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Canada's junior men sweep Mexico in semi, to face Cuba in final

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - Canada's junior men's team swept Mexico 3-0 Friday in the semifinals of the 2008 NORCECA junior men's championships. Updated 10:40 PM

1. Bertocchi captures gold medal and Olympic berth in decathlon

   Windsor, Ont. - Massimo Bertocchi knelt down on his knees after his gold-medal performance Friday and clutched his tiny grandmother Flaudilla in a huge hug. Updated 9:45 PM

2. Calvillo throws four TD passes to lead Alouettes past Blue Bombers

   MONTREAL - Anthony Calvillo threw four touchdown passes, including a club record toss to Ben Cahoon, in the first half and the Montreal Alouettes held on for a 38-24 CFL victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Friday night. Updated 9:45 PM

3. DEI sweeps front row in qualifying for Coke Zero 400 at Daytona

   DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Although Dale Earnhardt Inc. might not be a championship contender, it showed Friday it still can be a force at Daytona International Speedway. Updated 8:45 PM

4. Tuft, Samplonius victorious in time trials at Canadian road championships

   ST-GEORGES, Quebec - Svein Tuft of Langley, B.C., won his fourth title in the men's 40-kilometre time trial Friday at the Canadian road cycling championships. Updated 8:30 PM

5. Michael Phelps does it again, sets world record in 200-metre IM

   OMAHA, Neb. - Michael Phelps has set another world record, beating Ryan Lochte in the 200-metre individual medley at the U.S. Olympic trials. Updated 8:15 PM

6. Jagr leaving for Russia, couple of trades only news on quiet day in NHL

   On the fourth day, they rested. Updated 6:20 PM

7. Ozaki forced to speak about his lead after first round of Champions event

   ENDICOTT, N.Y. - Joe Ozaki was so pumped after the first round of the Dick's Sporting Goods Open, he didn't mind doing most of the talking in his halting English. Then again, there was no alternative. Updated 5:20 PM

8. Doping-scarred Tour de France begins without some of its top stars

   BREST, France - Here's what victory will look like for Tour de France organizers: The riders reach the finish line in three weeks with no doping scandals. Updated 3:30 PM

9. Former champion Riis reinstated in Tour de France winners list

   BREST, France - Tour de France organizers have reinstated'96 champion Bjarne Riis, having previously taken his name out of the record books after he confessed to doping. Updated 1:00 PM

10. Spaniard Alejandro Valverde eyes top-three finish at Tour de France

    BREST, France - Alejandro Valverde hopes for a top-three finish at the Tour de France. Sometimes he thinks bigger. Updated 12:40 PM

11. Rampage Jackson looks to entertain inside and outside UFC cage

    LAS VEGAS - In Japan, he was marketed as a crazy homeless brawler from the States. But the UFC has allowed Quinton (Rampage) Jackson to be himself - an entertainer inside and outside the cage. Updated 12:25 PM

12. Oscar Pistorius looks to one last chance in Lucerne to earn Olympics place

    LUCERNE, Switzerland - Oscar Pistorius set up one of his greatest victories in Switzerland. Now he's hoping another triumph here will take him all the way to Beijing. Updated 11:55 AM

13. N.L. government contributes $1.5 million to Vancouver 2010 Winter Games

    ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Newfoundland and Labrador government is contributing $1.5 million toward Canadian athletes and the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games. Updated 11:30 AM

14. N.L. government contributes $1.5 million to Vancouver 2010 Winter Games

    ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Newfoundland and Labrador government is contributing $1.5 million toward Canadian athletes and the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games. Updated 11:30 AM

15. N.L. government contributes $1.5 million to Vancouver 2010 Winter Games

    ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Newfoundland and Labrador government is contributing $1.5 million toward Canadian athletes and the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games. Updated 11:25 AM

16. Usain Bolt to meet Asafa Powell in 100-metre meet in Stockholm

    STOCKHOLM, Sweden - World-record holder Usain Bolt will race against Asafa Powell in the 100 metres at the DN Galan meet July 22. Updated 11:20 AM

17. Roger Federer back in Wimbledon final

    LONDON - Add up all of Roger Federer's greatness on grass courts, and the numbers are striking: 40 wins in a row at Wimbledon, 65 overall on the surface. Updated 4:30 PM

18. Garay beats Barashian in Argentina for WBA light heavyweight title

    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentina's Hugo Hernan Garay claimed the WBA light heavyweight title by edging out Yuri Barashian of Ukraine by unanimous decision. Updated 11:10 AM

19. Calzaghe vacates super-middleweight title, prepares to face Jones Jr.

    LONDON - Joe Calzaghe has relinquished his WBC super-middleweight title to set up a potential fight against Roy Jones Jr. for the light heavyweight belt, the British Boxing Board of Control said Friday. Updated 11:55 AM

20. F-1 leader Massa crashes in British GP practice but sets fastest time

    SILVERSTONE, England - World championship leader Felipe Massa spun off the track and hit a wall during Friday's practice for the British Grand Prix and still set the fastest time in his Ferrari. Updated 1:30 PM

21. San Antonio sports icon Dan Cook dead at 81 after long illness

    SAN ANTONIO - Dan Cook, the longtime San Antonio sports writer who popularized the phrase "the opera ain't over till the fat lady sings," has died. He was 81. Updated 11:25 AM

22. Jagr signs with Russia's Avangard Omsk after being released by Rangers

    An emotionally-drained Jaromir Jagr believes his decision to leave the NHL was the most difficult in his career. Yet the right one. Updated 4:30 PM

23. Eskimos stage last-minute comeback to defeat Calgary 34-31

    EDMONTON - Jason Tucker made a dramatic 36-yard touchdown reception with just 55 seconds left to go as the Edmonton Eskimos came back to defeat the Calgary Stampeders 34-31 Thursday night. Updated 2:00 AM

24. Baseball roundup: Thursday's action on the diamonds

    The Boston Red Sox got a great performance from Jon Lester and hammered their biggest rival. What a way to end a five-game losing streak. Updated 2:00 AM

25. Eskimos stage last-minute comeback to defeat Stampeders 34-31

    EDMONTON - It took a highlight-reel catch from Jason Tucker to stop the Edmonton Eskimos from blowing another game in the fourth quarter. Updated 2:00 AM

26. Steve Marino takes a one-shot lead before a hometown fans at AT&T National

    BETHESDA, Md. - Jeff Overton doesn't feel like a different player than the guy who could couldn't make it to the weekend on the PGA Tour over the last two months. Funny how seeing the ball go in the hole changes everything. Updated 8:40 PM

27. SCORECARD:

    Here are the sports results from Friday: Updated 10:05 PM

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