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WADDINGTON — Another first for Canadian Chris Johnston. The Peterborough, Ont., native clinched the Elite Series overall title Saturday, becoming the first Canadian to win angler-of-the-year honours.

TORONTO — The King's Plate has been cancelled. Woodbine Entertainment made the announcement Saturday on X, formerly known as Twitter, pointing to the weather as the reason.

CHICAGO (AP) — Ian Happ homered in the first inning and Michael Busch added a two-run triple as the Chicago Cubs beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Saturday.

CINCINNATI — Canada's Leylah Fernandez suffered a 7-5, 6-7 (1), 7-6 (3) defeat at the hands of American Jessica Pegula in the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Open on Saturday.

WILLIAMSPORT — Canada earned its first win of the Little League World Series on Saturday with a 12-5 victory over Puerto Rico. After going down 3-0 following the first inning, the Canadians poured in 12 runs in the second.

VANCOUVER — Quarterback Nathan Rourke will pick up his CFL career where it left off when the СÀ¶ÊÓƵ Lions host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Sunday afternoon. The Victoria native’s last game with СÀ¶ÊÓƵ was a 28-20 loss to the Bombers in the 2022 West Final.

ROTTERDAM — Canada's batting attack, after a fast start, crumbled in a 63-run loss to the Netherlands in ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 play Saturday. Dutch pace bowler Paul van Meekeren did most of the damage, taking five wickets in 9.

REGINA — A little resilience went a long way for the Montreal Alouettes on Friday. In a game that featured six lead changes, the East-leading Alouettes topped the Saskatchewan Roughriders 27-24.

HOLLYWOOD — Russian lightweight Gadzhi Rabadanov knocked out Canadian Michael (The Canadian Badass) Dufort in spectacular fashion Friday to move into the Professional Fighters League lightweight final.

IRVINE, Scotland (AP) — American golfer Megan Khang birdied her final hole to shoot 4-under 68 Friday and join Minjee Lee of Australia in a share of the lead at the Women's Scottish Open.