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NABF heavyweight champion Oscar Rivas beats Belgian on Stevenson-Jack undercard

NABF heavyweight champion Oscar Rivas beats Belgian on Stevenson-Jack undercard

TORONTO — NABF heavyweight champion Oscar (Kaboom) Rivas won a unanimous decision over Belgian Herve (Double Hache) Hubeaux on Saturday night. The judges scored the 10-round fight 99-91, 100-90, 100-90 for the Montreal-based Colombian.
Canadian Penny Oleksiak victorious at Atlanta Swim Classic

Canadian Penny Oleksiak victorious at Atlanta Swim Classic

Canadian Olympic medallist Penny Oleksiak posted two top-three finishes including a victory in the women's 200-metre butterfly on Saturday at the Atlanta Swim Classic. The 17-year-old from Toronto clocked in at two minutes 11.
Whitecaps rally for 2-2 draw with FC Dallas

Whitecaps rally for 2-2 draw with FC Dallas

FRISCO, Texas — Anthony Blondell's substitution in the 68th minute sparked the Vancouver Whitecaps as they climbed out of a two-nil hole to tie FC Dallas 2-2 on Saturday.
Hinchcliffe accepts blame for Indy 500 qualifying failure

Hinchcliffe accepts blame for Indy 500 qualifying failure

INDIANAPOLIS — James Hinchcliffe made one thing perfectly clear Saturday. Only he and his team are to blame for missing the Indianapolis 500. Not Pippa Mann.
Justify wins foggy Preakness, keeps Triple Crown bid alive

Justify wins foggy Preakness, keeps Triple Crown bid alive

BALTIMORE — Justify rounded the final turn and hit the top of the stretch winded but with the lead. The roar from the crowd was delayed, hushed by the thick fog that enveloped the track.
Titan use two short-handed goals to get past Broncos in OT at Memorial Cup

Titan use two short-handed goals to get past Broncos in OT at Memorial Cup

REGINA — Penalty killing has been a strength for the Acadie-Bathurst Titan throughout their league championship playoff run and it paid off for them once again in their Memorial Cup opener.
Coach Maurice wants Jets to stay loose ahead of potential elimination game

Coach Maurice wants Jets to stay loose ahead of potential elimination game

WINNIPEG — Paul Maurice wants the Winnipeg Jets to focus on fun, not the magnitude of Sunday's game against the Vegas Golden Knights.
QB Johnny Manziel signs with Hamilton Tiger-Cats after lengthy negotiations

QB Johnny Manziel signs with Hamilton Tiger-Cats after lengthy negotiations

HAMILTON — Johnny Football isn't intent on using the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as a springboard back to the NFL. Johnny Manziel signed a two-year deal with the Ticats on Saturday, the day before the start of Hamilton's training camp.
Canada's Vincent-Lapointe, Vincent win canoeing gold at World Cup event

Canada's Vincent-Lapointe, Vincent win canoeing gold at World Cup event

SZEGED, Hungary — Canadian sprint paddlers Laurence Vincent-Lapointe and Katie Vincent won gold on Saturday in the women's C2 500-metre event at the International Canoe Federation's first World Cup of 2018. The Canadians finished in a minute 53.
Chad Pinder hits first career grand slam as A's rally past Blue Jays 5-4

Chad Pinder hits first career grand slam as A's rally past Blue Jays 5-4

TORONTO — Chad Pinder hit his first-career grand slam in the eighth inning as the Oakland Athletics erased a 4-0 deficit to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Saturday at Rogers Centre.