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TORONTO — Defensive lineman Alan-Michael Cash and receiver Jeff Fuller were among seven players released Tuesday by the Grey Cup-champion Toronto Argonauts. Toronto made the moves to reach the league's 75-man roster limit.

Canada's men will have to get past Papua New Guinea and Argentina to reach the quarterfinals of the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 in July in San Francisco. The tournament, which features 24 men's and 16 women's teams, runs July 20-22 at AT&T Park.

Canadian Mike Woods, fresh off a historic second-place finish at Liege-Bastogne-Liege, is looking to make his mark in the 101st Giro d'Italia.

Ryan Hunter will never forget the 2018 NFL draft. The North Bay, Ont., native reached a free-agent agreement with the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday after being bypassed in the draft.

His trophy case complete after winning the Champions Cup for the first time, Brad Gushue and his St. John's team are aiming for even bigger things over the next quadrennial.

OTTAWA — Guy Boucher will be back behind the Ottawa Senators bench next season, and so will his entire staff.

TORONTO — It's close to DeMar DeRozan's heart, and much bigger than basketball. And so the Toronto Raptors all-star is happy to be an advocate for mental health, and has lent his voice to the NBA's new initiative that launched Tuesday.

Toronto Wolfpack have signed Scottish international back Matty Russell. The 24-year-old, whose deal runs through 2020, had been with the Super League Warrington Wolves. Russell made his Super League debut in 2011 with the Wigan Warriors.

TORONTO — Canada will host Russia in a rugby test match June 16 at Ottawa's Twin Elm Rugby Park. The Canadian men are currently ranked 21st in the world, two places below Russia.

TORONTO — Canada's entry at the Langford, B.C., stop on the World Series rugby sevens circuit later this month should be easy to spot.