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It hasn't taken Chris Jones long to make an impact with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' defence. The unit has forced 10 turnovers in three games under Jones, Hamilton's senior defensive assistant.

LAVAL, Que. — After three years near the NHL’s basement, the Montreal Canadiens want to fight for a playoff spot this season. Whether or not that means actually reaching the post-season, general manager Kent Hughes isn’t ready to predict.

Ben Fairbrother, an offensive lineman who was selected second overall in the 1997 CFL draft by the Saskatchewan Roughriders, has died. He was 51. Both the Riders and B.C.

PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby plans to remain a Pittsburgh Penguin for at least three more years. The Penguins announced on Monday that they re-signed the 37-year-old from Cole Harbour, N.S.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Golf Canada has set an impressive stretch goal of having 30 professional golfers at the highest levels of the sport by 2032. The World Junior Girls Golf Championship is a huge part of that target.

Shane Pinto is convinced the experience will help him down the road. It just didn't feel that way in the moment.

TORONTO — Singles star Leylah Fernandez and doubles specialist Gabriela Dabrowski will anchor Canada's five-player lineup when the team tries to defend its Billie Jean King Cup title in mid-November. The 26th-ranked Fernandez, the 2021 U.S.

GENEVA (AP) — Two former Olympic champions are in the race to be the next IOC president. So is a prince of a Middle East kingdom and the son of a former president. The global leaders of cycling, gymnastics and skiing also are in play.

Sunday's Scoreboard NFL Seattle 23 New England 20 (OT) Kansas City 26 Cincinnati 25 New Orleans 44 Dallas 19 N.Y.

NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Patton Kizzire ended a long victory drought Sunday in the Procore Championship, closing with a scrambling 2-under 70 for a tournament-record, five-stroke victory in the FedEx Cup Fall opener at Silverado Country Club.