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MONTREAL — CF Montreal has traded the rights to former captain Jukka Raitala to Minnesota United for the rights to midfielder Andrew Booth and a conditional amount of general allocation money.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American wide receiver Artavis Scott. The 26-year-old from Oldsmar, Fla., was an all-ACC receiver in all three of his seasons with the Clemson Tigers.

MILAN — Calgary-born Fikayo Tomori was thrown right into the fray at AC Milan. The defender made his debut as an early substitute in the Italian Cup quarterfinals against rival Inter Milan only four days after joining Milan on loan from Chelsea.

The Canadian women will open the 2021 Rugby World Cup on Sept. 17 in Whangarei, New Zealand, against an Asian qualifier before taking on the U.S. and a European qualifier. World Rugby unveiled the tournament schedule on Thursday.

Fred VanVleet didn't grow up among basketball's young stars. He was an underdog on the outside looking in, developing himself into an NBA star through sheer will and hard work.

While just 33, Andrew Wilson paid his dues en route to becoming Canadian women's field hockey coach.

The Vegas Golden Knights’ NHL game against the St. Louis Blues scheduled for tonight has been postponed. The NHL says a Vegas player and another coach have entered COVID-19 protocol.

Canadian basketball star Natalie Achonwa is signing a multiyear contract with the Minnesota Lynx, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.

After a sophomore season that was decent, but in his view not good enough, Marcus Carr returned home to Toronto to double down on his college basketball career. The 21-year-old junior at Minnesota worked out two to three times a day.

Canada has a new opponent at next month's SheBelieves Cup in Orlando with Argentina replacing Japan at the four-team women's soccer tournament. U.S.