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TORONTO — A partnership between TheScore Bet and the Toronto Blue Jays seems like a natural fit to John Levy, the CEO of the sportsbook.

After finishing one game short of the post-season last year, the Toronto Blue Jays look to have the makings of a playoff team in 2022.

LAS VEGAS — Canada skip Brad Gushue got the match he wanted at the world men's curling championship, if not the result. Gushue suffered his first defeat in round-robin play Wednesday, a 7-5 loss to Sweden's Niklas Edin.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Elias Pettersson scored twice and had two assists to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-1 victory over Vegas on Wednesday night, snapping a five-game winning streak for the Golden Knights.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Michael Stone got his first goal of the season and an assist in his 500th NHL game, and Elias Lindholm scored his 36th goal in the Calgary Flames' 4-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.

WINNIPEG — Sam Gagner was complimented for more than the two goals he scored in the Detroit Red Wings' 3-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka won for the first time since late February, outlasting American Alison Riske 7-6 (3), 6-4 on Wednesday to start the weather-delayed Credit One Charleston Open.

TORONTO — Canadian welterweight Rory (The Red King) MacDonald will meet American Brett (Fudoshin) Cooper at PFL 3 on May 6 at Esports Stadium Arlington in Arlington, Texas.

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball and NBC agreed to a new Sunday morning package of broadcast streams that will start at 11:30 a.m. and noon EDT.

TORONTO — Brady Heslip, a former guard for Canada's men's national team, has been named the general manager of the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League. The Burlington, Ont.