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The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American running back William Powell to a one-year contract extension. Powell had 215 carries for 1,093 yards and 12 rushing touchdowns in 2019, his first as a Roughrider.

Canadian flyweight Gillian (The Savage) Robertson has won four of her last five UFC fights, adding to the record book as she goes. The 25-year-old from Niagara Falls, Ont., who now calls Port Saint Lucie, Fla.

TORONTO — Canada will host the Americas Regional Qualifier for the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia. It is one of 11 regional qualification tournaments rescheduled to 2021 due to COVID-19.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Impact have acquired midfielder Djordje Mihailovic from the Chicago Fire, signing the U.S. international to a three-year contract with an option year using targeted allocation money. The 22-year-old did not come cheap.

The Toronto Blue Jays were able to fill a baseball void and pique additional team interest in Buffalo by playing so-called "home" games at Sahlen Field this year.

TORONTO — Mitch Marner looked at his game in the aftermath of the Toronto Maple Leafs' disappointing summer and came to a conclusion. It's time to get to the net.

Brooke Henderson wasn't sure how many tournaments she'd get into this LPGA season, or if she'd even tee off at all. At home with her family in Smiths Falls, Ont.

SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE, France — Jordyn Huitema became Canada's all-time leading scorer in Women's Champions League play Wednesday with a goal in Paris Saint-Germain's 6-1 romp over Poland's Gornik Leczna in the second leg of their round-of-32 tie.

Calgary's Olympic Oval will be without ice until at least May because of a mechanical issue. Canada's long-track speedskating team hasn't had ice there to train on since Sept. 5.

There's a moment in Part 1 of his YouTube documentary series when Pascal Siakam turns to the camera, and succinctly sums up his bubble experience. "The bubble wasn't Disneyland, I'll tell you that," the Toronto Raptors forward says with a wry smile.