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Stefan Smith’s 20-point night led the Calgary Surge (8-7) to a much-needed win as they snapped a two-game losing streak in a 77-74 road victory over the Montréal Alliance (6-8). It was Smith’s second highest scoring output this season as he finished the game with 20 points, six rebounds and three assists. 

Ottawa forward Deng Adel’s 10 points in the fourth quarter kept the BlackJacks’ franchise record win streak alive in an 88-82 victory over the Brampton Honey Badgers at CAA Centre on Wednesday.  The BlackJacks extend their streak to seven straight wins as they tighten their grip on the top spot in the CEBL’s Eastern Conference with four games remaining in the regular season. 

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The Edmonton Elks will look to win a first game at home since 2019 when they host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to kick off Week 6 C-F-L action tonight. Edmonton is 0-and-5 to start the season and coming off a bizarre loss to the Roughriders, where Saskatchewan won on a last-minute rouge surrendered by Elks kick returner C-J Sims. Hamilton is 1-and-3 after winning its first game last week against the Ottawa Redblacks.

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Three Canadians are in the field today at the Scottish Open, which serves as a tune-up event for the British Open, the final major of the men’s golf season. Canadian Open champion Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B-C, leads the Canadian contingent. Corey Conners of Listowel, Ontario and Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ontario, are also in the field.

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On the L-P-G-A tour, world number 14 Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ontario, tees it up for the Dana Open at Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio, alongside Maddie Szeryk (zerk) of London, Ontario, who’s ranked 73rd. Henderson came 12th in last week’s U-S women’s open, the third of five women’s golf majors on the calendar.

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The Toronto Blue Jays have one more day off before returning from the M-L-B all-star break. Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Junior had a successful weekend by winning the Home Run Derby, pitcher Jordan Romano, meanwhile, had to exit the all-star game with lower back tightness. The Blue Jays are third in the American League East with a 50-and-41 record and open a three-game home series against the Arizona Diamondbacks tomorrow.

(Canadian Press, CEBL Comms)