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When opportunity knocked, Darian Durant and the Saskatchewan Roughriders were there to answer the call.

Former boxing champion Arturo Gatti of Montreal, whose epic trilogy with Micky Ward branded him one of the most exciting fighters of his generation, was found dead in a hotel room in the posh seaside resort of Porto de Galihnas early Saturday.

Canadian Georges St. Pierre was dominant in defending his welterweight title against Thiago Alves while heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar stopped Frank Mir in the second round on the milestone UFC 100 card Saturday night.St. Pierre drew cheers and Lesnar boos for their performance.

Melvin Mora’s rare stroll around the bases ended with a slide at the plate into the waiting arms of his elated teammates.

Jonathan Sanchez pitched a no-hitter and that was amazing enough.

Terrence Edwards doesn’t care if the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ convincing 42-30 win Friday night over the Calgary Stampeders will convert some doubting fans to believers, as long as his teammates show the same confidence in each other that helped knock off the defending Grey Cup champions.

Geoff Tisdale returned an interception 43 yards for a touchdown Friday to key a 31-28 CFL victory by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats over the struggling B.C. Lions.

His work done, Brett Cecil joined friends and family to watch the postgame fireworks display at Camden Yards.

It’s a sound Toronto racing fans have waited two years to hear.

Jacques Villeneuve says he wants to return to the Formula One circuit, but the former world racing champ admits his chances of competing in the 2010 season are not that good.