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LAVAL-SUR-LE-LAC, Que. — Defenceman Mike Matheson has been named an assistant captain of the Montreal Canadiens, the team announced Monday. The club said the decision was made by the Canadiens' management team.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hopes of returning home from the NORCECA men's Continental Volleyball Championship with a gold medal were spiked Sunday by a powerful squad from the United States.

Sunday's Scoreboard FIBA Men's World Cup Bronze-medal game Canada 127 United States 118 (OT) Gold-medal game Germany 83 Serbia 77 --- MLB American League Toronto 5 Kansas City 2 Texas 9 Oakland 4 Tampa Bay 6 Seattle 3 Detroit 3 Chicago White Sox 2 Bo

NEW YORK (AP) — Halfway through a second set that lasted 1 hour, 44 minutes, a test of tenacity as much as talent amid a U.S. Open final as exhausting as it was exhilarating, Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev engaged each other in a 32-stroke point.

NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic couldn't think about No. 24 without thinking of Kobe Bryant. So after winning the U.S.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Minjee Lee lost a five-shot lead on the back nine Sunday and recovered at just the right time, hitting wedge to two feet for birdie to beat Charley Hull on the second playoff hole in the Kroger Queen City Championship.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Steve Flesch put all parts of his game together Sunday and matched his career-low on the PGA Tour Champions with a 9-under 62 that took him from a two-shot deficit to a three-shot victory in the Ascension Charity Classic.

MONTREAL — Darnell Sankey is back in the CFL. The veteran middle linebacker has signed a one-year deal with the Montreal Alouettes, according to a CFL source.

MONTREAL — A hard, final push by Adam Yates rewarded the British cyclist with a victory Sunday in the Montreal Grand Prix.

TORONTO — Kevin Kiermaier was so fired up after Toronto's wild 5-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday he had to speak directly to Blue Jays fans.