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Gayle Force: Cricket great Chris Gayle to throw opening pitch at Blue Jays game

Gayle Force: Cricket great Chris Gayle to throw opening pitch at Blue Jays game

TORONTO — The Universe Boss is embracing his role as an ambassador for the sport of cricket. Chris Gayle will be throwing out the opening pitch at Rogers Centre on Saturday as the Toronto Blue Jays host the Oakland Athletics.
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CFL partnership with PFF took years to finalize

CFL partnership with PFF took years to finalize

Cris Collinsworth was ahead of the game on analytics, buying Pro Football Focus in 2014. The Emmy Award-winning football analyst says it wasn't until 2018, however, that he really started believing in the numbers.
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Toronto FC in hostile territory as it looks for first road win of the MLS season

Toronto FC in hostile territory as it looks for first road win of the MLS season

After losing 3-0 midweek at league-leading FC Cincinnati, Toronto FC finds itself in equally hostile territory Saturday when it visits New England.
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Peter Smith returns to Montreal Force bench

MONTREAL — Peter Smith will return as head coach of the Premier Hockey League's Montreal Force next season and the club has signed free-agent goaltender Lauren Bench.
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Former NFL star Collinsworth nearly began pro career in CFL

Former NFL star Collinsworth nearly began pro career in CFL

It took 42 years, but Cris Collinsworth is finally part of the CFL. Earlier this month, the CFL announced a partnership with Pro Football Focus.
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Calgary Flames name Lambert, Savard assistant coaches to Ryan Huska

Calgary Flames name Lambert, Savard assistant coaches to Ryan Huska

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have hired Dan Lambert and Marc Savard to be assistants to new head coach Ryan Huska. Lambert spent the last four seasons as an assistant coach with the Nashville Predators.
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Connor Bedard's NHL draft journey nearly complete: 'Hard to wrap your head around it'

Connor Bedard's NHL draft journey nearly complete: 'Hard to wrap your head around it'

Connor Bedard was about to jet off to a sunny destination. He wasn't happy about it. With minor hockey tryouts just around the corner, Bedard — the projected No.
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Reign of world's largest hockey stick coming to an end as Duncan, B.C., holds survey

Reign of world's largest hockey stick coming to an end as Duncan, B.C., holds survey

The world's largest hockey stick survived Expo '86, a move to Vancouver Island, the wrath of Canadian winters and even woodpeckers, but time is catching up with the monument to Canada's game attached to an ice arena in Duncan, B.C.
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Deguchi beats fellow Canadian Klimkait to win gold at Grand Slam judo event

Deguchi beats fellow Canadian Klimkait to win gold at Grand Slam judo event

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia — Christa Deguchi clamied the women's under-57 kilogram gold medal at the Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam judo tournament Friday with a win over fellow Canadian Jessica Klimkait.
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Canadian heavyweight Arjan Bhullar loses One Championship title in first defence

Canadian heavyweight Arjan Bhullar loses One Championship title in first defence

BANGKOK — Unbeaten Russian Anatoly (Sladkiy) Malykhin stopped Canadian Arjan Bhullar in the third round Friday to win the One Championship heavyweight title.
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