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September 5, 2008 - 11:09pm.

Here are the sports results from Friday: CFL Calgary 38 Edmonton 33 American League baseball Toronto 6 Tampa Bay 4 Oakland 11 Baltimore 2 Minnesota 10 Detroit 2 Boston 8 Texas...

Burris throws three TDs as Stampeders avenge Labour Day loss against Eskimos

September 5, 2008 - 11:09pm.

EDMONTON - Quarterback Henry Burris threw three touchdown passes as the Calgary Stampeders avenged Monday's 37-16 loss in the Labour Day Classic, knocking off the Edmonton Eskimos 38-33 in the second ...

Ewing, Olajuwon linked again, this time in basketball's Hall of Fame

September 5, 2008 - 10:24pm.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Hakeem Olajuwon, Patrick Ewing and Pat Riley were enshrined into the Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday night, but it was inductee Dick Vitale who, as expected, stole the show. ...

Blue Jays win sixth in a row behind Halladay, 6-4 over AL East-leading Rays

September 5, 2008 - 9:20pm.

TORONTO - Sometimes lost in the many trials and tribulations the Toronto Blue Jays have gone through in 2008 is just how remarkable a season Roy Halladay is enjoying. The ace right-hander is so con...

Brampton beats New Westminster 8-5 in opening match of Mann Cup

September 5, 2008 - 9:20pm.

BRAMPTON, Ont. - The Brampton Excelsiors kicked off the Mann Cup on their home field with an 8-5 win over the New Westminster Salmonbellies on Friday. Brampton started the first period with a four-...

IAAF chief: two Olympic hammer throw medallists test positive

September 5, 2008 - 7:43pm.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The head of the IAAF said Friday that the Belarusian silver and bronze medallists in the men's Olympic hammer throw competition have tested positive for doping and would be provisi...

Villegas in BMW lead, Ryder Cup pick Stricker in the hunt

September 5, 2008 - 7:02pm.

ST. LOUIS - Camilo Villegas and Steve Stricker were excited to be playing golf Friday for different reasons, and it showed during a soggy start to the BMW Championship. Villegas, coming off a tie f...

Two-time champion Serena Williams back in U.S. Open final

September 5, 2008 - 6:50pm.

NEW YORK - Serena Williams wound up and smacked a shot directly at Dinara Safina early in the second set of their U.S. Open semifinal. The ball hit Safina near her shoulder, ending the point, and s...

Jamaican Bolt runs 100 metres in 9.77 in cold, wet conditions

September 5, 2008 - 6:10pm.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Usain Bolt battled the cold and a headwind, and was forced to come from behind to beat Asafa Powell in 9.77 seconds Friday in a season farewell 100 metres at the Van Damme Memorial...

Mats Sundin doesn't hear anything new from Maple Leafs GM Cliff Fletcher

September 5, 2008 - 6:10pm.

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs management didn't come armed with any surprises when it met with former captain Mats Sundin on Friday. General manager Cliff Fletcher had a face-to-face discussion...