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TORONTO — Monitoring, chasing and keeping tabs on him for years, the Toronto Raptors can, at long last, say veteran forward Thaddeus Young is one of theirs. "Thaddeus is a known commodity around the NBA," Raptors general manager Bobby Webster said.

EDMONTON — With the Edmonton Oilers on the brink of a lost season and having little salary-cap flexibility available, Ken Holland had really only one option to shake up his team.

TORONTO — Andrew Harris has played football with a huge chip on his shoulder for the last 11 seasons and that's not about to change with the Toronto Argonauts.

VANCOUVER — Cammi Granato has been watching the Vancouver Canucks for years.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mary J. Blige, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg said the NFL was late embracing hip-hop and vowed that their Super Bowl halftime show would create more opportunities for the genre.

BROSSARD, Que. — Martin St. Louis built a Hockey Hall of Fame playing career from proving everybody wrong. As the new Montreal Canadiens interim head coach, St. Louis is back home to do just that all over again.

OSAKA, Japan — Nirra Fields had a game-high 19 points as Canada lost an 86-79 overtime decision to Japan in its opening game of the FIBA women's World Cup 2022 qualifying tournament Thursday.

BEIJING — Team Canada enjoyed its most successful day so far at the Beijing Winter Olympics with a four-medal haul on Thursday.

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed American defensive back Alden Darby on Thursday. Darby, 29, had 34 tackles (one for a loss) in 11 regular-season games last season with Winnipeg.

The Canadian men continue their record rise up the FIFA world rankings, climbing seven spots to another all-time high at No. 33.