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Whitecaps edge Pacific 1-0 in opening leg of Canadian Championship semifinal

LANGFORD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — It was a battle of the young Canadian 'keepers Wednesday as the Vancouver Whitecaps blanked Pacific FC 1-0 in Canadian Championship semifinal action.

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U.S. tops Canada 86-72 in Olympic men's basketball tune-up game

LAS VEGAS — For USA Basketball, the road to the Paris Olympics has started with a win.

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Colombia beats Uruguay 1-0 and will face Lionel Messi and Argentina in Copa America final

CHARLOTTE, N.C.

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Forge defeats slumping Toronto FC in opening leg of Canadian Championship semifinal

HAMILTON — While Toronto FC suffered another setback Wednesday, substitute Prince Owusu tossed the slumping Major League Soccer side a timely lifeline.

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Marsch sees plenty of positives in Copa campaign but says more work needs to be done

Seven games into his tenure as Canada coach, Jesse Marsch sees plenty of positives. "Incredible strides," he summed up.

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Gregg Berhalter fired as U.S. men's soccer coach after Copa America first-round exit

NEW YORK (AP) — Gregg Berhalter was fired 10 months into his second stint as U.S. men's soccer coach, leaving the Americans searching for a leader less than two years before they host the World Cup.

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Former Quebec junior hockey players sentenced for sex assault to appeal sentences

QUEBEC CITY, Que. — Two former Quebec junior hockey players will appeal their prison sentences for sexually assaulting a minor at a hotel in June 2021 during a celebration of a Victoriaville Tigres championship win.

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England reaches European Championship final by beating Netherlands 2-1 on Watkins late goal

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — England reached a second straight European Championship final by beating the Netherlands 2-1 thanks to substitute Ollie Watkins' stoppage-time winner on Wednesday.

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Ex-NBA player Jontay Porter pleads guilty in case tied to gambling scandal that tanked his career

NEW YORK (AP) — Former NBA player Jontay Porter admitted Wednesday that he schemed to take himself out of games for gambling's sake, pleading guilty to a federal conspiracy crime in the scandal that already got him banned from the league.

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Toronto Blue Jays looking to restock minor system at MLB Draft this weekend

It's time for the Toronto Blue Jays to restock their minor league system.

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