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TORONTO — John Herdman walked through the doors of Toronto FC's training facility at 8 a.m. Thursday, just hours after watching his team blow an early 1-0 lead and suffer its fifth straight loss.

CALGARY — Dave Cameron will be back behind the Canadian bench at the 2025 world junior hockey championship. Hockey Canada announced Thursday that Cameron will serve as head coach as it revealed its team staff for the upcoming tournament in Ottawa.

NEW YORK (AP) — Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago gobbled down 58 hot dogs to win his first men’s title Thursday at the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest.

TORONTO — An arbitrator has reinstated the CFL's indefinite suspension of Montreal Alouettes defensive lineman Shawn Lemon for gambling on sports.

TORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette was scratched from the lineup for Thursday afternoon’s game against Houston because of a right forearm contusion.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Haydn Fleury and forward Mason Shaw. The Jets said Thursday that both deals are one-year, two-way contracts with an average annual value of US$775,000 in the NHL.

TORONTO — Canada has been allocated a second spot in the women's individual 10-metre diving event at the Paris Olympics. Diving Canada announced Thursday that Kate Miller will dive in the event, along with Caeli McKay.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — With “Welcome to the Jungle” blaring like the old days, Eric Gagné took the mound and fired a strike Wednesday night on the 20th anniversary of recording his 84th consecutive save for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lionel Messi's leg injury was the only major obstacle that fell into Argentina's path while it rolled through group play and into the Copa America quarterfinals.

TORONTO — John Herdman had a blunt message after Toronto FC slumped to its fifth straight loss and saw its winless slide stretch to eight games (0-6-2). "This has to be a turning point for the club tonight.