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Friday's Scoreboard Hlinka Gretzky Cup Seventh-Place Game At Trencin, Slovakia Switzerland 5 Germany 2 Fifth-Place Game At Brno, Czechia Czechia 5 Slovakia 2 Semifinal At Brno, Czechia United States 4 Canada 3 (SO) Semifinal At Trencin, Slovakia Swed

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks appear to be poised for a second-half surge. Steven Dunbar Jr.

VANCOUVER — The Toronto Tempo are set to play two games in Vancouver during their first season in the WNBA.

TORONTO — Alejandro Kirk's late-game heroics resulted in three deafening ovations from the 42,260 inside the Rogers Centre on Friday.

TORONTO — Alejandro Kirk followed a two-run homer in the seventh inning with a game-winning two-run single in the eighth to push the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-5 comeback win in the series opener against the Texas Rangers on Friday.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — One day it was the putter, another day it was the irons.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jeongeun Lee5 shot a 6-under 67 on Friday to take the lead in The Standard Portland Classic, while 65-year-old Juli Inkster fell short in her bid to become the oldest player to make a cut in LPGA Tour history.

HOUSTON (AP) — Baltimore Orioles right-hander Brandon Young lost his bid for a perfect game against the Houston Astros on Friday night on an infield hit by Ramon Urias with two out in the eighth inning.

CALGARY — Having already won four PGA Tour Champions events this season, Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez has put himself in great position for another potential victory.

Defending champion Liverpool launched the Premier League with a dramatic 4-2 win over Bournemouth at Anfield on Friday in an emotionally charged match featuring tributes to Diogo Jota and a player reporting racial abuse .