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'It's been a pleasure': Legendary play-by-play man Bob Cole makes final call

'It's been a pleasure': Legendary play-by-play man Bob Cole makes final call

Bob Cole has always said the focus should be on the players — not him. There was little chance of that on Saturday night. The legendary play-by-play man called his last game for "Hockey Night in Canada" to cap a half century behind the microphone.
Ko takes 1-shot lead over Kim into ANA Inspiration finale

Ko takes 1-shot lead over Kim into ANA Inspiration finale

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Jin Young Ko turned a four-stroke deficit into a five-stroke lead in only 10 holes Saturday at the ANA Inspiration.
Burke and Bedoya rally Union past FC Dallas 2-1

Burke and Bedoya rally Union past FC Dallas 2-1

CHESTER, Pa. — Cory Burke and Alejandro Bedoya scored a pair of late goals on Saturday night to rally the Philadelphia Union to its third straight win, 2-1 over FC Dallas.
Minnesota United beat Red Bulls 2-1

Minnesota United beat Red Bulls 2-1

HARRISON, N.J. — Abu Danladi and Romario Ibarra scored goals on Saturday night and Minnesota United beat the New York Red Bulls 2-1. Danladi opened the scoring in the 34th minute with a low finish set up by Angelo Rodriguez's cross.
Carrasco Ks 12 in 5 innings, Indians beat Blue Jays 7-2

Carrasco Ks 12 in 5 innings, Indians beat Blue Jays 7-2

CLEVELAND — Carlos Carrasco smiled when asked about his overpowering performance against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. It's easy to see why.
Trudeau hears from Toronto black business leaders about helping city's youth

Trudeau hears from Toronto black business leaders about helping city's youth

TORONTO — Expanding opportunities for Toronto's youth was the focus of a meeting between prominent black business leaders and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday.
Canada's Corey Conners one stroke off lead heading into final round in Texas

Canada's Corey Conners one stroke off lead heading into final round in Texas

SAN ANTONIO — Si Woo Kim's narrow miss of a second hole-in-one on consecutive days at the Valero Texas Open was deceiving.
Jennifer Abel captures one of three gold medals for Canadians at Canada Cup

Jennifer Abel captures one of three gold medals for Canadians at Canada Cup

CALGARY — Jennifer Abel capped a golden Saturday for Canadian divers at the Canada Cup. The native of Laval, Que., captured the third gold medal of the day for the home country by winning the women's three-metre event. "Feels good," Abel, 27, said.
Thormeyer swims to fourth gold medal, while Oleksiak captures win at trials

Thormeyer swims to fourth gold medal, while Oleksiak captures win at trials

TORONTO — Four races. Four gold medals. Markus Thormeyer and coach Tom Johnson drew up a plan for the Canadian swimming trials months ago, and the 21-year-old swimmer executed it to perfection.
Divac, Moncrief, Sikma, Weatherspoon headline '19 Hall class

Divac, Moncrief, Sikma, Weatherspoon headline '19 Hall class

MINNEAPOLIS — The longest active streak of missing the NBA playoffs belongs to Sacramento, where general manager Vlade Divac has been trying to return the Kings to the league's elite over the last four seasons.