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MONTREAL — The feeling around the Montreal Alouettes as they cleaned out their lockers after an early playoff exit was that they could beat any team in the CFL — including themselves.

The script couldn't be better for linebacker Jovan Santos-Knox and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Hamilton faces its arch rival, the Toronto Argonauts, in the East Division final Sunday at BMO Field.

SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — If you've turned on a television in the last three years, chances are you've been inundated with advertisements for sports betting, and not only during game broadcasts.

MONTREAL — Canadian judoka Antoine Valois-Fortier announced his retirement Thursday, ending a career that included an Olympic bronze medal and three World Championship podium finishes.

Canadian midfielder Tajon Buchanan is leaving Major League Soccer as an All-Star. The 22-year-old from Brampton, Ont.

Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher and defenceman Sami Niku have entered the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. The Canadiens said Thursday both players are being monitored closely by team doctors.

Nearly four months after Canada's women's basketball team was bounced from the Tokyo Olympics in the opening round, Laeticia Amihere can look back at the positives of playing on the biggest stage of her career.

Marie-Michele Gagnon was the lone Canadian alpine skier to stand on a World Cup podium last winter.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Christian Eriksen has resumed training in Denmark as part of his rehabilitation after suffering a cardiac arrest at the European Championship.

TORONTO — The Maple Leafs knew there were plenty of built-in excuses.