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LONDON (AP) — At least England now knows it can rely on Raheem Sterling for goals. The scoring touch missing at his last three tournaments has been rediscovered on home territory, and it gave his team first place in its group.

The Detroit Pistons did a lot of losing this season, finishing with the second-worst record in the NBA and the franchise's worst record in nearly 30 years. It paid off. The Pistons won the NBA draft lottery on Tuesday night, grabbing the No.

OTTAWA — Betting on single games of football, hockey and other sports is about to become legal in Canada, with provinces poised to pounce on the forthcoming federal law.

TORONTO — Penny Oleksiak admits the post-Rio pressure after her four-medal performance at the 2016 Games was intense and detracted from the usual enjoyment she experiences in the pool.

VANCOUVER — Former Vancouver Canuck superstars Henrik and Daniel Sedin are joining the club's front office.

GLASGOW, Scotland — Croatia captain Luka Modrić lurked on the edge of the area, waiting for the ball to come to him before stroking it into the top corner with the outside of his boot.

RIMINI, Italy — Ryan Sclater had a match-high 16 points as Canada's men's volleyball team continued its impressive late run at Volleyball Nations League with a 3-0 win over Australia on Tuesday.

Major League Baseball has suspended Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah and fined him an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing at Baltimore's Maikel Franco.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Canadian defensive tackle Eli Ankou has signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills. The Ottawa native broke into the NFL in 2017 when he joined the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent out of UCLA.

Luc Brodeur-Jourdain will always respect former Montreal Alouettes teammate Michael Sam. He feels Sam helped pave the way for a historic moment on Monday night.