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BALTIMORE — Take the ball away from the other guys, hold onto it yourself and make sure nothing happens to Justin Tucker. That, apparently, is the formula the Baltimore Ravens intend to use to reach the playoffs.

WINNIPEG — Captain Blake Wheeler celebrated a rare milestone with style on Monday. Playing his 500th game for the Winnipeg Jets/Atlanta Thrashers franchise, Wheeler scored once and added a pair of assists in a 7-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild.

MONTREAL — Brendan Gallagher thinks a two-goal cushion probably feels insurmountable for the opposing team when Carey Price is at the top of his game.

SANTIAGO, Dominican Republic — Philip Scrubb scored 22 points and pulled down seven rebounds in Canada's 88-76 loss to the Dominican Republic on Monday in their second game of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Americas qualifiers.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have picked up the contract options of seven players including captain Kendall Waston, but questions remain over the MLS team's roster.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts' come-from-behind 27-24 win over the Calgary Stampeders in Sunday's Grey Cup drew an average audience of 4.3 million viewers in Canada, according to TSN.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts started the season with new management, a new coach, and low expectations after a last-place finish. They somehow managed to end the season as Grey Cup champions.

TORONTO — Greg Vanney's arrival at Toronto FC as assistant general manager and academy director went almost unnoticed in December 2013.

NEW YORK — Vegas Golden Knights centre Jonathan Marchessault, Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and Washington Capitals left-wing Alex Ovechkin have been named the NHL's three stars of the week.

In the end, Vincenzo Montella became a victim of the heightened expectations at AC Milan.