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Tristan (Boondock) Connelly won his UFC debut on five days notice. Slowed by the pandemic and neck surgery, the B.C. fighter has had to wait 19 months to fight again.

A seemingly innocuous round-robin game was given such a profanity jolt during the recent Canadian men's curling championship that you could excuse unsuspecting viewers for spitting out their morning coffee in surprise.

BARCELONA, Spain — Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Denis Shapovalov 6-2, 6-3 in an all-Canadian third-round match at the Barcelona Open on Thursday. The 10th-seeded Auger-Aliassime, from Montreal, saved the only break point he faced on the clay court.

BOSTON — Looking to spark a scuffling offence , Toronto manager Charlie Montoyo shook up his lineup Wednesday night and the Blue Jays responded immediately in a 6-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox.

EDMONTON — Josh Anderson set the tone Wednesday morning by encouraging his teammates to up their intensity as they look to solidify a playoff spot.

CALGARY — Rachel Homan evened her record at the Grand Slam of Curling Players' Championship with a 7-4 win over Anna Hasselborg on Wednesday.

OTTAWA — Lukas Vejdemo scored twice and Alex Belzile had three assists as the Laval Rocket held on to beat the Belleville Senators 5-4 on Wednesday in American Hockey League play.

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SANDY, Utah — All three Canadian MLS teams have got their first shots of the COVID-19 vaccine. The Vancouver Whitecaps, who have set up shop at Real Salt Lake's Utah home due to pandemic-related border restrictions, got their vaccinations Tuesday.

MADRID — The Super League is far from dead and its clubs have not given up on the idea of the breakaway competition despite having to shelve the project just a few days after it was announced, Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez said on Thursday.