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The opening week of the CFL regular season was hardly a ringing endorsement to the usually wide-open, offensive Canadian game.

Wimbledon champion Serena Williams of the U.S., and world No. 1 Dinara Safina of Russia will play in the Rogers Cup women’s tennis tournament next month.

Spencer Dorowicz of Olds placed second in the McLennan Ross Sun Junior Golf Tour event Tuesday.

Tampa Bay 3 Toronto 1ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A struggling Pat Burrell hopes he’s on the verge of turning his season around.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays used to ignore all Roy Halladay trade inquiries.

Joe Sakic, the Colorado Avalanche’s longtime captain who led the team to two Stanley Cup titles, will retire Thursday and end his 20-year NHL career, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.

Chris Pronger expects to help Philadelphia win a Stanley Cup this season and beyond.

— Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone dismissed calls for his resignation Monday in the wake of his praise for Adolf Hitler.

A meeting last week of more than a dozen players has resulted in a letter sent to the LPGA Tour’s board urging that commissioner Carolyn Bivens resign, according to a published report.

It was 28 years ago that Ralph and Ryan Vold joined forces with designer Rod Whitman to draw up plans for a truly unique golf course, a layout that was eventually enhanced by an additional nine holes and last week officially became a 36-hole facility.