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REGINA — The mentor and his protégé are a subplot of Sunday's Grey Cup game.

Toronto FC selected goalkeeper Tomás Romero in the first stage of the 2022 Major League Soccer re-entry draft on Thursday.

A fun moment at the end of the recent Pan Continental curling championship's men's final provided a welcome dash of levity in a blowout game.

REGINA — Dave Foxcroft will serve as the referee for the Grey Cup game Sunday at Mosaic Stadium. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will take on the Toronto Argonauts looking for a third straight Grey Cup crown.

REGINA — Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros intends to play in Sunday's Grey Cup game against the Toronto Argonauts despite an injured ankle. Collaros didn't practice Wednesday or Thursday in Regina, but told media "I'm ready to go.

WASHINGTON (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner has begun serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession at a Russian penal colony, her lawyers and agent said Thursday.

REGINA — Winnipeg GM Kyle Walters isn't worrying about the long-term future of Blue Bombers head coach Mike O'Shea.

MONTREAL — CF Montreal's new branding borrows heavily from the soccer team's past. The Major League Soccer club unveiled its new logo on Thursday, which will be used starting in the 2023 season.

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Senegal forward Sadio Mané will miss the World Cup because of a leg injury, the Senegalese soccer federation said Thursday. Mané was injured in a German league game between Bayern Munich and Werder Bremen on Nov. 8.

REGINA — McLeod Bethel-Thompson has had a meandering journey through professional football, but he’s not about to get caught up what a Grey Cup championship would mean to his career.