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  Former NHL enforcer Donald Brashear helping hockey friend Pierre Sevigny run a Tim Hortons

  Former NHL enforcer Donald Brashear has taken up serving double-doubles at a Tim Hortons outlet in Quebec City, helping out a longtime friend and former NHLer Pierre Sevigny.

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  Toronto Raptors sign guard Matt Morgan

  The Toronto Raptors have signed guard Matt Morgan

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  Boxer Patrick Day dies of brain injuries 4 days after fight

  Boxer Patrick Day died Wednesday, four days after sustaining head injuries in a fight with Charles Conwell. Promoter Lou DiBella said Day died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He was 27.

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  Married NBA refs working to make the right calls at home

  Lauren Holtkamp and Jonathan Sterling recently became the NBA's first husband-and-wife refereeing duo, and now another first awaits later this season when Holtkamp-Sterling -- she goes by the hyphenated name now -- is planning to become the first mother to officiate in the league.

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  Racists must be 'kicked out' of stadiums: FIFA boss

  Racists must be "kicked out" of stadiums, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Thursday as he pressed for a worldwide ban on spectators who abuse black footballers.

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  Oilers find young fan who sent Ryan Nugent-Hopkins his hockey card

  The Edmonton Oilers have tracked down the young fan that sent a letter and hockey card to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. 1

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  F1 champion Lewis Hamilton says he feels like 'giving up on everything'

  Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton wrote he feels like 'giving up on everything' in a series of emotional messages on his social media account Tuesday.

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  Women are having a greater impact on NBA than ever before

  Welcome to the new-look NBA, in which women's footprints are directly impacting every aspect of the game -- from broadcasting booths, to officiating, coaching on the sidelines, front-office executives to ownership.

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  Boxer Errol Spence charged with drunken driving after crash

  Boxer Errol Spence Jr. has been discharged from a hospital and charged with drunken driving after crashing his speeding Ferrari.

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  Jason Day shoots 66, trails by 2 strokes at CJ Cup

  Jason Day's attempt to impress International team captain Ernie Els for a spot at the Presidents Cup took a positive turn on Thursday when the Australian shot a 6-under 66 to sit two strokes off the lead after the opening round of the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges.

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  The Everest: return of world's richest turf race with about US$10M up for grabs

  History will be made this weekend as 12 of the planet's fastest horses battle it out in the world's richest race on turf at The Everest, held at Sydney's Royal Randwick Racecourse, is offering a record prize pot of about US$9.6 million this year

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  Browns' Garrett said he was punched by 'fan' wanting picture

  The Browns are even taking hits off the field. Star defensive end Myles Garrett said he was punched in the face Wednesday by a "fan" who wanted to take a picture with him.

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  Canadian soccer win just the latest triumph for country over Americans

  The Canadian men's soccer team's first win over the United States in 34 years on Tuesday night brought back memories of some other famous Canada-U.S. clashes.

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  Inspirational coach John Herdman changing the face of Canadian soccer

  While there is far more work to be done by the 75th-ranked Canadian men's soccer team, it can be argued that Head Coach John Herdman has changed the face of soccer in the country since being named women's coach eight years ago.

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  Carlson leads Caps to first home win, 4-3 over Maple Leafs

  John Carlson scored and had two assists, giving the defenceman an NHL-high 14 points, and the Washington Capitals beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 Wednesday night for their first home win of the season.