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ZUG, Switzerland — Chloe Primerano and Caitlin Kraemer each scored three goals as Canada blanked Finland 10-0 Tuesday at the world women's under-18 hockey championship.

Keeping Toronto's staunch defence intact promises to be a big challenge for Argonauts GM Mike (Pinball) Clemons. Toronto has already lost defensive coordinator Corey Mace, who was hired last month as the Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach.

Captain Josh Heard is returning to Pacific FC for the club’s sixth season in the Canadian Premier League. The attacking midfielder, who succeeded Jamar Dixon as the Tridents skipper last year, is set to play his 100th match for Pacific this year.

LOS ANGELES — Toronto Raptors centre Jakob Poeltl is out indefinitely with a left ankle sprain. The Raptors say the injury happened in the third quarter of Toronto’s 133-118 win at Golden State on Sunday.

Canada's Jamal Murray relied on the foundations of his game to score a season-high 37 points on Sunday.

MONTREAL — As a recent winner with a knack for developing young players, Laurent Courtois was the fit CF Montreal was looking for in its next head coach.

TORONTO — Deybi Flores, a Honduran international midfielder who grew up on the hardscrabble streets of San Pedro Sula, is back in Major League Soccer — this time with Toronto FC.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers denied he implied comic Jimmy Kimmel was a pedophile and condemned those who do, but he stopped short of apologizing for his role in escalating their burgeoning feud.

After stints in Spain, Ireland and three Canadian Premier League teams, Ben Fisk is back home in Vancouver. The 30-year-old midfielder, who started his soccer career in the Whitecaps system, has joined Vancouver FC.

MADRID (AP) — With Real Madrid enjoying good momentum and Atletico Madrid in a bit of a slump, the city rivals meet in the semifinal of the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday in the first of three matches between the clubs in less than a