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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 55 points to lead reigning champion Oklahoma City over Indiana 141-135 in double overtime on Thursday in a historic rematch of last season’s NBA Finals.Hours after the league was rocked by a massive illegal gambling probe, reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Gilgeous-Alexander dragged the Thunder to victory.The Canadian added eight …

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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts believes a fully-fit Shohei Ohtani is poised for a “big” World Series as the reigning MLB champions prepare to face the Toronto Blue Jays in game one on Friday.Japanese two-way superstar Ohtani powered the Dodgers into the World Series last week with a jaw-dropping solo masterpiece, blasting three home …

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Toronto Blue Jays rookie Trey Yesavage will become the second-youngest pitcher in history to start a World Series opener when he lines up against Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.Yesavage, 22, was named on Thursday to start game one as the Blue Jays look to draw first blood against the defending Major …

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General Motors said Tuesday it was ending production of an electric vehicle at a plant in Canada, a further blow to the country’s auto sector tied to President Donald Trump’s opposition to EVs.Canada’s auto industry has been battered by Trump’s global tariffs on foreign-made vehicles, but GM’s decision to stop production of an EV van …

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Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko finished last year ranked 350th in the world but she is now just outside the top 20 and determined to move “onwards and upwards” next season.The 19-year-old won her first WTA title at her home Canadian Open in August, beating top seed Coco Gauff in the last 16 before downing former …

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George Springer blasted a three-run home run to end the Toronto Blue Jays’ 32-year wait to return to the World Series on Monday, crushing the Seattle Mariners’ dreams of a first ever appearance in Major League Baseball’s championship finale.Springer’s seventh-inning 381-foot rocket into left field propelled the Blue Jays to a 4-3 game seven victory …

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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s hate crime bill and a controversy surrounding a Northern Irish rap group have focused Canadian attention on a complex legal question: should displaying certain symbols be a crime?The legislation introduced by Carney’s Liberal government last month has drawn mixed reviews. Some have praised it as a measured response to soaring hate crime …

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The Toronto Blue Jays homered twice and exploited three Seattle errors to beat the Mariners 6-2 on Sunday and force a decisive game seven in their Major League Baseball playoff series.Addison Barger and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered for the Blue Jays and rookie pitcher Trey Yesavage, making only his sixth MLB start, gave up just …

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“Black Phone 2,” a horror sequel starring Ethan Hawke, captured the top spot at the North American box office with $26.5 million as spooky season shifts into high gear in the run-up to Halloween, industry estimates showed Sunday.The film from Universal and low-budget horror specialists Blumhouse has excellent critical and audience scores, said analyst David …

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Canada’s Leylah Fernandez beat Czech teenager Tereza Valentova 6-0, 5-7, 6-3 to win the Japan Open on Sunday, her second WTA title of the year.Fernandez, the world number 27, added to her victory at the DC Open in Washington in July by seeing off qualifier Valentova in Osaka.Fernandez paid tribute to beaten opponent Valentova, who …

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