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Canadiens sign top draft pick David Reinbacher to three-year, entry-level contract

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens signed fifth-overall draft pick David Reinbacher to a three-year, entry-level contract on Wednesday.

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Guerrero Jr. hits 2-run homer in 8th to lift Blue Jays to 4-3 win over White Sox

CHICAGO (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. stepped to the plate looking for a pitch up in the zone that he could drive. He got a high slider and parked it in a party deck.

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Araujo, Thorhallsson help Orlando City rout Toronto FC 4-0

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — César Araújo and Dagur Thórhallsson each scored their first Major League Soccer goal and Orlando routed Toronto FC 4-0 on Tuesday night.

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Canada tops Cuba 4-2 to advance to CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals

HOUSTON — Canada got exactly what it wanted advancing to the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals.

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Mountain biker dies after crash during B.C. Cup race at Big White resort

KELOWNA, B.C. — The senior vice-president of Big White Ski Resort in Kelowna, B.C., says a mountain biker is dead after a crash during the B.C. Cup downhill racing event held there over the weekend.

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Bull rider heralded as 'up-and-coming star' dies during weekend rodeo near Calgary

CALGARY — A bull rider heralded as a promising star on the Indigenous rodeo circuit has died during a competition in southern Alberta.

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Oilers sign Condors' netminder Rodrigue to one-year deal

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers padded their goaltending ranks by signing 22-year-old Olivier Rodrigue on Tuesday to a one-year, two-way NHL contract with an average annual value of US$775,000.

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Jays pitcher Manoah set to return from minors, manager eyes Friday start at Detroit

CHICAGO — Toronto pitcher Alek Manoah is set to return from a conditioning stint and start for the Blue Jays on Friday.

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Hockey Canada names former Curling Canada exec Katherine Henderson as president, CEO

The announcement comes as Hockey Canada tries to rebuild after a series of scandals last year rocked the national sport organization to its core

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'The next Cale Makar': Hutson impresses Reinbacher at Canadiens development camp

BROSSARD, Que. — Canadiens fifth-overall draft pick David Reinbacher had some high praise for talented defence partner Lane Hutson at Montreal’s development camp on Tuesday.

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