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CALGARY — Who can run the football more is the game-within-the-game Saturday when the Calgary Stampeders host the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The Roughriders and Stampeders excel at both executing their ground game on offence and defending against it.

He won over 3,000 career races, but Ron Turcotte will forever be remembered for the three he registered aboard the legendary Secretariat 52 years ago. Turcotte guided Secretariat to an emphatic American Triple Crown sweep in 1973.

ATLANTA (AP) — Tommy Fleetwood is a familiar story hopeful of a different ending, posting eight birdies in his round of 7-under 63 to share the lead Friday at the Tour Championship with Russell Henley in what was shaping up as a tight race for the $1

TORONTO — Toronto FC general manager Jason Hernandez was busy during the MLS secondary transfer window. But much of the work has been about setting the table for future moves.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that the draw for the 2026 World Cup will take place on Dec. 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, and didn't rule out that he himself might oversee the event.

NEW YORK — Canada’s Rebecca Marino will play in the U.S. Open main draw after beating Czechia’s Dominika Salkova 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in the third and final round of qualifying Friday.

Hopes are high as Canada opens play Saturday against Fiji at the Rugby World Cup in England. And nowhere higher than in the Canadian camp. The sky's the limit for the second-ranked Canadian women, according to veteran flanker Karen Paquin.

TORONTO — Canadian rider Derek Gee, who finished fourth in the Giro d'Italia earlier this year, and the Israel-Premier Tech team find themselves tangled in a contract dispute.

TORONTO — Cameron Judge and the Toronto Argonauts' defence figure to be busy Saturday afternoon. Toronto (2-8) hosts B.C. (5-5) at BMO Field. The Lions' offence led by quarterback Nathan Rourke presents no shortage of challenges for a defence.

Rugby Canada chief executive officer Nathan Bombrys calls Kevin Rouet "the Jack Reacher of rugby coaches," a reference to the itinerant character created by author Lee Child. The fictional Reacher, a muscular former major in the U.S.