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TORONTO — Blue Jays outfielder George Springer had one thought stepping up to the plate in the eighth inning with two outs, moments before he would slam his dramatic game-winning three-run homer against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.

IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. (AP) — Some residents in a northern Michigan community are complaining about noise during summer nights. Rowdy teens? No. Adults playing pickleball.

TOKYO — Sporting white pants, a blue jean jacket and black ballcap, decathlon champion Damian Warner proudly waved the Maple Leaf as he entered the Olympic Stadium as Canadian flag-bearer.

EDMONTON — The secondary was first rate for the Ottawa Redblacks on Saturday as they made a pretty good start of exorcising the demons from their three-win campaign in 2019.

Saturday's Games (All Times Eastern) CFL Toronto 23 Calgary 20 Ottawa 16 Edmonton 12 --- MLB American League N.Y.

Toronto FC added a wild chapter Saturday to its Jekyll and Hyde season. Second-half goals by Richie Laryea and Alejandro Pozuelo lifted Toronto into a 2-2 tie with New York City FC.

CALGARY — After recording his first CFL victory as head coach of the Toronto Argonauts, Ryan Dinwiddie praised his players for their come-from-behind effort.

TORONTO — The Blue Jays felt fortunate to escape with a split after scoring only two runs in a doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.

IZU, Japan — Kelsey Mitchell didn't own a bike four years ago. The 27-year-old track cyclist from Sherwood, Park., Alta., nevertheless won Canada's final medal of Tokyo's Olympic Games with a gold in women's sprint.

LANGFORD, B.C. — A goal in the 76th minute rescued a single point for FC Edmonton Saturday as the club settled for a 2-2 draw with Pacific FC in Canadian Premier League play.