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TORONTO — Auston Matthews was just starting to ramp up his summer training regimen.

The U.S. Eagles have returned to No. 16 in the World Rugby rankings in the wake of their 59-50 aggregate win over Canada in Rugby World Cup qualifying play. The Canadian men remained at No. 21. Canada had moved up one place from No.

Vancouver Whitecaps fans will have to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination to attend home matches come Sept. 25. The MLS team said the requirement for proof of vaccination alongside valid government photo ID is in accordance with a recent B.C.

TORONTO — In hosting Inter Miami CF on Tuesday, struggling Toronto FC could do well to take a page out of the second-year MLS team's book. And hope that it can get to where Phil Neville's side has got to.

Detroit Lions cornerback Jeff Okudah has a season-ending Achilles tendon injury, the team announced Monday. “He will be out for the rest of the year,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said.

EDMONTON — FC Edmonton will soon require spectators to be fully vaccinated or have a negative COVID-19 test before entering Clarke Stadium. The Canadian Premier League club made the announcement on Monday.

Sunday's Games MLB American League Detroit 8 Tampa Bay 7 (11 innings) Toronto 22 Baltimore 7 Chicago White Sox 2 Boston 1 Houston 3 L.A.

NEW YORK (AP) — Daniil Medvedev had outplayed the man he considers the best ever in tennis for about two hours. Then it was time to finish off Novak Djokovic. That's when Medvedev's serve and his body started to falter.

LEEDS, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah scored his 100th Premier League goal to set Liverpool on its way to a 3-0 win over Leeds that was marred by a serious ankle injury to Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott on Sunday.

MADRID (AP) — Vinícius Júnior sent his low shot into the net and rushed to the sideline, jumping over the barrier and going into the stands to be quickly engulfed by Real Madrid fans.