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TORONTO — There was no doubt in Marcus Stroman's mind that he would make his scheduled start. It took hours of work and the help of the Toronto Blue Jays training staff, but he made it.

EDMONTON — The walking wounded are returning, and the already-potent Edmonton Eskimos offence has added one more weapon to its arsenal.

QUEBEC — Eugenie Bouchard withdrew from the National Bank Cup on Friday due to a virus. The Westmount, Que., native was a semifinalist at the tournament in 2013. Bouchard, ranked No. 76 in the WTA rankings, was coming off a first round exit at the U.

WINNIPEG — Andrew Harris sent some medical advice to one of his Saskatchewan rivals this week. The Blue Bombers running back revealed with a grin what he messaged to a Roughriders defender ahead of Saturday's sold-out Banjo Bowl rematch in Winnipeg.

TORONTO — Darren Fortune, a longtime rider at Toronto's Woodbine Racetrack, was remembered Friday as a thoughtful, hard-working individual who had a passion for working with horses.

A federal judge blocked Dallas Cowboys star Ezekiel Elliott's six-game suspension over a domestic violence case Friday, setting the stage for a potentially lengthy legal fight with the NFL.

QUEBEC — Peter Sagan won the Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec for a second year in a row and claimed his 100th career race victory in a tight final sprint on Friday. Sagan, the Slovak leader of the Bora team, finished the 201.

TORONTO — Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson will sit out Toronto's game against the Detroit Tigers on Friday with an undisclosed illness. Donaldson is hitting .254 this season with 25 home runs and 64 runs batted in.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps signed Nigerian midfielder Nosa Igiebor on Friday to a deal that will run through the rest of this season. Igiebor's deal also has club options for the 2018 and 2019 seasons.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks aren't looking past the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, but can't help but think about the opportunity that lies before them.