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The workouts remain essentially the same, but Jeremiah Masoli's mindset this off-season has been much different. For the first time in his pro career, Masoli prepared for a season knowing he was a starter.

TORONTO — Kyle Lowry called it a wasted season. DeMar DeRozan said it was the low point of his NBA career.

MADRID — Milos Raonic defeated third-seed Grigor Dimitrov on Tuesday at the Madrid Open to set up an all-Canadian third-round match with teenager Denis Shapovalov. Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont.

SASKATOON — Humboldt Bronco forward Kaleb Dahlgren remembers putting on his suit during the bus ride to a playoff game, returning to his seat and asking his friend and teammate, Nick Shumlanski, to point out his family's house along the highway.

TORONTO — Saskatchewan comedian Kelly Taylor was booked for a cancer benefit outside Saskatoon the day after the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. But as the tragic headlines poured in, the passionate hockey fan struggled to find his lighter side.

Swayze Waters' off-season workouts are not so lonely anymore. Now when he's on the field kicking or working out, Waters is often joined by Taitum, his 18-month-old son.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes hired former captain and current assistant Rod Brind'Amour as their coach Tuesday, hoping the "greatest leader" in franchise history can end a nine-year playoff drought.

ZURICH — FIFA says the Russian soccer federation has been fined 30,000 Swiss francs ($29,900) because fans racially abused France players during a game in St. Petersburg.

CLEVELAND — After a season to remember, the Toronto Raptors disappeared Monday in a playoff series to forget — put to the sword yet again by the Cleveland Cavaliers. In a must-win game with their season on the line, the Raptors were eviscerated.

The Trump administration has guaranteed to FIFA there will be no discrimination around entry to the United States at a World Cup in 2026. The North American bid has faced questions about the impact of attempts by U.S.