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TORONTO — There was some good news for Toronto FC on the injury front Tuesday with coach Greg Vanney confirming that wingback Oyvind Alseth's foot injury is not serious.

Karen Paquin has given up her job twice for her country. The flanker from Quebec City hopes to make that sacrifice pay off this month in Ireland where Canada, runner-up three years ago in France, looks to win the Women's Rugby World Cup.

TORONTO — Receivers Duron Carter and Marken Michel and defensive lineman Jackson Jeffcoat were named the CFL's players of the week Tuesday.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks signed receiver/returner Quincy McDuffie to a two-year deal Tuesday. McDuffie, 26, led the CFL in kickoff return average (27.7 yards) last season with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and also registered two TDs.

At the Canadian track and field championships in Ottawa in early July, star sprinter Andre De Grasse had just finished a race, and fans were frantic for autographs.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts released veteran players Matt Black and Devon Wylie on Tuesday. Both players were on Toronto's six-game injured list. Black, a five-foot-nine, 192-pound defensive back, was in his ninth CFL season with the Argos.

PARIS — After failing three times in recent bids, sheer joy was expected from Paris officials when Los Angeles ceded the 2024 Olympics to the City of Lights.

Calgary's city administration has raised concerns over how bidding for the 2026 Winter Olympics could affect municipal finances, but says the idea deserves further examination.

MONTREAL — The mayor of Montreal and promoters expressed satisfaction Monday with the city's first-ever Formula E race, which they claim drew 45,000 spectators to the downtown core during the weekend.

Monday's Games MLB American League Baltimore 2 Kansas City 1 N.Y.