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Toronto Wolfpack forward Ashton Sims will be up early July 11, watching younger brother Tariq step onto one of rugby league's biggest stages.

Friday's Games World Cup At Nizhny Novgorod, Russia France 2 Uruguay 0 At Kazan, Russia Belgium 2 Brazil 1 --- CFL Ottawa 28 Montreal 18 --- MLB American League Toronto 6 N.Y.

The UFC is returning to Toronto. The mixed-martial arts company announced on Twitter that UFC 231 will be held at Scotiabank Arena, previously known as Air Canada Centre, on Dec. 8. No details about the fight card have been released.

EDMONTON — Michelle Plouffe scored a game-high 15 points and hauled in six rebounds to lead Canada to its second consecutive victory over Turkey with a 73-46 drubbing at the Edmonton Grads International Classic on Friday.

MONTREAL — The Ottawa Redblacks were quite convincing in their bid to rebound from a tough defeat. Trevor Harris put the game out of reach with touchdown passes to J.C.

TORONTO — Justin Smoak has been trying not to overcomplicate his approach at the plate. And he's found success in that simplicity.

OTTAWA — The country's eight fastest sprinters crossed the line in one big blur, leaving the Terry Fox Stadium crowd in suspense and meet announcers lost over who was the actual winner.

TORONTO — The Global T20 Canada match between the Edmonton Royals and Vancouver Knights was cancelled Friday due to wet conditions at the Maple Leaf Cricket Club caused by a thunderstorm the previous evening.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — On paper, Richard Strauss was a well-regarded Ohio State University physician who examined young athletes for decades as a team doctor and sports-medicine researcher. Some former athletes recall him differently: Locker-room voyeur.

The driver of a transport truck faces 29 criminal charges in a fatal collision that killed 16 people, including 10 players, with the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team. Thirteen other players were injured.