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  Blue Jays Bichette thinks Astros players should pay for sign-stealing scandal

  Bo Bichette isn't satisfied with the way Major League Baseball has handled the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal.

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  Nova Scotia lead Emma Logan finds curling workaround for deafness

  Technology and some old-fashioned ingenuity helped Emma Logan get to her first Canadian women's curling championship. The 22-year-old lead for Nova Scotia's Mary-Anne Arsenault has been deaf since she contracted meningitis at 13 months old.

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  Legendary Blue Jay Tony Fernandez dead at 57

  Legendary Toronto Blue Jay Tony Fernández, who tops the team's all-time leaderboard for hits and games played, has died at the age of 57. 2

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  Mixed results for Canada on opening day of world junior curling championship

  Winnipeg's Jacques Gauthier split his first two games at the world junior curling championship Saturday while Mackenzie Zacharias of Altona, Man., lost her opener at the Crystal Ice Arena.

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  Olympic gold medallist Erica Wiebe named Alberta Ambassador for Sport and Active Living

  The title will see Wiebe work on promoting "the value and importance of sport and physical activity to Albertans," according to a release from the province.

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  Not done: Caster Semenya runs again, says 'I'm here to stay'

  Caster Semenya ran her first public race in eight months and broke the national 300-meter record at a low-level meet at a South African university before proclaiming: 'I'm here to stay.'

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  Russia to lose Sochi Olympic gold medal in new doping case

  Russia is set to lose a biathlon gold medal from the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in a new doping case.

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  No 'Plan B' for Olympics; questions over Chinese presence

  Tokyo Olympic organizers and the International Olympic Committee said Friday there is no "Plan B" for the 2020 Games, which open in just over five months and have been jolted by the outbreak of a virus in neighbouring China.

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  Tiger Woods hits supernatural 'Kobe Bryant' putt

  Close to where basketball great Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash last month, Tiger Woods fizzed his second shot into the green to leave an eagle putt of 24 feet eight inches -- remarkably, the two jersey numbers worn by Bryant during his glittering 20-year career with the LA Lakers.

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  Calgary's Ted-Jan Bloeman crowned 5,000m world champion in Salt Lake City

  2018 Canadian gold medallist Ted-Jan Bloeman won the 5000m ISU World Single Distance Championships Thursday in Salt Lake City.

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  Blues' Bouwmeester has implant to help regulate heart rhythm

  Jay Bouwmeester had surgery Friday to insert a defibrillator to restore his heart's normal rhythm after the St. Louis Blues defenceman collapsed on the bench during a game in Anaheim this week.

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  No name change for the Edmonton Eskimos after consultation with northern communities

  The Edmonton Eskimos organization has announced that after a year-long research and engagement program with Canadian Inuit leaders, the team will not be changing its name. 1

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  Hamilton sees a 'sign of weakness' when rivals doubt him

  Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton sees 'a sign of weakness' when his rivals start doubting his ability to handle pressure.

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  Colin Kaepernick's new memoir will explain why he still wants to play in the NFL

  Colin Kaepernick can add author and publisher to his resume.

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  Sticking to script: Bregman, Astros discuss sign stealing

  Houston Astros players Alex Bregman and Jose Altuve said Thursday the team is sorry for its sign-stealing scheme that was investigated and punished by Major League Baseball.