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DUNEDIN, Fla. — Justin Turner kicked things off with a three-run homer in the opening inning and the Toronto Blue Jays cruised to their third straight victory, topping the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-3 in pre-season action on Wednesday.

A capsule look at the eight teams competing in the U Sports men's hockey Final 8 in Toronto. Teams are listed by seeding heading into the tournament. The tournament runs from Thursday to Sunday. 1.

TORONTO — Hockey championships follow Camaryn Baber and his family. His father Brad, helped his hometown Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds win the 1991-92 Ontario Hockey League title and the 1992-93 Memorial Cup.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed centre Bobby McMann to a two-year contract extension. The average annual value of the contract is US$1.35 million. McMann was set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer.

Tyrell Ford can see coaching in his football future but is gladly hanging up his whistle for the next little while.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — There is a bridge that runs from Tommy John and Dr. Frank Jobe in 1974, all the way to Shohei Ohtani, Justin Verlander and Bryce Harper. A thread that connects an increasing number of baseball's biggest stars.

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — UFC Hall of Famer and former champion Mark Coleman was airlifted to a hospital and was “battling for his life” after saving his parents from a house fire in Ohio this week, his daughter said on Instagram.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods never did it. Neither did Jack Nicklaus, even before The Players Championship found its home in a former swamp now known as the TPC Sawgrass.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Canadian Nathan Rourke is officially back with the New England Patriots. The NFL club formally announced Rourke had signed a one-year deal Tuesday. Reports earlier this month had the former B.C.

Wrestler Erica Wiebe, who won a gold medal for Canada at the 2016 Olympics, announced her retirement from competition on Wednesday.