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The Saskatchewan Roughriders landed veteran quarterback Trevor Harris on a busy opening day of CFL free agency and gave him plenty of support.

SURREY, B.C. — Michael Couture used to run down the concrete steps at the end of every B.C. Lions home game, eager to slap the hands of the players he idolized. Now he'll be on the other side of those high fives.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Blue Jays outfielder George Springer is planning to change his walkout music for at least one game at Rogers Centre this season. The selection will be a nod to his Hartford-area sporting roots.

REGINA — Trevor Harris is officially a Saskatchewan Roughrider. The CFL club announced Harris's signing Tuesday, the first day of CFL free agency. But sources had indicated last week that Harris agreed to terms on a two-year deal with the Riders.

CF Montreal is still in the experimentation phase of camp as it continues pre-season preparations in Florida.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Blue Jays outfielder George Springer was his usual easygoing self at spring training on Tuesday, hamming it up at times with his teammates as everyone gets settled into the regular pre-season routine and flow.

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed American receiver D’haquille (Duke) Williams on Tuesday. Williams, 29, had 29 catches for 480 yards and four touchdowns in eight games last season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Captain Christine Sinclair says the ongoing labour dispute with Canada Soccer has left her and other team representatives "exhausted and deflated" as they prepare to face the top-ranked Americans in the opening game of the SheBelieves Cup on Thursday

DOHA, Qatar — Canada's Rebecca Marino fell 7-6 (5), 6-2 to Russia's Daria Kasatkina in the opening round of the Qatar Open on Tuesday. The Vancouver native had one ace to four double faults and only won 46.2 per cent of first-serve points.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks signed veteran linebacker Jovan Santos-Knox to a two-year deal Tuesday, while adding linebacker Gary Johnson Jr.