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  Raptors to celebrate championship season before tipping off new campaign

  Before the Toronto Raptors get on with the business of trying to defend their NBA title, one last celebration is on tap.

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  Young girl who befriended Toronto Maple Leafs' Mitch Marner loses cancer battle

  A young girl from London, Ont. who became friends with Toronto Maple Leafs’ star Mitch Marner has died following her years-long battle with leukemia.

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  Long wait over for some Astros, National in 1st World Series

  Houston Astros pitcher Joe Smith has waited 13 seasons, playing for six big league teams and overcoming a ruptured left Achilles last winter, for the opportunity to pitch this late in October. But he isn't the only player for the Astros and Washington Nationals that has waited a long, long time before finally making it to the World Series.

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  Pelicans' Zion Williamson out 6-8 weeks after knee scope

  Zion Williamson will miss the start of the season after the No. 1 overall draft pick by the New Orleans Pelicans had right knee surgery, sidelining the hyped rookie for nearly two months.

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  Nyquist's penalty-shot goal the difference as Blue Jackets beat Leafs 4-3 in OT

  Gustav Nyquist scored on a penalty shot at 1:57 of overtime as the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Monday.

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  'Class act': Centre for Oilers' farm team sends follow-up text to player he knocked out

  Colby Cave is a centre for the Bakersfield Condors, the American Hockey League farm team for the Oilers.

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  Blondin adds to medal tally at Canadian speedskating championships

  Ottawa's Ivanie Blondin won a pair of gold medals on Sunday to bring her tally to five over four days at the Canadian long-track speedskating championships.

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  E-bikes pick up speed on mountain trails in Sea-to-Sky region of B.C.

  On a sunny September weekend in Squamish, B.C., about half a dozen tourism and rental companies say they're out of electric-assist mountain bike rentals.

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  Real Madrid chases first win of the season in Champions League

  Real Madrid faces a tough test at Galatasaray as it chases its first Champions League win of the season.

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  Study highlights fresh dementia concerns from playing soccer

  British scientists who assessed the causes of death of soccer players have found higher dementia rates that raise fresh concerns about long-term health dangers from playing the sport.

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  Girls soccer team penalized for 'equal pay' shirts see their message celebrated

  A girl's U.S. high school varsity soccer team revealed they were wearing matching shirts #EQUALPAY under their jerseys and four of the players received yellow cards because Vermont's athletic rules don't allow players to wear clothing that displays slogans, one of the players said.

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  Addressing growing fan behaviour problem top priority for NBA

  About a dozen NBA players gathered for a teleconference with officials in the league office this summer making their case about fan behaviour, which they believe is one of the biggest problems in the game.

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  Hofbauer, Pidhoresky qualify for marathon event at Tokyo 2020 Games

  Calgary's Trevor Hofbauer and Vancouver's Dayna Pidhoresky are Tokyo bound. The two qualified for the marathon event at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics after setting personal-best times at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon on Sunday.

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  Stockholm Open champ Denis Shapovalov gets call for Canada's Davis Cup team

  Fresh off his first career ATP Tour title, Denis Shapovalov has been named to the Canadian team for the inaugural Davis Cup Finals.