Gill impresses as BU closes pre-season with win

Munroop Gill looks like the real deal for the Brandon University Bobcats.

He dropped 16 points in BU’s 89-72 victory over the Algoma Thunderbirds in their U Sports men’s basketball pre-season game at the Healthy Living Centre on Thursday, his career-low by five.

But the rookie from Surrey, B.C., who netted 30 in a victory over the Memorial University of Newfoundland last week, will tell you he hasn’t done anything yet.

“Nothing new to me. I’m just trying to fit in, trying to get everyone to come together,” Gill said. “Obviously, it’s pre-season, so it doesn’t really matter too much.”

CP NewsAlert: Mariners take 3-2 lead in ALCS with 6-2 win over Jays

SEATTLE - The Seattle Mariners have defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 tonight to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven American League Championship Series. Game 6 will be played Sunday at Rogers Centre in Toronto.

More coming.

Springer leaves Game 5 with right knee injury after being hit by pitch

SEATTLE - Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer left Game 5 of the American League Championship Series due to a right knee injury. 

Springer was hit by a 95-m.p.h. pitch thrown by reliever Bryan Woo in the seventh inning of Friday's game at T-Mobile Park. Toronto led 2-1 at the time.

Springer was replaced in the lineup by Joey Loperfido, who was added to the 26-man roster on Thursday after outfielder Anthony Santander was ruled out with a back injury.

Springer was hit in the side of the knee and immediately crumpled to the ground in the batter's box. A team trainer, joined by manager John Schneider, came out of the dugout for assistance.

Canada’s Stellato-Dudek, Deschamps, second after pairs short program in France

Canada’s Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps were second after the pairs short program at the Grand Prix de France figure skating event on Friday.

The opening event of the Grand Prix circuit featured a high-profile pais showdown between two sets of world champions.

Japan’s Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara, world champions in 2023 and this year, led the short program ahead of Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps, who won world gold in 2024.

Both pairs delivered near-flawless short programs but Miura and Kihara, skating to a cover of “Paint It Black” on strings, edged ahead on 79.44. Stellato-Dudek, who was born in Chicago but competes for Canada, and Deschamps, from Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que., scored 74.26 to their routine set to "Carmina Burana by Carl Orff.

‘A lot of twists and turns’: Halifax pilot draws Blue Jays logo in the sky

A Halifax pilot and longtime Blue Jays fan has taken his support for Canada’s baseball team to new heights — literally — tracing the team’s logo through the skies over Nova Scotia.

"I wanted to cheer on the Blue Jays, I wanted to cheer the fans, I wanted to do it for myself," said Dimitri Neonakis.

The two-and-a-half-hour trip, Neonakis says, took about three hours to plan and map out before he took off from Halifax Stanfield International Airport at 11:27 a.m. local time Tuesday.

He began by outlining the maple leaf — the trickiest part, he says — before carefully tracing the bird in the team’s logo with his Cirrus SR22 aircraft. His route stretched roughly 570 kilometres, looping from Halifax to the town of Debert and back.

Calgary running back Mills says his head in a good place led to career season

CALGARY - Dedrick Mills' life on the football field reflects his life off it.

The Calgary Stampeders running back is poised to claim the CFL's rushing title this season. 

His 1,225 rushing yards with two games remaining in the regular season are already the most by a Stampeder since Jon Cornish (1,813) in 2013.

Mills was in a dark place in 2024. A friend and his cousin were killed in a car crash that spring in his home state of Georgia. 

Looking to next year, Redblacks give Adams the ball as they host Als

OTTAWA - With just two games left and already eliminated from the playoffs, the Ottawa Redblacks are thinking about next year. 

The evaluation will start Saturday afternoon when quarterback Tyree Adams gets his first start of the season as the Redblacks (4-12) play the back half of a home-and-home with the Montreal Alouettes (9-7).

The Alouettes, winners of their last four, can move into a tie with Hamilton for first in the East Division with a victory Saturday.

Adams hasn’t factored in a game for the Redblacks since 2023 and in his few appearances is 31-for-49-for 412 yards.

Panthers’ Hubbard, Coker, Sanders set to return from injuries against the New York Jets

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard will play Sunday against the New York Jets after missing the last two games with a calf injury, and wide receiver Jalen Coker will make his season debut after missing the team's first six games with a quad injury.

Tight end Ja'Tavion Sanders will also return after missing the last three games with a high ankle sprain.

Hubbard, from Sherwood Park, Alta., was listed as a full participant on the team's depth chart after practicing full on Friday.

Hubbard's role this week is unclear given that Rico Dowdle has run for 389 yards and accounted for 473 yards from scrimmage in the two starts with Hubbard out. Coach Dave Canales said the Panthers have already determined internally who'll start and get the bulk of carries, but wouldn't divulge that information in his news conference.

Undrafted free agent forward Julian Reese signs with Toronto Raptors

TORONTO - Undrafted free agent Julian Reese signed with the Toronto Raptors on Friday.

Per team policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Reese signed with the Raptors after playing for the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA's summer league.

The six-foot-nine, 252-pound forward averaged 11.1 points, 7.6 rebounds and 26.4 minutes in 134 career games (102 starts) across four seasons at Maryland.