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J.A. Happ and three relievers combined on a one-hitter, Edwin Encarnacion hit a solo home run and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0 on Sunday, avoiding a three-game sweep.

Hayley Wickenheiser takes to Twitter alongside fellow Canadian athletes Jean-Luc Brassard, Adam van Koeverden and Catriona Le May Doan to voice their doubts on the IOC's call to have individual sport federations determine whether Russian athletes are fit to compete at Rio 2016.

Hayley Wickenheiser takes to Twitter alongside fellow Canadian athletes Jean-Luc Brassard, Adam van Koeverden and Catriona Le May Doan to voice their doubts on the IOC's call to have individual sport federations determine whether Russian athletes are fit to compete at Rio 2016.

Canadian tennis player Eugenie Bouchard has officially announced she will compete in the Rio Olympics, confirming her attendance almost a month after being named to the national team.

British cyclist Chris Froome has won his second straight Tour de France title, and his third in four years.

Three-time Rogers Cup champion Serena Williams has pulled out of the tournament because of a shoulder inflammation.

White Sox pitcher Chris Sale was a late scratch Saturday after a "clubhouse incident before the game," which reportedly involved Sale slicing up throwback jerseys with a knife beacuse he found them uncomfortable.

The Canadian national rowing program stunned many observers by instead choosing to split the resources into two boats — a quadruple sculls and a four — with the aim of doubling both the medal haul and subsequent funding from Own the Podium.

Fans and athletes aired their grievances with the IOC's decision against banning all Russian athletes from the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Fans and athletes aired their grievances with the IOC's decision against banning all Russian athletes from the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

The International Olympic Committee and local organizers held emergency talks Sunday just hours before the sprawling Athletes Village was set to open officially as thousands of athletes arriving for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics could find major plumbing and electrical problems in their rooms.

Canadian amateur golfer Jared du Toit will be counting on a new friend as he takes a run at history on Sunday afternoon. Du Toit has relied heavily on the guidance of caddy Sean Burke as he has been near the top of the leaderboard through the first three rounds of the RBC Canadian Open.

Russia is expected to find out on Sunday whether it will be banned completely from the Rio Olympics, with the International Olympic Committee's executive board set to deliver one of the most momentous decisions in its history.

Russian athletes will not be completely banned from the Rio Olympics, following a decision by the International Olympic Committee's executive board on Sunday. However, the Russian Olympic Committee has been barred from entering athletes who have ever been sanctioned for doping.

Russian athletes will not be completely banned from the Rio Olympics, following a decision by the International Olympic Committee's executive board on Sunday. However, the Russian Olympic Committee has been barred from entering athletes who have ever been sanctioned for doping.

Competing in an American Track League event in Houston, Andre De Grasse beat out former world record-holder Asafa Powell over 100 metres. The 21-year-old Markham, Ont., sprinter raced to a 10.02 second result into a 0.3 metres-per-second head wind.

Valentina Shevchenko stunned Holly Holm on Saturday night at UFC Chicago, unanimously outpointing the former UFC champion.

Andy Fantuz reeled in a pair of touchdown passes from Jeremiah Masoli as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats came from behind to defeat the Edmonton Eskimos 37-31 on Saturday.

Andy Fantuz reeled in a pair of touchdown passes from Jeremiah Masoli as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats came from behind to defeat the Edmonton Eskimos 37-31 on Saturday.

Didier Drogba, who had not scored since May 28, broke out with a hat trick to lead the Montreal Impact to a 5-1 victory over the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night.

Jared du Toit was the first to start celebrating. The amateur from Kimberley, B.C., had the best view, of course, of his 40-foot putt for eagle on the 18th hole. The shot helped move him to 2-under par on Saturday afternoon and into a tie for second at the RBC Canadian Open.