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PITTSBURGH — John Tumpane can't explain why he approached the woman as she hopped over the railing of the Roberto Clemente Bridge on Wednesday afternoon. The woman told Tumpane she just wanted to get a better view of the Allegheny River below.

On the same day that Connor McDavid was nearing agreement on an eight-year extension with the Edmonton Oilers, another star was moving elsewhere in the National Basketball Association.

The golf-mad old man would descend the stairs as early as 4:30 a.m., anxious to seize every available moment of Alberta's endless summer daylight. "Boys," he would say, like a death row warden at dawn on execution day. "It's time.

COQUITLAM, B.C. — Andre De Grasse contended more with fans than competitors — or the clock — on Wednesday night. De Grasse was mobbed by youngsters after he posted a time of 10.17 seconds to win the 100-metre race at the Harry Jerome Track Classic.

Wednesday's Games MLB American League Toronto 4 Baltimore 0 Cleveland 5 Texas 3 Kansas City 8 Detroit 2 Minnesota 4 Boston 1 N.Y.

TORONTO — As Marcus Stroman strode across the third-base line and headed toward the Blue Jays' dugout he looked up at the fans giving him a standing ovation and pounded his chest.

HOUSTON — Chris Paul is heading to Houston to join James Harden, giving the Rockets two All-Stars in the backcourt to lead their chase for a championship.

TORONTO — In Nate Pearson's first visit to Toronto he got right down to the business of being a tourist, going to the CN Tower and dining with his family in the revolving restaurant at the top of the landmark.

LONDON — Prosecutors charged a former senior police commander with manslaughter Wednesday in the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster that left 96 people dead — long-awaited vindication for the families of the victims after authorities spent years blam

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders' home-opener Thursday against the Ottawa Redblacks just feels like continuation of their tie to start the season last week.