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Amelie Mauresmo beats Agnes Szavay to advance to Pilot Pen semifinals
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Former world No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo swept into the semifinals of the Pilot Pen on Thursday, beating fourth-seeded Agnes Szavay of Hungary 6-4, 7-5. Mauresmo, unseeded and ranked N...
Hockey Canada confirms Groulx leaving job as national junior team coach
Hockey Canada confirmed news of Benoit Groulx leaving his post as head coach of Canada's national junior team on Thursday. Hockey Canada will now undertake the process of naming a replacement for G...
Halladay, Blue Jays dominate shell shocked New York Yankees in 14-3 rout
TORONTO - Roy Halladay must have been wondering whether he was dreaming on Thursday night. But the Blue Jays ace, who is used to getting little to no help from his offence, actually was enjoying a ...
Fernando Verdasco dedicates quarter-final win to plane crash victims
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Top-seeded Fernando Verdasco won his quarter-final at the Pilot Pen Thursday, beating Mischa Zverev 6-2, 7-6 (4). The Spaniard said he was still mourning the death of the 153 peo...
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Here are the sports results from Thursday: CFL Saskatchewan 10 Edmonton 7 (in 2nd) American League baseball Toronto 13 N.Y. Yankees 3 (top 8th) Cleveland 10 Kansas City 3 Minneso...
NFLPA head Gene Upshaw dies of pancreatic cancer at age of 63
NEW YORK - Gene Upshaw, a towering lineman on the football field who went on to win untold millions of dollars for NFL players as their union leader, has died at age 63. Upshaw had a Hall of Fame c...
Eric the Great: Lamaze snags gold medal in show jumping at Beijing Olympics
BEIJING - After waiting more than a decade to appear in his first Olympics, Eric Lamaze provided a performance for the history books. The Schomberg, Ont., rider posted three perfect runs aboard Hic...
Eric Lamaze takes home gold in Olympic individual show jumping
HONG KONG - Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, Ont., captured the show-jumping title Thursday at the Beijing Games, giving Canada its first-ever individual equestrian gold. Lamaze, aboard Hickstead, posted ...
Canada's Emilie Heymans wins head game for silver medal in diving
BEIJING - Emilie Heymans banished the ghosts of past Olympic disappointments with a silver medal in 10-metre platform diving Thursday. The 26-year-old from Greenfield Park, Que., demonstrated menta...
Jamaicans sweep, Americans stumble on track at Beijing Olympics
BEIJING - The Jamaican sprint sweep at the Olympics was completed Thursday by Veronica Campbell-Brown. To make it even worse for the U.S. team, both the men's and the women's teams failed to make i...
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