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Encarnacion, Blue Jays top Rockies for seventh straight win
Edwin Encarnacion had a home run and three RBIs to back pitcher Esmil Roger's strong outing against his former club and the Toronto Blue Jays won their seventh straight with a 8-3 interleague victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.

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Blackhawks' Hossa likely to play Game 4 of Stanley Cup Final
Chicago Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville stayed mum Tuesday on how star forward Marian Hossa was injured or where it occurred, but did say that it is likely he will play in Game 4 against the Boston Bruins. Hossa was absent from the lineup in Chicago's 2-0 loss to the Bruins in Game 3.
Insider Trading: Is there a future for Letang in Pittsburgh?
TSN Hockey Insiders Bob McKenzie, Pierre LeBrun and Darren Dreger gathered for the latest installment of Insider Trading and the topics discussed were Kris Letang's future in Pittsburgh, Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Bernier, getting New York Ranger Henrik Lundqvist a contract extension and the latest on the Rangers' thoughts on buying out Brad Richards.
Gomes homer lifts Red Sox to doubleheader sweep against Rays
Jonny Gomes hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 3-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday, completing a doubleheader sweep.
Blue Jays' Morrow suffers setback in single-A rehab start
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Brandon Morrow has been taken out of rehabilitation after suffering a setback. Morrow pitched two innings on Monday with single-A Dunedin and gave up five hits and three runs, including a homer. It was Morrow's first game since leaving after two innings against Atlanta on May 28 with forearm tightness.
Eskimos QB Nichols out for the season with torn ACL
Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Matt Nichols sustained a torn ACL during last Friday's 31-24 loss to the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders. He will undergo surgery and is out for the season. Former B.C. Lion Mike Reilly will start Friday in Vancouver in the final pre-season game against his former team and heads into the regular season at the top of the depth chart.
Naylor: With Nichols out, it's Reilly's show in Edmonton
With Matt Nichols out of the mix in Edmonton the starting quarterback job goes to Mike Reilly. As for Nichols future, a lot of people thought that Nichols or Reilly might end up being selected in the expansion draft by the Ottawa RedBlacks. It's now far less likely that Ottawa would look to Nichols as somebody that they would want to build around But given the fact that by that time Nichols will not have played meaningful football in 13 months and coming off two significant injuries, it's now far less likely that Ottawa would look to him.

Kings, Voynov agree to new six-year, $25M contract
The Los Angeles Kings have agreed to terms with defenceman Slava Voynov on new six-year, $25 million contract, with an annual cap hit of just over $4 million. The new deal cannot be signed until July 5. Voynov just completed his three-year entry-level deal and was set to become a restricted free agent.
Datsyuk agrees to three-year, $22.5M extension with Red Wings
Pavel Datsyuk and the Detroit Red Wings have agree to terms on a three-year contract extension that runs through the 2016-17 season. Datsyuk's agent Gary Greenstin told the Detroit News that the deal is worth $22.5 million with an average cap hit of $7.5 million.
Gretzky believes NHL will return to Quebec City someday
The Great One firmly believes the NHL will return to Quebec City. The Quebec capital has been without an NHL franchise since the Nordiques left for Denver in 1995. But hockey legend Wayne Gretzky said Tuesday his gut feeling is Quebec City will again have its own pro hockey franchise that will be as successful as the Winnipeg Jets.
Tatar scores twice, leads Griffins to Calder Cup championship
Tomas Tatar scored twice as the Grand Rapids Griffins won the Calder Cup on Tuesday with a 5-2 victory over the Syracuse Crunch in Game 6 of the American Hockey League's championship series.
Alcantara, Spain beat Italy to win UEFA Euro U21 final
Thiago Alcantara scored a first-half hat trick as Spain turned on the style to beat Italy 4-2 on Tuesday and win the European Under-21 championship for a second consecutive time.
Hogan: Argos have difficult decisions to make at receiver
It's a good position to be in, but it's still not ideal. After the first round of player cuts, the Toronto Argonauts find themselves with a glut of import receivers. While it's better to have too many talented players than too few, it doesn't mean things are going to be easy for head coach Scott Milanovich.