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TORONTO — As league-leading Toronto FC continues its impressive march towards the Supporters Shield, it looks to take time out Wednesday to kick rival Montreal when it's down.

TORONTO — Hamilton wide receiver Mike Jones says he doesn't know how a banned substance showed up in a doping test, costing him two games with the Tiger-Cats.

NEW YORK — Former pro tennis star James Blake testified on Tuesday that a plainclothes police officer never identified himself before throwing him to the ground and handcuffing him outside in 2015 outside his Manhattan hotel. "He never said 'NYPD.

MONTREAL — Jozy Altidore is looking like a prophet. On Aug. 26, the Toronto FC striker mused that it would be "beautiful" to knock the rival Impact out of the Major League Soccer playoffs. The next day, TFC beat them 3-1 in Montreal.

Toronto running back James Wilder Jr., Calgary linebacker Alex Singleton and Ottawa receiver Diontae Spencer are the CFL's top performers for Week 13.

JOHANNESBURG — Oscar Pistorius faces another legal challenge when South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal convenes Nov. 3 to hear arguments by state prosecutors that the former track star and convicted murderer should get more jail time.

Monday's Games NHL Pre-season New Jersey 4 Washington 1 Carolina 3 Buffalo 2 (OT) Boston 3 Montreal 2 N.Y. Rangers 1 N.Y.

Monday's Games NHL Pre-season New Jersey 4 Washington 1 Carolina 3 Buffalo 2 (OT) Boston 3 Montreal 2 N.Y. Rangers 1 N.Y.

CALGARY — New Flames starting goaltender Mike Smith won't be losing sleep over his less than ideal start to the pre-season.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — So far, so good for Matthew Stafford and the Detroit Lions. Eli Manning and the New York Giants are heading in the opposite direction.