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TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays exercised their club option on the contract of reliever Anthony Bass on Thursday. The 35-year-old right-hander split last season between Toronto and Miami.

Jonathan Osorio's long road to the World Cup has not been without its bumps, not to mention a stop in Uruguay.

WASHINGTON (AP) — In Massachusetts, Democrats and Republicans could find an issue to agree on: letting bars have happy hours. Commonwealth law bans bars and other establishments from having special discounts on beer, wine and liquor.

Golf's origins date back hundreds of years to rural Scotland where the natural features of the land near Edinburgh created the hazards that golfers had to play around and sheep kept the grass well manicured.

Canada Soccer president Nick Bontis predicts the ongoing labour talks with the Canadian men's and women's teams will produce "an epic, historical deal for pay equity.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Reid Schaefer scored 1:24 into overtime to lead the Seattle Thunderbirds past the Kamloops Blazers 2-1 on Wednesday in Western Hockey League action.

MONTREAL — Kirby Dach is starting to click with his Montreal Canadiens' teammates on and off the ice. Dach scored twice as Montreal downed the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Wednesday night for his first two-goal game with the Canadiens.

TORONTO — Fred VanVleet would love to see O.G. Anunoby when he's angry. The two combined for 59 points to drag the lethargic Toronto Raptors to a 116-109 victory over the lowly Houston Rockets on Wednesday.

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Quebec suffered its first defeat at the 2022 Canadian mixed curling championship in surprising fashion, dropping an 8-0 decision to previously winless Yukon in Wednesday's early draw.

KINGSTON, Ont. — Cameron Tolnai scored twice as the Ottawa 67's doubled the Kingston Frontenacs 6-3 on Wednesday in Ontario Hockey League play.