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Canada's Dubreuil, Blondin win speedskating silver medals as World Cup season ends

HEERENVEEN — Canada’s Laurent Dubreuil and Ivanie Blondin earned silver medals Sunday as the World Cup speedskating season wrapped up. Dubreuil, from Lévis, Que., finished second in a time of 34.

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Canadian ice dancer Fournier Beaudry forms new French team with Olympic champ Cizeron

Canadian figure skater Laurence Fournier Beaudry has formed a partnership with Olympic ice dance champion Guillaume Cizeron months after former partner Nikolaj Sorensen was handed a six-year suspension for "sexual maltreatment.

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Canadian rider Derek Gee wins O Gran Camino cycling race in Spain

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA — Canadian cyclist Derek Gee won the O Gran Camino road race in Spain on Sunday, finishing with a 35-second edge over Italy's Davide Piganzoli.

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Canadian men beaten by Chile in Cape Town in final of Challenger Series event

CAPE TOWN — Chile, recovering from an early 7-0 deficit, reeled off five straight tries to defeat Canada 33-7 Sunday in the men's final of the opening round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger Series.

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Norwegian forward Ola Brynhildsen shows promise in MLS debut for Toronto FC

Toronto FC's 4-2 loss at Orlando on Saturday showed new coach Robin Fraser still has plenty of work to do. But there was also hope for the future with Norwegian forward Ola Brynhildsen making his debut off the bench in the 65th minute.

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Olympic champion Lydia Ko wins Singapore LPGA

SINGAPORE (AP) — Lydia Ko finally conquered the LPGA’s HSBC Women’s World Championship, clinching her first title at her 11th attempt with a dominant four-stroke win over Ayaka Furue and Jeeno Thitikul in Sunday’s final round.

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Canadian women drop down the field hockey ladder after latest loss in Chile

SANTIAGO — Canada lost 2-0 to South Korea at the FIH Hockey Women's Nations Cup on Sunday, relegating the Canadian women to the new third-tier Nations Cup 2 competition.

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Avalanche land Lindgren, Wild net Nyquist, Panthers acquire Jones in busy day of NHL trades

Defencemen Seth Jones and Ryan Lindgren and forward Gustav Nyquist were on the move on Saturday as three Central Division teams got a jump on the NHL’s looming trade deadline.

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WHL roundup: Mayo plays OT hero, Broncos rally to edge Raiders 4-3

SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Hunter Mayo scored at 3:36 of overtime to give the Swift Current Broncos a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over the visiting Prince Albert Raiders in Western Hockey League action on Saturday at the InnovationPlex.

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NHL roundup: Blue Jackets beat Red Wings 5-3 in Stadium Series

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Justin Danforth scored with 2:17 remaining to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets over Detroit 5-3 on Saturday night in the Stadium Series, leapfrogging the Red Wings to take sole possession of the first Eastern Conference wild-card

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