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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The new-look Buffalo Bills might be better than advertised under rookie head coach Sean McDermott. The Jets, however, opened the season playing well below even their meagre expectations.

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Sanchez will miss the rest of the regular season as he continues to rehabilitate his throwing hand.

CLEVELAND — For Pittsburgh's first road game, Antonio Brown wore a bow tie and purple and black suit embroidered with fire-breathing gold dragons. He completed his outlandish outfit with ruby red-sequined sneakers.

TORONTO — Left-fielder Teoscar Hernandez was so excited by the biggest game of his young career that he couldn't wait to see his family visiting him in Toronto.

Hall of Fame defenceman Pierre Pilote, a three-time Norris Trophy winner who helped the Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in 1961, has died. He was 85. The Blackhawks said in a statement Sunday that Pilote had died Saturday night.

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Canada finished fourth at the under-18 baseball World Cup, falling 8-1 to Japan in the bronze medal game on Sunday.

Frank de Boer spoke of his "hope for the future" at Crystal Palace despite the team's record-setting fourth straight loss to open the English Premier League season. Whether he'll be part of that future remains to be seen.

TORONTO — Eric Perez recalls writing down his blueprint for rugby league in Canada on a fish and chips wrapper. Then he threw himself into reaching his five goals, with the main one bringing a team in Toronto.

Canada's men's soccer team will take on CONCACAF Gold Cup rival El Salvador in Houston next month in an international friendly. Canada Soccer said in a release Sunday that a portion of the net proceeds from the Oct.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Canada beat Hong Kong 38-0 on Sunday to finish seventh in the eight-team World Rugby under-20 Trophy.