National Sports

QMJHL: Larose plays hero as Tigres top Cataractes in OT in playoff series opener

VICTORIAVILLE, Que. — Justin Larose capped a two-goal, one-assist effort with the winning marker at 3:10 of overtime and the Victoriaville Tigres edged the Shawinigan Cataractes 4-3 on Friday in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoff action.

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Civale sparkles, Lowe hits 4th career grand slam to propel Rays over Blue Jays 8-2

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Aaron Civale allowed one run over six innings and Brandon Lowe hit his fourth career grand slam to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 8-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.

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Sweet 16 nets another big win for Purdue and Canadian big man Zach Edey, 80-68 over Gonzaga

DETROIT (AP) — Purdue big man Zach Edey withstood all the abuse Gonzaga could lay on him Friday night, finishing with 27 points and 14 rebounds to lift the Boilermakers to an 80-68 victory and move them one win from the Final Four.

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Tony Finau matches his career low and sets the target at the Houston Open

HOUSTON (AP) — Tony Finau matched his career low on the PGA Tour with an 8-under 62 on Friday, taking a two-shot lead into the weekend with hopes of winning back-to-back — 16 months apart — in the Houston Open.

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Canadiens' Guhle receives one-game suspension from NHL for slashing

NEW YORK — Montreal Canadiens defenceman Kaiden Guhle received a one-game suspension from the NHL on Friday for slashing Philadelphia Flyers forward Travis Konecny.

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Canadian judoka Christa Deguchi wins gold at Antalya Grand Slam competition

ANTALYA, Türkiye — Canada's Christa Deguchi defeated Brazil's Jessica Lima on Friday to win gold in the under-57 kilogram category at the Antalya Grand Slam judo competition. Deguchi, from Lethbridge, Alta.

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Canada's Dabrowski and Routliffe win women's doubles semifinal at Miami Open

MIAMI — Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe defeated the American duo of Asia Muhammad and Alycia Parks 6-7 (4), 6-4, 10-4 on Friday in women's doubles semifinal play at the Miami Open.

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WHL hands Brandon Wheat Kings forward Matt Henry an eight-game suspension

CALGARY — The Western Hockey League has suspended Brandon Wheat Kings forward Matt Henry for eight games for violating the CHL's drug education and anti-doping policy.

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Italian star Lorenzo Insigne expected to be out six weeks with a hamstring injury

Toronto FC's bid to keep Lorenzo Insigne healthy this season has hit a six-week roadblock. That's how long the 32-year-old Italian star is expected to be out with the latest hamstring injury to afflict the MLS club.

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'Ozempig' remains Minnesota baseball team's mascot despite uproar that name is form of fat-shaming

For a Minnesota minor league baseball team known for a history of outlandish promotions, the idea of naming its longtime live pig mascot after the weight loss drug Ozempic made perfect sense. The St.

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