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BOSTON — Blues defenceman Carl Gunnarsson bumped into coach Craig Berube in the bathroom before the start of overtime and told him: "I just need one more." "He hit the post in the third there, and he just felt good about himself, obviously.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — All Willy Adames had to do in the 11th inning was hit the ball through or over five infielders for Tampa Bay to beat Toronto.

EDMONTON — Tristan Borges scored on a penalty kick in the 34th minute and the Hamilton Forge went on to a 2-0 win over FC Edmonton on Wednesday night in Canadian Premier League action.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Impact did their homework on Real Salt Lake's defending and it paid off.

TORONTO — UFC featherweight champion Max (Blessed) Holloway, a diehard Raptors fan, is predicting a Toronto win in six games over Golden State in the NBA Finals. "Six games. We beat 'em on their home field," Holloway said Wednesday.

BAKU, Azerbaijan — For Eden Hazard, it was the perfect goodbye. For Petr Cech, it was the worst way to retire.

TORONTO — The NBA wants to tone down Drake's on-court antics. The Canadian Press has learned the league made a call to the Raptors to discuss the Toronto rapper's behaviour on the sidelines.

TORONTO — The reaction from Toronto Raptors fans last summer was swift and scathing. One fan superimposed Masai Ujiri's face on the head of a snake. Another warned Ujiri had traded away most of the Raptors' fan base to the San Antonio Spurs.

PARIS — Canadian Bianca Andreescu's return from a two-month injury absence was a short one. Andreescu withdrew from the French Open on Wednesday ahead of her second-round match against Sofia Kenin due to a recurring right shoulder injury.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors' first appearance in the NBA Finals is a cause for celebration for many Canadians, but it also has put a damper on plans for some concertgoers.