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Chris Rowley's unusual journey to the major leagues culminated in a sharp debut Saturday, as the rookie right-handed pitcher led the Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Canadian Denis Shapovalov has been eliminated from the Rogers Cup after falling 6-4, 7-5 to Alexander Zverev of Germany in the semifinals.

Sixth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki defeated Sloane Stephens 6-2, 6-3 on Saturday afternoon in Toronto to reach the final of the Rogers Cup women's tennis tournament.

British Columbia defeated Quebec 12-5 in the Canadian Little League Championship in Medicine Hat.

Bryan Murray, the veteran NHL coach and general manager who led the Ottawa Senators to a Stanley Cup final appearance in 2007, has died. He was 74.

Following a fall at training Friday afternoon, Canadian short track star Marianne St-Gelais withdrew from the national team selection trials this weekend in Montreal due to moderate concussion symptoms.

It's been almost a week since Canada's Eric Gillis doggedly ran for 30 kilometres before dropping out with a stomach bug that would become one of the biggest stories of the world track and field championships.

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt pulled up injured in his final 4x100-metre relay, allowing Great Britain to claim gold in Saturday's final at the world championships in London, England.

Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin will meet in a final duel on the track after helping their teams qualify for the final of the 4x100-metre relay at the world championships on Saturday.

Canadian decathlete Damian Warner is in fifth place with two events remaining in the decathlon at the track and field world championships in London. Javelin and the 1500-metre race will take place on Saturday afternoon (CBC, CBCSports.ca)

Damian Warner clocked the fastest time in the 110-metre hurdles at 13.63 seconds to move into third overall in the decathlon on Saturday morning.

Canadian decathlete Damian Warner is in fifth place with one event remaining in the decathlon at the track and field world championships in London. The 1500-metre race will take place on Saturday at 3:55 p.m. ET. (CBC, CBCSports.ca)

Canadian decathlete Damian Warner clocked the fastest time in the 110-metre hurdles to move into third overall in the decathlon on Saturday at the track and field world championships. However, his performance in the discus throw dropped him back to fifth place with three events remaining.

Darian Durant threw touchdown passes to Ernest Jackson and George Johnson as the Montreal Alouettes downed the visiting Toronto Argonauts 21-9 on Friday to snap their two-game losing skid.

Canadian-American right-hander Jameson Taillon went six innings and struck out seven as the Pittsburgh Pirates scored four unearned runs in the third inning to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 on Friday at Rogers Centre.

At 18 years old, Canadian Denis Shapovalov can add defeating Raphael Nadal to his resume. But he's not the only Canadian tennis player to serve up a surprise win.

Sprinters never used to be as committed to the relay program but Olympic champion Glenroy Gilbert is changing the culture.