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Rookie Alan Roden's calm demeanour impressing Blue Jays teammates

TORONTO — Alan Roden streaked toward centre field from his spot in left, tracking a fly ball off the bat of Baltimore Orioles' designated hitter Ryan O'Hearn.

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Lilia Vu has another bogey-free day and leads a pack of LPGA stars in Arizona

CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Lilia Vu didn't feel her best on the range.

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Canada sevens captain Olivia Apps scores in Hong Kong to reach 300-point milestone

HONG KONG — Captain Olivia Apps reached the 300-point plateau in HSBC SVNS play while Taylor Perry scored her first try in World Rugby's elite sevens series as Canada advanced to the Cup quarterfinals at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens on Friday.

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Iafallo scores twice, Jets down Devils 4-0 for 50th win this season

WINNIPEG — Alex Iafallo scored a pair of goals to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night. Mark Scheifele and David Gustafsson also scored for Winnipeg (50-19-4).

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Sochi Olympic champion Jacobs wearing Canada colours again at men's curling worlds

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — It has been over a decade since Brad Jacobs has had the Maple Leaf on his back at a major curling event. Putting on Canada's colours again Friday at the Temple Gardens Centre was a feeling that was tough to describe.

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Santander's RBI single caps five-run rally as Blue Jays beat Orioles 8-2

TORONTO — Anthony Santander singled in a run for his first RBI since signing a free agent deal with Toronto to cap off a five-run inning as the Blue Jays rallied past the Baltimore Orioles 8-2 on Friday.

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Aho, Hall score in 2nd period as Hurricanes beat Canadiens 4-1 for 10th win in 12 games

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sebastian Aho and Taylor Hall scored 2:24 apart in the second period, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the slumping Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Friday night.

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Poeltl's double-double helps Raptors beat Hornets 108-97, extend win streak

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors ran their winning streak to three games with an 108-97 victory over the lowly Charlotte Hornets on Friday.

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Disciplinary hearing results in admonishment for former Canada coach John Herdman

A disciplinary committee hearing into John Herdman, triggered by the Olympic drone-spying scandal, has concluded with the former Canada coach receiving a written admonishment.

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Scottie Scheffler ties record with 62 for the lead in the Houston Open

HOUSTON (AP) — Scottie Scheffler opened with two straight birdies and was on his way Friday in the Houston Open, tying the Memorial Park record with an 8-under 62 for a one-shot lead when the second round was halted by darkness after a two-hour storm

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