murray beaten by fellow Briton Edmund at Eastbourne

EASTBOURNE, England — Andy Murray remains well below his best with Wimbledon less than a week away and the former champion has still to decide whether to bid for a ...Continue Reading →