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When Royce Metchie was in Grade 8, he had an inkling his youngest brother could be a special football player. "There were times at recess when we were playing flag or touch football and I remember thinking, 'Well the teams are uneven.

Howie Meeker, who went from Stanley Cup-winner to Canadian hockey icon as a colourful TV hockey analyst who wore his heart on his sleeve, has died. He was 97. A spokesman for the Toronto Maple Leafs confirmed via email that Meeker died on Sunday.

TORONTO — Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser says he has no problems with the judges' decision in his weekend loss to former UFC champion Andrei (The Pit Bull) Arlovski.

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Vancouver's Vasek Pospisil advanced to the second round of the Sofia Open with a 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (5) win over Ukraine's Illya Marchenko on Monday.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Frustration lingered for coach Marc Dos Santos Sunday as his Vancouver Whitecaps finished their season with a decisive win over the L.A. Galaxy. His team had captured a 3-0 victory but missed the post-season yet again.

OTTAWA — Members of the hockey world are mourning the death of Alex Trebek, the legendary "Jeopardy!" game show host.

WASHINGTON, Wash. — Romell Quioto played with a heavy heart Sunday, yet still did enough to put the Montreal Impact into the playoffs.

SALZBURG, Austria — Unseeded Canadians Jeff (The Silencer) Smith and Matt (Ginga Ninja) Campbell dropped a 2-1 decision to No. 5 Belgium on Sunday in the quarterfinals of the BetVictor World Cup of Darts.

HARRISON, N.J. — Toronto FC heads into the MLS post-season with more than a little uncertainty, continuing the theme of its topsy-turvy, nomadic 2020 campaign.

WASHINGTON — Romell Quioto played with a heavy heart Sunday, yet still did enough to put the Montreal Impact into the playoffs.