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SAN DIEGO — Beatriz Haddad Maia didn't have to wait long to exact revenge for her gruelling August loss to Leylah Fernandez at the National Bank Open in Montreal, but she did have to work hard to get it done.

TORONTO — The offence has gone rather quiet for the Toronto Blue Jays at a most inopportune time. The Texas Rangers have been only too happy to take advantage.

TORONTO (AP) — Texas Rangers right-hander Max Scherzer left Tuesday night against the Blue Jays in the sixth inning because of a right triceps spasm.

HENDERSON, Nev. — The sale of the Ottawa Senators is almost — finally — signed, sealed and delivered. A group led by Michael Andlauer agreed to purchase the NHL club in June for what's believed to be in the neighbourhood of US$1 billion.

FORT ERIE, Ont. — Another year, another Prince of Wales Stakes title for jockey Justin Stein. Stein rode 7-1 pick Velocitor to victory in the $400,000 race, the second jewel of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, on a wet Tuesday at Fort Erie Racetrack.

Canadian golfing legend Mike Weir is counting the days until he can again hear the roar of a Presidents Cup crowd. Weir, from Brights Grove, Ont.

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — If a World Cup of Hockey materializes in the near future, it won't be a traditional international tournament like the Olympics.

New Columbus Blue Jackets coach Mike Babcock said Tuesday he had done nothing wrong in asking players to show him photos off their phones, clarifying he was trying to get to know them after a report emerged criticizing him for invasion of privacy.

Western University has enlisted an external investigator to look into its women’s hockey program.