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TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays' vaunted offence has been sputtering against divisional rivals this week but manager John Schneider is preaching patience in the clubhouse and to media.

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has been accused of a second doping offense by the International Tennis Integrity Agency for irregularities in her Athlete Biological Passport.

TORONTO — Brendan Shanahan started the week wanting to keep Kyle Dubas in the fold.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, an unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor as well as a prominent civil rights advocate during the 1960s, has died. He was 87.

CALGARY — Smoke in the air threw a wrench into the early days of Calgary Stampeders' training camp, but there were still jobs to be earned and important pre-season reps to accomplish.

MONTREAL — Despite losing 3-0 to FC Cincinnati on Wednesday, CF Montreal is staying positive heading into Saturday’s road match against the New York Red Bulls.

FLORENCE, Italy — Canadian tennis player Eugenie Bouchard is out of the Firenze Ladies Open after she retired from her quarterfinal match against Italy's Sara Errani.

You can set your watch to the Calgary Roughnecks' playstyle. In fact, they do. Captain Jesse King and his teammates break every National Lacrosse League game into five-minute sections and focus on winning each one.

TORONTO — The Toronto Marlies won't be renewing the contracts of head coach Greg Moore and assistants A.J. MacLean and John Snowden, the club announced Friday.

Former Canadian Olympic sprinter Donovan Bailey is joining the bid led by Los Angeles-based producer Neko Sparks to buy the NHL's Ottawa Senators, the 55-year-old announced on Twitter.